Google Desktop

Google Desktop is something that you might have heard of before, or maybe you've used before. Unlike a lot of products at Google, this one is now out of beta.

This is a great little Windows 2000/XP utility that will search through your files on your hard disk, using your browser interface. It searches through Office documents, e-mail (Outlook, Netscape, Thunderbird) and even through PDF, music, and video files.

So, if you have Windows, it's a pretty cool utility. And -- it's free.

PS - I wanted to write about a new thing called Google X, but it's been pulled for no real reason.