Comments on: Google to Search Your PC For You

Google to Search Your PC For You

tranquileye — Wed, 19 May 2004 08:40:02 -0800

The John Markoff of the New York Times [registration required] reports that Google plans to roll-out a text and file search tool code-named Puffin for finding information stored on PCs. The move is seen as a defensive one; Microsoft plans to include PC searching in its new operating system, scheduled to be released in 2006 (at the earliest).

By: pjdoland

pjdoland — Wed, 19 May 2004 10:00:08 -0800

How is this revolutionary? grep, find, and locate.

By: e.e. coli

e.e. coli — Wed, 19 May 2004 10:10:08 -0800

pjdoland, who said it was "revolutionary"? I, for one, welcome our... oh, never mind.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Wed, 19 May 2004 10:30:45 -0800

I'm a jaded net user. If it's not revolutionary, who cares?

By: codger

codger — Wed, 19 May 2004 11:13:55 -0800

That's odd. I could've sworn I had been searching my hard drives in Windows already with the Search... on the Start Menu.

By: dr_dank

dr_dank — Wed, 19 May 2004 12:00:32 -0800

Feh, Markoff is the same jerkoff who demonized Kevin Mitnick for cash.

By: deadcowdan

deadcowdan — Wed, 19 May 2004 13:04:55 -0800

The John Markoff? THE John Markoff?

By: shinynewnick

shinynewnick — Wed, 19 May 2004 13:06:48 -0800

Feh, Markoff is the same jerkoff who demonized Kevin Mitnick for cash. "Demonized" might be a little harsh; the story had some dramatic flair, of course, but that's what made it a good read. And Markoff really is a nice guy.