Common Sense for the Biochemist

Google released version 2 of their desktop search engine last week. This version has a ton of new features in it. I have downloaded it and have to say it is pretty neat. The new version contains a sidebar that displays information based on what sites you have surfed. For instance, there is a stock ticker display that will display the latest price for any stock that you have recently looked up. The sidebar also pulls RSS information from the sites you have visited and continually displays new clips from these sites in the "web clips" section. The program is collecting and recording alot of information about the sites you surf, but I am okay with that. I have found that the search feature is very useful for finding that protocol that you wrote a year ago and buried in your computer filing system. Try it out.