http://disqus.com/by/aoflynn/enThu, 24 Jul 2008 19:06:03 -0000http://www.nela.in/google-desktop-review-the-power-of-google-search-in-your-system/#comment-994593<p>The current version of Google Desktop is still a huge resource hog. It is not initially noticeable, but about a week of using it, after all the indexing is done, its negative impact on Outlook is dramatic. I've tried various versions of GD over the years and it continues to have the same material deficiencies. Don't get me wrong; it's functionality is awesome and the search results are very responsive (including searces of all email folders, email attachments (requires a plugin), as well as psts, network folders, all authorized server crawls, etc). <br>BUT it's killing Outlook -- takes almost 20 seconds to mouse from email preview to another email preview - that's not even opening a new email window! So I have to choose Outlook over GD, as corporate email is on Exchange. <br>I have tried several other desktop search tools, including Copernic, and MS's Lookout, and all suffer from the same serious problem -- resource hogs!<br>Please do let me know if you have any other less resource-intensive tool that you use in a corporate, heavy email user setting – using Outlook, gigabytes of psts, lots of network folders, etc. Thanks!<br></p>aoflynnThu, 24 Jul 2008 19:06:03 -0000