Ask Jeeves Launches Desktop Search

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Ask Jeeves Launches Desktop Search

First Google, then MSN, now Ask Jeeves. Yahoo will be coming next month. 

The program is a standalone application. The download runs about 750kb. Future releases will see more integration with the Ask Jeeves web site. File formats searched include Microsoft Office files (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); basic text files, Microsoft Outlook (Outlook Express not available in this beta release); images, music in the MP3 format, and video files. This release only searches titles and metadata from Adobe PDF files. A search box is added to various Windows dialog boxes. This can be a time saver when trying to find files to include as email attachments. Search results feature a preview panel that provide a glimpse of documents or images without having to open the application that created the file. Preview also allows you to hear a five second clip of MP3 audio files.

About Todd Cochrane

Todd Cochrane is the Founder of Geek News Central and host of the Geek News Central Podcast. He is a Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee and was one of the very first podcasters in 2004. He wrote the first book on podcasting, and did many of the early Podcast Advertising deals in the podcasting space. He does two other podcasts in addition to Geek News Central. The New Media Show and Podcast Legends.