I’m ditching Google Desktop (for now)

I’m tired of not being able to control how and when Google Desktop indexes files.

I’m switching over to Locate32.

First, it seems faster — both in searching and indexing.

Second, the results aren’t in the browser.  I don’t like results in the browser.

OK, that’s all good.  However, one thing I will miss about GDS is the indexing of Outlook e-mail.  I’m willing to try a third-party add-on for that.

Enter Xobni.

I’ll let you know what that’s like after I’ve used it for a while.  It’s currently indexing the 500 MB of Outlook e-mail that’s been archived for 12 years.