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Google has just released the Mac OS X version of Google Desktop. The software is Google´s foray into desktops dominated for decades by Microsoft and now they have shipped the Mac version as well, which was long asked for by Apple users. The software indexes the content on your hard drive and makes it searchable just like they do with the web.

The Mac version of the desktop search indexes and searches the following files types: Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft is currently beta testing a desktop collaboration service called ‘Tahiti’. Tahiti is amongst the many services being built on top of Exchange Server, Office Communications Server, SharePoint Server and Live Meeting.

The service is being developed by Microsoft´s Unified Communications incubation team and is expected to be positioned as both a consumer and business service.Tahiti will allow users to share documents and/or screen captures among groups, exchange handouts, and will across firewalls after signup via Windows Live ID. Users will can off course easily invite and eject buddies from collaboration.

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