Google Desktop 2 released


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http://desktop.google.com/

Some new things I have noticed:

* Google Maps is now available as a panel

* There is a calendar panel plugin (just shows the month, you can't add events or anything like that).

* There is now an alerts toaster, which will flash up news that might interest you and e-mails at random times it appears.

Edit: Fixed typo and added more info on calendar.

Edited by chrisgeleven
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Calender??!

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Just shows a calendar, you can't add events or anything (yet).

Of course, if they ever release Google Calendar, they have the perfect way to access it via the sidebar.

Memory-hog? Weather?

Anyone care to comment? I installed a beta, but uninstalled it again, since

a) could not chose a city outaside US in weather.... is this possible now? E.g. Copenhagen?

b) took an amazing amount of memory even if I did not have the sidebar running, there would still be a process saying it was...

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