That should be exactly what I need--thanks Marie (and all who answered either on-list or backchannel). Carol
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Helweg-Larsen, Marie <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I don’t know about the Google desktop (never used it) but if you have a > new laptop you’re probably running Windows 7. If you click on the round > windows logo in the lower left hand corner you get a menu in which the very > bottom option is a search field. Here you can type anything and it will > search among emails, documents, programs, etc. Sounds similar to what > you’re looking for.**** > > Marie**** > > ** ** > > **************************************************** > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology, Dickinson College**** > > Kaufman 168, Phone 717 245-1562**** > > Office hours: Monday 10-11:30 and Wednesday 2:00-3:30 > http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html > ******************************************************** > > ** ** > > *From:* Carol DeVolder [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 08, 2011 11:45 PM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* [tips] NOT Psych--computer question**** > > ** ** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > Maybe I'm misremembering, but isn't Google Desktop the tool that lets you > index all of your own documents so that you can search for things quickly? > When I try to install it on my new laptop, it ends up being something > entirely different--instead it's a sidebar that lets me do web searching. > What am I missing? Thanks for any help anyone can provide. > > Carol > > > -- > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > 563-333-6482 > > This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. > > > **** > > ---**** > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected].**** > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=14003 > **** > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > **** > > or send a blank email to > leave-14003-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu** > ** > > **** > > **** > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=14012 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-14012-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14024 or send a blank email to leave-14024-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
