Google Desktop

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:00 pm

Anybody here use this? I was searching through the gadgets they have and saw they have a sky chart and an astronomy picture of the day that you can add to your desktop.

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:05 pm

hmmmm never saw that....how does it appear on your desktop?

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:08 pm

Not sure what you are asking...how does the chart look, or how do you get the Google desktop on there, or....?

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:11 am

awip2062 wrote:Not sure what you are asking...how does the chart look, or how do you get the Google desktop on there, or....?

I'm gonna check it out! I've seen lots of cool stuff in the night sky lately.

Lots of meteors and stuff on the way to work. I told Schu I've seen slow-moving "stars" that she thinks are satellites...They have no indicator lights flashing, so they're not aircraft.

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:12 am

you say that they have a sky chart and an astronomy picture of the day that you can add to your desktop......does it change your wallpaper everyday to the pic of the day or is it something you can look at if you want and you've still got your own wallpaper..

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:50 pm

Google Desktop is an application you can download that sits on your desktop or hides just off your desktop and shows up when you put your mouse cursor near the edge of your screen. The sky chart and astronomy picture would be on that application, so your wallpaper would not change.

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:41 am

okai....cheers