Windows Vista is a bit laggish to me, sometimes. I running on a 2GB and AMD 64 3000+ 2.0Ghz machines and it’s not powerful enough. I used use Windows Sidebar as my personal organizer with the weather info, todo list and calendar, but it had been running slow on my computer.

The Dashboard on a typical Mac is surprising smooth and fast, but Windows Sidebar is not.

I’ve already disabled the Windows Sidebar and I’ve just installed Google Desktop as a replacement. It looks just the same, just with an additional Google logo on it. I do not want to install the Yahoo Widgets because it’s always slow, I want to give Google a try.

It’s simple and there’s some cool widget to use. Like the Todo List, it will sync it with your Google account so you can check it when you are away from your keyboard or let’s say on the go. Google Desktop was actually a search feature for the desktop which immitate the spotlight and now there’s a sidebar for widget/gadget.

It indexed all the files in your computer, and the search bar is surprisingly fast. I’ve tried the Spotlight on a Mac and no doubt the Spotlight is still the best search feature.

Nevertheless, I am loving the Google Desktop. Simple, neat and organized.