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# Desktops again
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/desktops-again/
- Published: 2005-08-22T09:34:07.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T21:04:09.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Systems, UX

[![sidebar_hp.gif](https://www.lorcandempsey.net/content/images/wordpress/lorcan/sidebar_hp.gif)](https://desktop.google.com/index.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)I write about *intrastructure* [below](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000505.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net), to refer to emerging ways of tying together data and applications in simple ways. RSS is an example, and we have seen a growth in the use of FireFox extensions, toolbars, and so on. I wrote:

> There is a danger that the desktop will become too crowded, and difficult, for the non-initiate user to manage. This suggests that it would be useful to have a local integrative environment where services can be assembled and articulated easily, a *dashboard* or *portfolio* of some sort. FireFox extensions are a step in this direction, but FireFox is not a pervasive use environment. Maybe this will be the next big thing from Google? \[[Lorcan Dempsey’s weblog: Stitching services into user environments – intrastructure](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000505.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

In this context I was interested to see the news this morning about Google Desktop 2, which provides a set of tools to the desktop. They have announced a [Google Desktop SDK](https://desktop.google.com/developer.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) – and it will be interesting to see what sort of takeup there is. Clearly, there is considerable incentive here as this signals a clear move into the browser and onto the desktop by Google.  
Related entry:

- [Stitching services into user environments – intrastructure](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000505.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)
- [Remixing and RSS](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000661.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)
- [Desktop frameworks](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000515.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)