Just came across this: "Make your computer just work1/06/2006 04:51:00 PMPosted by Jesse Savage, Google Pack teamSo you bought a new PC for yourself or a relative during the holidays. Therewas the initial excitement about its speed and the nice screen – and then itcame time to actually get it running. Which meant embarking on some realwork -– downloading a browser, a couple of multimedia players, a PDF reader,a toolbar, and maybe something for voice and instant messaging. Don't forgetthe anti-spyware and anti-virus apps – you've got to have those. Hours,maybe even days, go by. How many wizards have you clicked through, not tomention license agreements and preference pickers? And then you have to ask:did I get everything? And how am I going to keep all of this up to date?This was the experience both Sergey and Larry had a year ago. And they'recomputer guys, after all. Which led them to ask more of us to make it easierfor everyone. So we created the Google Pack <http://pack.google.com/> -- aone-stop software package that helps you discover, install, and maintain awide range of essential PC programs. It's yours today – and it's somethingwe hope you find to be painless, easy, and even fun (if computer setup canever be called that). And it's free.We worked with a number of technology companies to identify products thatare the best of their type to create thissuite<http://www.google.com/support/pack>.(We didn't pay them, and they aren't paying us.) For PC users runningWindows XP, it downloads in minutes and installs in just a few clicks.There's only one license agreement – and no wizards. And there's a new toolcalled the GoogleUpdater<http://www.google.com/support/pack/bin/answer.py?answer=30252&topic=8326/>thatkeeps all the software in the Google Pack current. Even if you alreadyhave some of the software in the Pack, you can use the Google Updater toupdate and manage it.There's one more thing in the Pack that we think you'll like. The Pack teamasked people what kind of screensavers they like best. They kept saying, "Iwant my own photos as a screensaver, why can't I do that?" Good question --lots of people have trouble with this. So we made the Google PackScreensaver<http://www.google.com/support/pack/bin/answer.py?answer=28076&topic=8315>,which is the easiest possible way to make your photos into an animated photocollage. And now the question for you is: what will you do with all thattime you've saved?" Seems like a good idea geared towards the average user. http://pack.google.com/pack/pack_installer_required.html Ecks
