On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:41:37 +0000
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Linux Desktop Search
>
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> | Searching in Linux starts those venerable command line favorites:
> | find, grep, and locate. These tools are very powerful and can easily
> | be integrated into scripts, but for many users, this usefulness is
> | also one of their key weaknesses...
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | [Covers Kat, SearchMonkey, Beagle, and more]
> `----
>
> http://linuxappfinder.com/blog/linux_desktop_search
>
> Linux has a real chance in this area. Its main rival suffers in that
> department while only Google Desktop can compensate for the
> deficiency.
>
> Why Did Microsoft Decimate Search in Vista?
>
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> | Until RC2, one of the best features of Vista was its speedy,
> | exceedingly powerful Search features. But with RC2, Microsoft
> | essentially threw Search under the train, making some of the most
> | bizarre user interface decisions imaginable. Why did Microsoft
> decide | to decimate the great Search tool?
> `----
>
> http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2006/11/why_did_microsoft_decimate_sea.html
>
>
> Desktop search is rotten in Vista
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Ever since I installed Vista, Windows desktop search
> | hasn't worked very well. My normal laser-guided ability
> | to hone in on any information on my computer at the
> | drop of my boss's hat has been mamed. I'm hobbling
> | round like a war veteran who still has a stump of a
> | mouse-clicking hand but prefers to type with his nose.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | The promise of Vista is that desktop search is
> | beautifully simple and integrated into the OS. After
> | all, it's what we got after Microsoft skittled
> | the over-ambitious WinFS plan. It should have been so
> | easy... one tap of the Windows key, start typing,
> | get results.
> |
> | It's not. It sucks.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Based on search performance alone, Vista is nowhere near
> | ready for release.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | XP... I didn't know how much I loved thee until I lost thee.
> `----
>
> http://www.apcstart.com/site/dwarne/2006/10/1296/somethings-rotten-with-desktop-search-in-vista
i use find ~ -mount -iname '*whatever*'
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Regards, Ed :: http://www.usenix.org.uk
proud perl hacker
Vin Diesel and William Shatner are like this *crosses fingers*
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