[markhazlett9]

crazyjugglerdrummer, on 3 Sep, 2009 - 03:55 PM, said:

I think the mac os x spotlight search feature is one of the main advantages mac has over windows. Its ALWAYS at the upper right corner in the screen, searches the entire hard-drive, and easy to use and search by categories and stuff.

+1

Agreed! You can even get it to search folders like /etc, /dev/bin and more with a simple boolean value. I have to say though that spotlight still has some work to do. Something like the application quicksilver definitely is the best one.

Cheers

[DaneAU]

If you want to search within text files, use something like wingrep http://www.wingrep.com/

[sparkart]

Desktop Search can actually do all those things you guys are talking about.

[Pwn]

it's useful in one or two respect. Intead of cluttering up your desktop with shortcuts, you can just type in the name of a program and it will find all matches from what you type. Say, notepad, just start typing and as you type it lists matches and if there's only one, just hit enter and it's launched. Saves time going to explorer and navigating. But, as stated, if the file isn't indexed, it won't find it. Fortunately, you can tweak the indexing to include certain file types and/or locations.

In Vista, it works by just clicking the Start button and it's automatically focused so all you have to do is start typing. Fairly convenient.

This post has been edited by Pwn: 17 September 2009 - 07:14 AM