tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622809.post7129537197865652725..comments2023-06-07T20:21:23.789-05:00Comments on Ben's Blog: Windows Desktop SearchBen Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513790988776402812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622809.post-1363109645908868782007-01-19T01:15:00.000-06:002007-01-19T01:15:00.000-06:00I never thought desktop search was a big deal unti...I never thought desktop search was a big deal until Apple added Spotlight into OS X, which is their desktop search tool. Even after they did, I thought I would never use it.<br /><br />I was way wrong. I find I use it regularly. Most third party apps have added spotlight plugins so if I search within spotlight, it not only searches the OS and the metadata attached, but within my emails, IM archives, DVD and Book Libraries, etc, Thunderbird or Apple E-Mail messages, iLife libraries, etc.<br /><br />In fact, almost all of my archived reference documents have tags in the metadata now, and I rarely open and navigate to a folder. I just search for the metadata I am interested in. Nice.<br /><br />As powerful as tags/keywords/whatever are, I would like to see a consistent method of handling them across filesystems. That is probably too much to ask though,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com