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The instantaneous system wide search is my number one favorite thing about Mac OS. I wonder how many hours of my life I have spent waiting for a Windows explore
by 0x00000000 8y ago
The instantaneous system wide search is my number one favorite thing about Mac OS. I wonder how many hours of my life I have spent waiting for a Windows explorer search to complete only to accidentally click on one of the results, hit back, and have it start the search all over.
- phonon 8y agoUse https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_(software) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_(software)
- listenallyall 8y ago"Everything" is the among the greatest pieces of Windows software ever written. It is wonderful. I cannot figure out why, with all of their money, Microsoft doesn't just pay the guy a little cash and make it a built-in feature of Windows. It would increase the usability of Windows, especially among novice users, enormously.
- phonon 8y agoI think they refuse to use the technique because it doesn't respect file permissions the way they prefer (IIRC).