grnidone
10-15-2004, 12:32 PM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6251128/
I laughed out loud when I read this article. For a couple of reasons:
1. It is an article *on MSN* ripping apart microsoft's desktop search
2.
Windows XP also includes an indexing service, but it slows down the computer while it's running and is often shut off. If that's the case, the hard drive must be scanned for each search -- a time-consuming process as hard drives can hold hundreds of gigabytes of data.
A simple answer and a secret sauce
Google found a simple answer: index when the computer isn't being used.
Macintosh has been doing this for *years* with their desktop search called Sherlock. Google hasn't 'found anything new. They copied Apple.
I laughed out loud when I read this article. For a couple of reasons:
1. It is an article *on MSN* ripping apart microsoft's desktop search
2.
Windows XP also includes an indexing service, but it slows down the computer while it's running and is often shut off. If that's the case, the hard drive must be scanned for each search -- a time-consuming process as hard drives can hold hundreds of gigabytes of data.
A simple answer and a secret sauce
Google found a simple answer: index when the computer isn't being used.
Macintosh has been doing this for *years* with their desktop search called Sherlock. Google hasn't 'found anything new. They copied Apple.