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FileSee 6.6 (Windows)

FileSee is a powerful All-In-One file viewer. It is a tool that helps you to view files quickly. FileSee is a combination of a file manager, a text file viewer, an image viewer, a pdf viewer, a flash player, a video player, a mp3 player, a midi player, a hex...

Tags: HTML, Dynamic-link Library, File Manager, All-in-One, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Metafile, MP3, Desktop Search, FileSee, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-09-22

Instant File Find 1.4.8 build 5030 (Windows)

Instant File Find is a desktop search tool that lets you find files instantly on your computer. It is designed to speed up your daily work by helping you locate files instantly. With quick buttons, you can list all music or document files or other types on your computer instantly....

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Search, PopuSoft, Search, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-09-22

Copernic Desktop Search Professional 3.2.1.8 (Windows)

CDS Professional is designed for small & medium size business owners and professionals who want to free up their time so they can focus on their clients. CDS Professional lets you quickly find the stuff that helps you do business - files, e-mails, contracts, and presentations.

Tags: Desktop Search, Copernic, CDS Professional, E-mail, Search, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-13

InSight Desktop Search 2.1.0.8 (Windows)

InSight is a search engine that keeps track of all the files in your system and makes sure that you can access your files/folders easily and quickly. It is more than just a search engine, it's also a music jukebox,that features ability to search for music based on information like...

Tags: Desktop, Insight, Search Engine, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Search, Results, Search

Software downloads 2009-08-11

Copernic Desktop Search Home 3.2.1.8 (Windows)

Copernic Desktop Search Home allows individuals to instantly search their files, e-mails, and e-mail attachments stored anywhere on their PC's hard drive. The application executes subsecond searching of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, Acrobat PDFs, multimedia.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktop Search, Copernic, Copernic Desktop Search Home, E-mail, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Search, Online Communications, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-09

Copernic Desktop Search

Copernic Desktop SearchIt has a potential to be a good product but..... I could not make it work with Vista and Outlook 2007 my archive folders are properly indexed but my personal folders are not indexed at all . Technical support is useless - no much help...

Tags: SEARCH, desktop search, Copernic Desktop Search, Copernic

Discussion threads 2009-07-04

Google Apps Sync cuts off Outlook's desktop search

Updated: Installing the Google Apps Sync plug-in apparently prevents Outlook to search your email data. According to Microsoft's Outlook blog, Google's much ballyhooed effort to sync Apps and Outlook disables Windows Desktop Search, which indexes your email data and searches it. Well that could hurt. ...

Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Google Apps, Plug-in, Desktop Search, Chances, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Cloud Computing, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Overview of Windows Search Technologies

There have been many variations of search technology from Microsoft. Therefore, it is useful to get a "big picture" view of where they all fit. This white paper provides observations from the author on four search technologies: Indexing Service; MSN Desktop Search; Windows Desktop Search; and Windows Search. After reading...

Tags: Desktop Search, Global Knowledge, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Search, Search Technology, Software

White papers 2008-12-05

Google Desktop 1.6.0.1552 (Mac)

Google Desktop is a desktop search application that gives you easy access to information on your Mac and from the web. Desktop makes searching your own email, files, music, photos, and more as easy as searching the web with Google.

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Google Desktop, Desktop Search, Desktops, Search, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-10-02

Privacy Protect It 4.89 (Windows)

Removes all traces of Internet explorer, VLC, Skype, DivX, Bit Torrent and popular P2P applications, including LimeWire, Azureus, Bit Torrent Client, uTorrent, Kazaa, and orpheus. Removes all traces of desktop search applications, Microsoft Office applications and any unwanted items or customized settings pertaining to email applications such as Outlook, Outlook...

Tags: Application, Privacy, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Search, Shukraware, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Search, Groupware, E-mail Clients, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2008-06-26

Would Desktop Search Control Your Risk?

A first step to solving the problems involves publishing and consistently enforcing document retention and disposition policies. Unfortunately, document policy compliance is abysmally low in most enterprises because user behavior is so difficult to dictate - especially in enterprises where business is primarily conducted using individually controlled laptops and desktops....

Tags: NextPage, Enterprise, Desktop Search, Search, Desktops, Hardware

White papers 2008-05-21

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 3.2 (Windows)

Service Pack 1 introduces support for some new hardware and software standards, notably the exFAT file system, 802.11n wireless networking, IPv6 over VPN connections, and the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol. Booting a system using Extensible Firmware Interface on x64 systems is also being introduced; this feature had originally been slated...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Desktop Search, Service Pack 1, Search

Software downloads 2008-03-20

Microsoft Presents: Dynamics GP - Get Smart Web Demo Series - Capabilities Focus Desktop Search, User Interface

This webcast shows how Microsoft is blurring the lines between the desktop and GP to make it easier for new users to learn the system and make all employees more productive. It highlights the powerful desktop search capabilities which allow to easily search all data (email, payables transactions, excel spreadsheets...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Corp., Payables, Desktop Search, Search, Desktops, Hardware

Webcasts 2008-02-29

WSUS errors could disrupt Microsoft patch deployments

WSUS errors could disrupt Microsoft patch deploymentsMore update folliesDo they test the update packages before rolling them out? What kind of testing protocol didn't catch that? And what else is slipping through their slipshod QA? Billions in revenue and that's the best they can do. The...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Patch, desktop search, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

DocFetcher 0.9 (Windows)

DocFetcher is a desktop search application: Given a set of documents, it creates index files, on which you can then run fast searches for documents that contain specific keywords. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Search, DocFetcher Development Team, DocFetcher, Search

Software downloads 2007-11-13

Microsoft addresses new reports of forced Windows updates and reboots

Microsoft addresses new reports of forced Windows updates and rebootsNo means no.No updates should equal turning off the windows update service, and setting it to something else should re-emble the service.It should be that simple. Maybe it is a user problem, but Microsoft should take a deep breath, find out...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., new report, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

Microsoft addresses new reports of forced Windows updates and reboots

Microsoft has posted a long and complex explanation to its Windows Software Update Services WSUS blog, explaining the latest case of why software updates are being pushed to users who believe they've turned automatic updating off. The UK Register reported on October 25 that a number of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., User, Desktop Search, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-10-25

Is Microsoft pushing Windows Desktop Search via Windows Update?

Is Microsoft pushing Windows Desktop Search via Windows Update?Not seeing it on XPIs WDS for Vista only?Carl RapsonNot true!Windows Update only downloads and installs security updates automatically. Any non-security related updates are not automatically installed. Any suggested non-security updates can only be installed with the user's express permission.RE: Is...

Tags: Operating systems, SEARCH, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Update, desktop search, Windows Desktop Search, IS MICROSOFT, Windows Desktop, WDS 3.01, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

Is Microsoft pushing Windows Desktop Search via Windows Update?

I'm getting reports of another potential breach of trust on the Windows Update front.  This time users are complaining that a Windows Update WSUS installed Windows Desktop Search onto systems, which, after being installed, started indexing systems and slowing PCs down. Here's what The Register has to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Desktop Search, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-10-25

Microsoft outlines Vista desktop search changes

Microsoft outlines Vista desktop search changesvaitaTHEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE BATTERY LIFE IT SUCKS I CAN ONLY RUN 1 HOUR OR LESS ON MY BATTERY I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSRE: Microsoft outlines Vista desktop search changesThey need to not remove any features that currently exist. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SEARCH, Vista desktop search, Vista Desktop, desktop search, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-12