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  • Demo: Live Icons in Windows Vista

    In the last video , Esther told you all about how Instant Search makes her day-to-day life easier. Today, she's going to talk to you about Live Icons , which makes searching even faster by letting you see a preview of the files you're searching for. If you're a visual person you'll especially appreciate...
    Posted to Windows Experience Blog (Weblog) by Brandon LeBlanc on 08-01-2008
  • New Languages Available for Windows Search 4.0 Preview

    We're announcing quite a few new languages available of the Windows Search 4.0 Preview today. The following languages are available for download for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008: Arabic (Only for Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008) Brazilian Portuguese Bulgarian...
    Posted to Windows Experience Blog (Weblog) by Brandon LeBlanc on 04-10-2008
  • Searching, part III: Do you know what a SearchMelt is?

    Last week we showed you how to make some interesting Search Folders on Windows Vista. If you're like me, you probably can't get enough of them. Today, I want to introduce you to new feature that's a little geeky, but very useful for anyone that has to do a lot of team-based work. The thing about Search...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by Nick White on 05-14-2007
  • Searching, part II: Using Search Folders

    OK, more on searching today. One of Windows Vista's coolest features that I use every day is the Windows Vista Search Folder. The concept is simple: a Search Folder is just a saved search. There's a whole bunch that come with the system at installation; you can find them if you open the Start Menu, select...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by Nick White on 05-10-2007
  • Advanced search techniques

    Advanced Search Terms -- Operators to Help You to Create More Defined Searches Windows Vista and Windows Desktop Search 3.01 recognize many advanced query operators that can make your desktop searches super-pinpointed. This document provides an exhaustive list of those operators. On Windows Vista you...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by Nick White on 05-09-2007
  • Putting advanced searches to work for you

    A couple of weeks ago we showed you some of the more popular keyboard shortcuts in Windows Vista. Now that you've had a chance to see how shortcuts can speed up your navigation, I thought it would be a good follow-up to show you how to not only speed up your searches, but also make them more relevant...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by Nick White on 05-09-2007
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