Copernic Desktop Search
I am not a geek, but am quite as knowledgeable as one. So, I guess it would not be too presumptuous for me to start recommending software on my blog. I am not getting commission from anywhere or anyone of course.
Let me start with those desktop search services. You read about them when they pop up in headlines and every one of them screams at you for attention - but which is really worth the download and install?
After reading about and trying personally some of them, I would think the champion goes to Copernic Desktop Search. It fulfils almost all criteria of a good search engine, in house. The only qualm I have is that if you have many files on your machine, it does take some time to archive all of them. But because of the archiving nature of this search program, once you finish the archiving operation, that's it - it is a one-off effort, with real-time updating taking minimal effort. Another downside of these desktop search would be that you have to run the program always - if you mean to use it and if you want updating to be done. A pseudo-geek like me doesn't really like seeing more processes than necessary running on my machine. But having said that, if you want to convenience of finding a file that you already have, this Copernic Desktop Search is my recommendation.
A close match would be Google Desktop Search. Compared to the Copernic Desktop Search, Google's gem feels lighter and it integrates nicely with the browser - if you use Google as your primary search engine. My only complaint is that when I tried it, it took so long to archive my documents. In fact, it seems to have jammed there - even when my machine is doing nothing. And I really don't know what Google mean by "doing nothing" since my PC is always doing something. Maybe 99% CPU idling but there is still the 1% that might be taken up to do some updating, some connecting, whatever. So, I only manage to archive a very small percentage of my files because it got stuck. But since everyone else seems to be doing fine, the problem might lie with me. I didn't waste more time fiddling with this program because (1) I have decided not to install a desktop search program and (2) I don't like the way Google Desktop Search caches the history of files that I have already deleted.
I won't rattle on about the pros - because you can read them yourself from their site, and I don't feel like repeating something already published. Hey they are not paying me anything anyway. Likewise for my recommended Copernic Desktop Search.
P.S. Don't even bother about Microsoft's latest offering.
Let me start with those desktop search services. You read about them when they pop up in headlines and every one of them screams at you for attention - but which is really worth the download and install?
After reading about and trying personally some of them, I would think the champion goes to Copernic Desktop Search. It fulfils almost all criteria of a good search engine, in house. The only qualm I have is that if you have many files on your machine, it does take some time to archive all of them. But because of the archiving nature of this search program, once you finish the archiving operation, that's it - it is a one-off effort, with real-time updating taking minimal effort. Another downside of these desktop search would be that you have to run the program always - if you mean to use it and if you want updating to be done. A pseudo-geek like me doesn't really like seeing more processes than necessary running on my machine. But having said that, if you want to convenience of finding a file that you already have, this Copernic Desktop Search is my recommendation.
A close match would be Google Desktop Search. Compared to the Copernic Desktop Search, Google's gem feels lighter and it integrates nicely with the browser - if you use Google as your primary search engine. My only complaint is that when I tried it, it took so long to archive my documents. In fact, it seems to have jammed there - even when my machine is doing nothing. And I really don't know what Google mean by "doing nothing" since my PC is always doing something. Maybe 99% CPU idling but there is still the 1% that might be taken up to do some updating, some connecting, whatever. So, I only manage to archive a very small percentage of my files because it got stuck. But since everyone else seems to be doing fine, the problem might lie with me. I didn't waste more time fiddling with this program because (1) I have decided not to install a desktop search program and (2) I don't like the way Google Desktop Search caches the history of files that I have already deleted.
I won't rattle on about the pros - because you can read them yourself from their site, and I don't feel like repeating something already published. Hey they are not paying me anything anyway. Likewise for my recommended Copernic Desktop Search.
P.S. Don't even bother about Microsoft's latest offering.
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