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(Unverified)Mar 30th 2008 1:39PM
You can easily launch windows search by hitting "windows key+f" and start searching without the need to click anywhere.
(Unverified)Mar 30th 2008 1:42PM
Thanks, I missed that somehow. But this still pulls up the full application, which takes significantly longer to load than the Google Desktop search bar. And once the application is up and running, you still need to click on the search bar before typing your query. It sounds like nitpicking, but it's the sort of thing that makes Google Desktop much faster to use. Hit Ctrl twice and then start typing your query, no mouse needed.
(Unverified)Mar 30th 2008 1:45PM
When I hit windows+f, the search window comes up in under a second. I don't have to use the mouse at all I just start typing.
Its good enough for me.
(Unverified)Mar 30th 2008 1:48PM
My mistake, I was looking at the wrong text entry box. You're right, no mouse needed. The first time I hit Ctrl+F, it took a few seconds to load. The second time it was much faster. I'll have to look in to remapping this key combo, because the Windows key is awkwardly placed on my keyboard, but this does make a big difference. Thanks for the tip!
Brandon LiveMar 30th 2008 3:18PM
Brad - another feature you might be interested in is the ability to drag the "Deskbar" off of the taskbar onto your desktop (you can even dock it on another side of the screen and set it to auto-hide). Of course you need to "unlock" the taskbar first so it may not be the most discoverable feature in the world :)
Brandon LiveMar 30th 2008 3:21PM
Brad - another feature you might be interested in is the ability to drag the "Deskbar" off of the taskbar onto your desktop (you can even dock it on another side of the screen and set it to auto-hide). Of course you need to "unlock" the taskbar first so it may not be the most discoverable feature in the world :)
Also - regarding performance, it's worthwhile to note that the only reason Google is "faster" is that they're only returning the top 10 results. Last I checked, they didn't even give you many options for resorting them, which WS always has. Windows Search could be much faster if it also only gave you a hanful of results!