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It wasn't that long ago that you had a chance to look at a gallery of seven different Windows 7 federated search connectors at work. At the time, I'd found .osdx files for sites like Flickr, YouTube, and DeviantArt.
As more people play with the beta, we're bound to see more. For example, a Twitter connector.
Getting the connector installed is a snap. Leave the username blank if you want to search all tweets, or target a single user if you like. You can install multiple instances - they'll appear under your favorite as (username) Tweets. Specify the maximum number of results you want delivered, click download, and install the .osdx.
Twitter search is now available right from the favorites section of your Explorer window!
As with the other connectors, the preview pane loads the full Twitter web page and is a bit cramped on smaller screens. If you've got a nice high-resolution widescreen though, it works well.
As more people play with the beta, we're bound to see more. For example, a Twitter connector.
Getting the connector installed is a snap. Leave the username blank if you want to search all tweets, or target a single user if you like. You can install multiple instances - they'll appear under your favorite as (username) Tweets. Specify the maximum number of results you want delivered, click download, and install the .osdx.
Twitter search is now available right from the favorites section of your Explorer window!
As with the other connectors, the preview pane loads the full Twitter web page and is a bit cramped on smaller screens. If you've got a nice high-resolution widescreen though, it works well.
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsJash SayaniJan 15th 2009 12:34PM
Nice find... Maybe, we could also get a Twitter alert patch that displays tweets in Action center or somewhere.....
BTW, Lee, you have not taken off the "Send Feedback" link....
QuikboyJan 15th 2009 4:30PM
I don't quite understand why anyone would do this, when they could just easily launch a web browser and look in their bookmarks, or have it as their homepage.