![]() ![]() The "Indexing Service Usage" dialog box will appear. In the popup menu, select "All Tasks | Tune Performance". ![]() In the left pane, click the plus sign next to "Services and Applications", then right-click on the "Indexing Service" icon. To configure the Indexing Service open Control Panels -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management. Windows 2000 and XP include an "Indexing Service" which (according to Microsoft) is "a base service that extracts content from files and constructs an indexed catalog to facilitate efficient and rapid searching.".This is similar to the Google Desktop Search, but appears to be a bit more capable, though as of this writing I have not had time or cause to test it much. Not all file types are supported, but most common ones are, such as Outlook mail, MS Office documents and so on. Google Desktop Search: Use Google's Desktop Search to quickly search for files on your computer using an indexing system much like Google's web indexing.Yahoo! Desktop Search: This is a free version of a well respected product from X1 with a few features removed, such as indexing of remote drives, Eudora and Mozilla-based email.The basic idea is similar to most internet search engines: index your files (while the computer would otherwise be idle so as not to slow things down for the user) and then consult the indexes when a search is requested: If you've ever spent a few minutes waiting for MS Windows Search function to find a file on your system, then you might find the following can save you some time.FreeZip (but not "FreeZip!" which is reported to contain spyware and/or adware).7Zip: This is the current recommendation of this page, the reasons for which may be included in the future.Compression Utilities: WinZip is not free (though many, many people use it without payment).įortunately, there are freeware alternatives.(If you are a PhotoShop veteran, then you'll have to spend some time learning the ropes, but it will probably be worth it.) Perhaps not perfect replacements for Adobe PhotoShop, but pretty darn good. Graphics and Image Manipulation software: The GIMP and ImageMagick are both quite capable tools available for free for multiple platforms. (Don't forget - OpenOffice is able to export documents in PDF format too and handles a lot of file types.) Though not convenient for many files or very large files (and certainly inappropriate for confidential or non-public information), they are good to know about. Online Document Conversion Services: Neevia Technology and CERN Document Conversion Service both have file convertors that allow you to submit a variety of common (and uncommon) file formats in small numbers and produce files in different formats (PDF being of most interest probably).Ghostscript and GSview: PostScript interpreter and viewer (and PDF too) that you probably want to have.(You will probably want to install it with the very useful text search feature.) (Linux users can try xpdf as an alternative which is part of many distributions.) Adobe Reader - Used for viewing PDF documents.In addition to its own formats, it can read (and write) MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint files (usually - sometimes formatting details go haywire, but they are constantly updating it.) Perhaps the single best reason to use it is that it natively creates PDF format. OpenOffice - Free and available on multiple platforms.Here's one small tip for users of PowerPoint (versions 2003 or 2002/XP): Microsoft provides a free add-on product, called Producer, for adding a variety of multimedia content to PowerPoint presentations. Recent Windows update software may include Office updates along with Windows OS updates, but you can also check separately at Microsoft's Office Update site. If you use MS Office, you should be aware that both security and feature updates are regularly provided by Microsoft. Neither BNL nor STAR have a "site license". Microsoft Office is in widespread use, of course, but it is rather expensive, even at the government or bundled Dell price.Software and viewers/utilities for various file types THIS PAGE IS AN EARLY RELEASE! CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY!!! Windows Software Recommendations Productivity Software ![]() Windows Software for Productivity and Various File Types STAR Computing ![]()
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