Greg Schultz of TechRepublic writes:

In my October 12th column “An in-depth look at Windows Vista’s Virtual Folders technology” I told you about one component of a whole set of new and improved data and file management features that Microsoft calls Windows Vista’s new information visualization, organization, and search features. As I mentioned in that column, these new features are designed to address the problem caused by the fact that the amount of data we have access to these days can fill up a hard disk faster than we can keep it organized. We can’t easily lay our hands on the one file or piece of information that we’re looking for. It’s called information overload and not only is it easier for us to generate tons of data with today’s super efficient applications, but with the advent of the Internet and broadband access, we can download bucket loads of data in a matter of minutes.

While Virtual Folders offers one technique to help us keep track of our data, there’s still a need for a Search tool in the new operating system and the October CTP provides us with an early glimpse of the power that Microsoft is building into Windows Vista’s new system-wide Search features. In this column, I’ll take a look at Windows Vista’s new Search features and describe how they work.

[Screenshots included - continue reading Investigating Windows Vista's New Search Features]

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