Windows 7 Search Performance – Superior to Vista SP1 and XP SP3
Get ready for the Windows 7 indexer on steroids, as Microsoft will deliver the first taste of the operating system to the world at the end of this month.
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14.10.2008 MSN Search and Windows Desktop Search Tips & Tricks
Brandon Paddock and Andy Edmonds (Windows Desktop Search team) have sent the word to let us know they're both hosting a 1-hour MSDN Webcast at 1pm (Pacific time, 9PM GMT) today.
They'll be discussing tips, tricks, and hacks for MSN Search and for Windows Desktop Search.
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9.12.2005 Tafiti Search Visualization - Silverlight + Live Search API
What is Tafiti? It is a search visualization website which brings a new user experience to researching (searching and storing results). The source code for www.tafiti.com is available!
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19.12.2007 Windows Vista Search Kills Google Search
Has Microsoft finally gained the upper hand over Google with the launch of Windows Vista? Is this the last we will see of Google search, as the Redmond Company's latest operating system
will be increasingly adopted eroding the market supremacy of Windows XP?
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18.2.2007 Windows 7 Performance Tools - Performance Tools Kit 4.1.1
Internet Explorer 8 will be not only an apex of performance, but also the next major iteration of the Windows client, according to Microsoft.
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1.9.2008 Rapidshare Search Engines to Search, Find and Download Files from RapidShare
Since 2nd of July, RapidShare has removed its download limits and captchas for free user. This means that we can continue downloading files from rapidshare without waiting for an hour when we’ve just downloaded a file.
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15.7.2008 Coders, Search For Code With Google Code Search
Search engines for searching code bases is nothing new, but this time Google did it with
Google Code Search.
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5.10.2006 Windows Performance Blog
As I said in yesterday’s introduction, my job as an engineer on the Windows Vista team is to improve performance. I wanted to look at a study that measure a key area that we focused on for Windows Vista – consistent responsiveness during the times that matter most to users (when starting up their machine, after being idle, and when you are under the gun running tons of apps, etc.).
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29.12.2006 Microsoft tweaks IE 7 for performance
Microsoft has quietly released a patch aimed at improving the performance of Internet Explorer 7's phishing filter ahead of the company's regular patching schedule, which occurs on the Tuesday of every month.
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8.2.2007 Microsoft IE 8 - Great Performance
This morning, my editor asked why I hadn't blogged about Internet Explorer 8. My response: "Who cares?" Do you? Maybe we both should.
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27.8.2008 Windows 7 Performance Pillars
Attempting to avoid the rather sluggish experience that has become inherently associated with Windows Vista RTM, Microsoft promised, through the voice of Steven Sinofsky, that Windows 7 would not set a single “bit” out of Redmond until it would meet a set of performance criteria.
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29.8.2008 Windows 7 Performance, Explained
From startup to the way it handles hardware resources available, power consumption and applications, Windows 7 has been applauded as delivering a level of performance superior to that of Windows Vista, even as early as pre-Beta Build 6801.
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29.11.2008 How Microsoft really does employee performance reviews
You don't need to ask your boss for a raise at Microsoft, because each year we have an annual performance evaluation where managers review employee accomplishments in a process used for deciding things like salary increases or bonuses.
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22.12.2006 Vista SP1 a Performance Dud
With the initial performance characteristics of Windows Vista leaving much to be desired (see our previous post on the subject), many IT organizations have put off deploying the new OS until the first service pack (SP1) is released by Microsoft early next year.
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20.11.2007 Another Vista Reliability & Performance Update
Vista’s performance is one of those topics that won’t be exhausted until Windows Seven hits RTM. It all comes down to trade-offs.
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12.12.2007 Windows Vista Performance and Tuning
Windows Vista and SP1 focus on delivering greater performance and overall system responsiveness. By striking a balance between speed and responsiveness, Windows Vista and SP1 deliver a level of performance that has the greatest positive impact on the system’s usability.
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31.7.2008 Windows 7 -- Approach to System Performance
Many folks have commented and written email about the topic of performance of Windows. The dialog has been wide ranging—folks consistently want performance to improve (of course).
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28.8.2008 Vista Performance Post SP1
Poor performance was one of the sins associated with Windows Vista RTM, especially in comparison to Windows XP throughout 2007.
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9.10.2008 Squeezing Every Drop of Performance Out of Windows 7
In the sense in which Microsoft is building Windows 7 as the evolution of Windows Vista, the next iteration of the Windows client will perform as if on steroids, compared to its precursor.
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17.12.2008 Windows 7 beta 1 performance test
How does Windows 7 beta 1 compare to Vista and XP in terms of performance? That’s a question that’s been hitting my inbox regularly over the past few weeks. Let’s see if we can’t answer it!
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2.1.2009 Windows Vista Imaging and Installation Performance
Ideally, installation of an operating system is two fairly simple steps. First, copy all the OS files to the hard disk.
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4.10.2006 Outlook 2007 Update focuses on performance
Microsoft Corporation has released an update to Outlook 2007 designed to speed up the communication software’s much-criticized sluggishness.
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15.4.2007 Vista Compatibility, Performance and Reliability Pack
Windows Vista Compatibility, Performance and Reliability Packs – SP1 Preview - Microsoft offers fresh Vista updates to testers.
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31.7.2007 Windows 7 on Steroids – Next-Generation Performance Boosters
Yes, the silence around Windows 7 is certainly deafening, disconcerting and certainly a source of frustration for end users, but Microsoft is building the next iteration of Windows.
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20.5.2008 New Performance and Reliability Updates for Vista SP1
A reliability and performance update is available for download for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. This specific release targets all Windows Vista editions, provided that they have the first service pack integrated.
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25.6.2008 IE8 Performance vs. Google Chrome and Firefox
With Microsoft making headway towards the gold build of Internet Explorer 8, the Redmond company has to face an ugly truth. Performance-wise, with emphasis on JavaScrip performance, the software giant is getting ready to release a browser inferior to what is already available from rivals Google and Mozilla.
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27.9.2008 The Raw Performance Parallel Universe of Windows 7
Windows 7 more so than any other Windows client will be at the core of the transition to manycore hardware.
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11.10.2008 Windows 7 Increased Performance and Optimal Use of Available Hardware
icrosoft is optimizing Windows 7 in order to increase performance, and, in this context, the dispatcher lock is one of the components that has got cut off.
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6.1.2009 Building a High Performance Windows 7 PC
With Windows 7 release candidate just around the corner, the other day I was asked to spec out a high performance PC suitable for Windows 7 64-bit, This system would also be a great Vista system.
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15.4.2009 Understanding Windows 7 New Levels of Performance and Reliability
For an operating system that required unmatched hardware resources, Windows Vista failed to translate the horsepower available into sheer speed. The same is not the case for Windows 7, as the evolution from Vista brings new levels of performance and reliability.
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11.8.2009Windows 7: Federated Search
In part one of our overview of Windows 7, we look into Federated Search: Windows Vista included the enhanced desktop search feature which helps users
to readily locate files, e-mail messages, and other items on their PC . With the release of Windows Search 4.0, the performance of the search tool
improved while adding much-needed manageability features for IT. Windows 7 along with the desktop search, introduces Federated Search in which the
scope of the search goes beyond your PC. You can now search for items in remote repositories from your PC. It is based on OpenSearch and the RSS
format.
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06.01.2009Windows Search 4.0 84% faster
Matt Hester has just posted up a
blog about
performance and stability improvements in Windows Search 4.0 “ 84% improvement of desktop search in Vista sound good to you?
You can learn more about Windows Search at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsea
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20.11.2008Yahoo Unveils 'Build Your
Own' Search
Yahoo on Monday released a
Search Builder tool for
creating customized search
engines based on a select
group of Web sites or specific
search parameters. The new
service is designed to compete
with personal search upstarts
including Eurekster and
Rollyo...
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09.08.2006Big search company shakeups at Ask.com, Microsoft
As the stakes slide higher in the search technology game, Ask.com's CEO is now leaving that search firm company, just days after Microsoft made a
$1.2 billion bid for troubled search software firm Fast Search & Transfer...
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12.01.2008New search site - Imagine Live Search
A new Live Search site
was brought to our attention
recently (thanks Jamie),
http://search.imagine-liv
e.com/. What's obviously
different is the sparse
homepage, notably the lack of
vertical search options, which
directs the users focus to the
search box and nothing
else.
Diving
in further, search results are
different too. There are no
vertical search options
present under the search box,
however they appear in the
right hand column with
suggested results
pre-populated. Users can see
the results from these other
search options alongside the
main web search results,
allowing users to quickly
refine their query as they
become more aware of what each
search option offers them.
While the related
searches option is already
present on the main Live
Search site, the addition of
Image Search and News Search
is a nice touch. The great
part is that Windows Live Maps
is embedded, auto-detecting
your location and presenting
local search results based on
your query. ..
winbeta.org - 18.05.2007
MySpace Puts Search on Auction
Block
News Corp. said Tuesday that
it plans to call for bids from
search giants Microsoft, Yahoo
and Google to provide Internet
search functionality and
search-based advertising on
the popular social networking
site...
betanews.com - 14.06.2006
Live Search autosuggestions come to Firefox
The Live Search team today announced that they have officially integrated Live Search into Firefox by popular demand. Microsoft has released a Firefox
addon to get to your results faster via Microsoft Live Search auto suggestions. The addon is available for download here. The addon is based on the
Open Search standard and uses the JSON interface supported by Firefox to retrieve autosuggestions. Microsoft has been integrating Open Search into
their products recently - the most recent one being the Federated Search in Windows 7. Open Search has also been implemented in Internet Explorer 7(&
above) and SharePoint Search.
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neowin.net - 30.01.2009
Like.com Visual Search Engine Debuts
Search company Riya, which has
been developing facial
recognition technology for
locating individuals in
photographs, has spun off its
image search technology onto a
site called Like.com. The
service enables users to
search for images by
appearance - not just text
keywords...
betanews.com - 08.11.2006
Bing and Google Agree: Slow Pages Lose Users
Today representatives of Google Search and Microsoft's Bing teams, Jake Brutlag and
Eric Schurman respectively, presented the results of user performance tests at today's Velocity Conference. The talk was entitled The User and Business Impact of Server Delays, Additional Bytes, and HTTP
Chunking in Web Search. These are long-term tests were designed to see what aspects of performance are most important. To know how to improve
their sites both Bing and Google need to know what tweaks to page load perceptions and realities help or hurt the user experience. This is one of the
first performance tests that has actual data (and is not strictly anecdotal). The numbers may seem small, but they if you are dealing in
millions/billions they add up quickly.
winbeta.org - 24.06.2009
Google Launches New Blog
Search Tool
Search giant now offers way to
search online journals...
pcworld.com - 15.09.2005
Ask.com v. 11 tries new search technologies
After some re-organization in parent company IAC, perennial runner-up search engine Ask.com today announced it had also re-organized its search
technology...
betanews.com - 07.10.2008
Microsoft Uses Silverlight to Spiff Up Search
Microsoft has unveiled a application that combines its Silverlight technology with Windows Live Search, code-named "Tafiti." The name means
"to search" in Swahili. It integrates the various types of Live Search, and allows users to store and share search results by placing them on
"shelves."..
betanews.com - 22.08.2007
Amazon Nearly Exits Search Business
Amazon all but exited the
search business over the
weekend, stripping features
from its site and turning to
other providers for search
functionality. As of last
week, the site was ranked 83rd
among U.S. search sites...
betanews.com - 04.10.2006
Microsoft, Sprint Debut GPS-Aware Search
Microsoft and Sprint expanded their partnership on Tuesday, with the carrier debuting integrated GPS and search functionality using Live Search, as
well as voice search through Tellme...
betanews.com - 18.09.2007
New Google Site Search lets Web sites shape search results
Tuesday, Google launched Site Search, a rebranded overhaul of "Google Custom Search Business Edition" that gives Web site owners tools to
influence the search results that appear on their sites' custom search pages...
betanews.com - 04.06.2008
Ubuntu 9.10 Off To A Great Performance Start
The first alpha release for Ubuntu
9.10 was made
available yesterday and while it does net yet integrate
Plymouth or any other new features, it has picked up a few new
packages. Most
prominently, Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 1 features the Linux
2.6.30 kernel and GCC
4.4. There are also other updated packages
from Debian like GNOME
2.27, but most notable are the kernel and
compiler updates. We have tested
out Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 1 and compared its performance to Ubuntu 9.04. While this is very early within the
Ubuntu 9.10 development cycle, the results already may come as a surprise.
winbeta.org - 15.05.2009
Microsoft gains U.S. search share: comScore
Microsoft Corp's new Bing search engine continued to take share from Google Inc, grabbing 9.3 percent of the U.S. Internet search market in August,
according to data released on Monday.
Microsoft's August performance was up from 8.9 percent in July, according to a research
note from JPMorgan, which cited data from industry tracker comScore. Microsoft, which launched Bing in early June, is No. 3 in the market.
winbeta.org - 22.09.2009
Yahoo Search Gets Instant
Answers
Yahoo on Thursday unveiled a
new beta feature on its Web
search that checks to see if
there is a single, relevant
result to a query and pops up
the answer in a "search
bubble" using advanced
AJAX scripting. For example,
weather information or recent
news headlines can be
displayed instantly without
submitting a search...
betanews.com - 15.09.2005
What's Next From Google? Perhaps Reader Search, Hosted Google Enterprise
Google is pushing search in
new directions with universal
search and personalization.
It's the leader in Web search
by a large margin, and
doesn't look to give up its
crown anytime soon. And the
company has more search tricks
up its sleeves, including
Google Reader search and
potentially a hosted
enterprise search product.
Google
Reader, the company's
syndicated newsreader, is
search-less today, despite
significant demand for the
ability to search through news
feeds and other RSS
subscriptions. A few hacks to
search through Google Reader
feeds have even popped up on
the Internet. The Google
Reader team "gets the
message," according to Google
software engineer Matt Cutts,
and Google Reader search is
one of the top priorities on
the team's list.
Today, Google's
enterprise search product is a
piece of integrated hardware
and software. Tomorrow, it
could well be a hosted
service, if and when Google
figures out a model that
properly maintains the privacy
of corporate documents. The
beginnings of this are already
there: Google recently
released its Custom Search
Engine Business Edition, an
ad-free, $100 per year and up
service to search corporate
Web sites. ..
winbeta.org - 07.08.2007
Europe to become the center of Microsoft's search research efforts
It failed to acquire Yahoo's search business -- or at least that's what Yahoo has said. So now Microsoft has to rely on its own resources to come up
with a plan for moving forward in search; and to do that, it's setting up a second laboratory...
betanews.com - 17.06.2008
