[Swordmaker]

I start typing in C.....A..... and I get

Calculator
Calendar

in an attractive menu, and I can key in immediately get what I want....that is AWESOME. To Vista’s credit I TOTALLY can’t help it but accidentally expect that when I use XP and even when I use Mac OS X.

XP doesn’t let me do that valuable thing, nor does the Mac.

Uh, KRB? Yes, it does... and the Mac's done it for almost four years now.

Microsoft ripped off, er, borrowed that quick search routine from Mac OS X. Apple calls it "Spotlight" and it is available in every Finder window and also on the desktop at the top right hand of the menu bar, many applications such as iPhoto, Mail, iTunes, Safari, etc... and has been since the release of OS X.4 Tiger. It was announced and demonstrated in June of 2004 at the WWDC.

Partial instant results for entering "CA" on my Mac

Pressing RETURN or ENTER after entering the "ca" will start the calculator. In fact, the Mac version (which Apple patented) is far more sophisticated than the MS copy.

[krb]

I know it's supposed to be there, but it isn't on my system:

[TaxRelief]

Oddly, I never saw that spotlight thingy before... lol

Thanks for pointing it out. I was happy with Finder, though.

Calculator doesn’t come up in the “CA” search for me either. I guess I will have to try the reindexing, as well.