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2008
Macworld | Create good queries in Spotlight
by karlcow
mastering a few simple tricks, you can limit your search to specific types of data, exclude terms, and more—helping Spotlight locate exactly what you need.
Recherchez vos documents Google Documents sur votre Mac avec Spotlight
by kasi77
& 3 others
Vous possédez un Mac et vous utilisez Google Document. Voici une application qui vous permettra de rechercher des documents et signets présents sur votre compte Google en utilisant Spotlight. Cette utilitaire se nomme Precipitate, il a été développé par Stuart Morgan de chez Google.
High Earth Orbit » Blog Archive » Geo search in Leopard Spotlight
by karlcow
You can then do geographic queries like: latitude:<20 longitude:>20 and get all files you’ve created (such as photos or documents) while in Hawaii.
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2007
林信行の「Leopard」に続く道 第7回：Macを新時代へといざなうOS——「Leopard」が変える未来 (1/4) - ITmedia D PC USER
by kuroyagi
"Spotlight自体は、Tigerから搭載されていた検索機能だが、Leopardでは、検索速度とヒット率が劇的に向上し、ネットワーク検索や複合検索への対応、さらには検索以外の新しい機能も追加された。これによってTigerまでのSpotlightとは、まるで別物と思えるくらい便利になっている。"
N.E.R.D.: How to turn Spotlight OFF (and ON Again)....
by pyros
sudo chmod 0000 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle
MacFUSE - Google Code
by marco
& 6 others
Besides making many existing FUSE file systems available on Mac OS X, MacFUSE opens up a whole new set of opportunities for Macintosh developers, who can now put intuitive and innovative interfaces around all kinds of information.
2006
macosxhints.com - 10.4: Find potential duplicate files via Spotlight metadata
by karlcow
So it turns out I just downloaded a file that I already have four copies of under different names and locations.
Amuyu » Blog Archive » on fixing Spotlight issues with mail.app (and others for that matter)
by karlcow
This utility helps you manage and re-import the metadata databases in Spotlight.
Aperture, spotlight version RDF
by karlcow
(via)
This is pretty much what Spotlight does currently, except that it only works on the local file system. Just as with Apple's Spotlight, the crawled information can then be queried. But unlike Spotlight, it could be done using the much more powerful W3C standard SPARQL query language.
fseventer
by kasi77
(via)
Observes filesystem changes using the same underlying API as Spotlight.
Provides a graphical representation of the file activity.
Example use could be to determine what files are changed via software installation, preferences, etc.
Requires admin access & will only work on Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger".
