DTSearch and Archivarius again

Posted by Ike Washington
Jan 4, 2007 at 10:08 AM

My New Year’s resolution is to stick with software which works for me. So, Graham, thanks for the tip to Woody’s Search engine guide, but I think I’ll be giving it a miss and sticking with DTSearch.

Which isn’t to say that X1 and Copernic do a bad job. Both are much better than nothing ie the dismal search functions you get out of the XP box. And, since both are free, both are great value for money.

However, they both lack features which I find important.

Neither provide info about a file’s contents in the results pane. Many of my files have non-descriptive titles. It’s a nuisance to have to click on each one to see what it’s about.

And neither sort according to relevancy. Once I’ve narrowed my search down to a bunch of files, I want to know how they measure up against each other.

DT Search’s indexer saves on cpu wear by only running at scheduled times.

Jack, I don’t think DTSearch’s UI is at all bad. In terms of usability, it’s excellent, I think. And it’s pretty easy to customise the fonts used, the highlight colors etc.

What I’ve become accustomed to, I suppose.