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The following excerpt from Introduction to Search with Sphinx shows you how to build Sphinx without installing a binary packages.Binary packages aren't always an option. They might not be availabl...
The connection between search engine optimization (SEO) and Google's just-launched ebook outlet isn't all that obvious, but here's why it matters.
Let's use O'Reilly's title "Cooking for Geeks" as ...
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In this week's companion article on the Radar blog, I discuss a feature of the elmcity service that enables curators to find web pages that mention recurring events. The elmcity serv...
I was asked an interesting question on my blog. "Is it possible to use AQS to find files that have been modified in the last 10 minutes?"
The answer is Yes. You can go down to minute granul...
A very useful feature of the iPhone is its global search function Spotlight. The excerpt below from iPhone: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition gives some pointers on how to use it effectively.Man, you...
The final ribbon of standard interface chrome is the seek-and-you-shall-find search bar. If your app manages or accesses big collections of info, your audience will clamor for a way to search it. The ...
The following is an excerpt from Using SQLite. Below the author gives the best ways to utilize the Full-Text Search Module with SQLite.SQLite includes a Full-Text Search (FTS) engine. The current vers...
In a previous Answers post I covered using Advanced Query Syntax to search folders in Windows 7. There is also another method to enter search syntax in Windows 7. Natural Language allows you to enter ...
It is not always the case that when you are looking for files on you machine that you know their name. Sometimes you need to search for other conditions, for example files over a certain size or files...
If Windows Search is an important part of your daily workflow, you might be interested to know that there have been some enhancements since Vista. This excerpt from Tulloch, Northrup, & Honeycutt's ...
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