My Searches feature, Mozilla Thunderbird and Eudora support, improved performance...
New in v2.0: Completely redesigned interface and Deskbar for better usability, "significant" performance improvements (indexing speed, query speed, memory usage, and more), "My Searches" feature (lets you save your favorite queries for one-click reuse), simplified and streamlined installation process, support for wildcards in file searches, smart query correction, new advanced search fields, ; Release Notes - Last Updated: 05.24.06 Upgrade Meter:3
New in v1.7:
New toolbars for both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox that allow you to search your Outlook emails, Web history, music, and everything else (via Copernic Desktop Search) from your Web browser, completely redesigned deskbar category selection window for better usability, "pause indexing when running on battery power" option for laptop users; Release Notes - Last Updated: 08.01.05 Upgrade Meter:4
New in v1.5:
Search and indexing support for Mozilla Thunderbird e-mails, attachments, and contacts; Eudora e-mail search support and indexing of e-mails and attachments; smart indexing of network drives; full support for indexing network folders; intelligent detection of network connection availability;
improved metadata indexing for pictures, music, and videos; previewing of found pictures, music, videos, and contacts; ability to search within JPEG picture comments (using EXIF metadata); ability to search iTunes songs by artist, album, etc.; metadata indexing for QuickTime movies and OGG audio files; new information pane listing additional categories with matching results; one-click access to related results from other categories; buttons for instantly seeking highlighted search terms; filmstrip viewing mode for pictures; embedded player for audio and video files; new preview pane for contacts;
Release Notes - Last Updated: 04.05.05 Upgrade Meter:5
Pros: New and improved, easier-to-use interface in v2.0; lets you easily save searches for reuse; spelling correction feature and auto-completion of search terms; support for non-IE browsers and mail clients (Firefox, Netscape, Thunderbird, Eudora); capably searches network drives; extensive list of file types supported (including PDF support)
Cons: Once the product officially ships some of the features may only be available in paid version (pricing not yet determined for commercial version); preview pane doesn't display all files natively
