30th October 2000
When I first made the leap to Windows Millennium Edition, I was annoyed by some of the (admittedly minor) changes. This caused me to return to the 98 SE operating system. Then, I gave Windows 2000 a spin. The performance gains have been so obvious that I've learned to live with the (similar) shell annoyances. One of which being the new integrated Search feature (which replaced the Find applet in the 9x series). I've always disliked the instant Explorer integration. I used to scour certain folders for content, but found no ability to save those searches in ME/2k. Ugh! To work around this oversight, I've taken to making folder shortcuts. Once created, I can right-click on the designated icon and select 'Search.' Since the AutoComplete feature is integrated with the new Search tool, my 'fact finding' missions aren't a total bust. I guess you gotta take the good with the bad, eh?