I believe your hard drive is indexed by default. (Mine is, and I've read this is the case.)
In the Finder, choose 'Find...' from the file menu. In the find window, pull down the 'add criteria' menu, and select 'content'. This will give you a field in the search box to search for a term inside a file. No, this isn't very clear.
To make searching a little easier, choose 'Customize toolbar' from the View menu in the Finder, and drag the search icon into the top menu bar of the Customize Toolbar window. Now every finder window will have a link to the search box so you don't have to go way up to the File menu.
Column view doesn't show date. List view might be better for you.
Your trash and date observations are good changes for apple to make. Possibly there are third party hacks that provide what you want. I'll give a look. If you download iCal you can have it in the dock and it displays the date. Not really what you're looking for I know.
There is a third party hack that will give you something like the application menu from OS 9. I'll try to find it again. Although I don't find the arrows so tiny, and I like not having to move the mouse up to the application menu in order to see. But whatever. You may never come to like the dock. There are work arounds.
If you are running OS 9 in classic mode (if OS 9 is running inside OS X) than the classic icon will be in the dock. Otherwise it won't be.
(Do you know you can drag files onto dock icons to open them - whether the program is running or not. Also you can control click on the dock icons to get to frequently used commands. Skip to the next song in iTunes for instance.)
I never mind answering what I can. But also remember macosxhints. You can search all their posts. Lots of configuration help there.
And lastly, you're definitely not alone. It's a hard transition. I get lots of benefits that you don't, so my enthusiasm might not translate. Still, it should be way more stable. And there's lots of cool stuff under the surface, for what that's worth.
Keep asking...
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In the Finder, choose 'Find...' from the file menu. In the find window, pull down the 'add criteria' menu, and select 'content'. This will give you a field in the search box to search for a term inside a file. No, this isn't very clear.
To make searching a little easier, choose 'Customize toolbar' from the View menu in the Finder, and drag the search icon into the top menu bar of the Customize Toolbar window. Now every finder window will have a link to the search box so you don't have to go way up to the File menu.
Column view doesn't show date. List view might be better for you.
Your trash and date observations are good changes for apple to make. Possibly there are third party hacks that provide what you want. I'll give a look. If you download iCal you can have it in the dock and it displays the date. Not really what you're looking for I know.
There is a third party hack that will give you something like the application menu from OS 9. I'll try to find it again. Although I don't find the arrows so tiny, and I like not having to move the mouse up to the application menu in order to see. But whatever. You may never come to like the dock. There are work arounds.
If you are running OS 9 in classic mode (if OS 9 is running inside OS X) than the classic icon will be in the dock. Otherwise it won't be.
(Do you know you can drag files onto dock icons to open them - whether the program is running or not. Also you can control click on the dock icons to get to frequently used commands. Skip to the next song in iTunes for instance.)
I never mind answering what I can. But also remember macosxhints. You can search all their posts. Lots of configuration help there.
And lastly, you're definitely not alone. It's a hard transition. I get lots of benefits that you don't, so my enthusiasm might not translate. Still, it should be way more stable. And there's lots of cool stuff under the surface, for what that's worth.
Keep asking...
- jim 10-23-2002 2:00 am