Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Freeware, Search
One of the features I’ve always liked about Vista was the Start Menu’s search box. I heard a lot of complaints about the missing run command, but who cares? Win + R still works.
Besides, once you download and install Start++ the search box will be kicking so much ass you won’t believe it.
Start++ adds a number of handy functions. For a begin, you can set up custom keywords to perform search operations. By default it will recognize g (Google), y (Yahoo!), l (Live Search) w (Wikipedia), and imdb (’nuf said).
Type g[space] your search text, and Start++ will display results right in the begin menu. You’re even able to switch views between web, news, blog, and image seamlessly. Text and links can be highlighted and copied with ctrl + c, though right clicking does not work.
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