Deskbar Applet & Tracker on Ubuntu
I've been using the Gutsy Gibbon on my desktop for just over a week now. I pretty much settled into using it straight after the upgrade fresh install from Feisty. So far I've experienced no real problems with it whatsoever.
During the past week I've managed to have a play with most of Ubuntu's new features. The one that has really stood out and impressed me the most has been the integrated desktop search provided by Deskbar Applet and Tracker.
Desktop search has evaded me for a while now. I've tried Beagle before but I wasn't overly keen on it, I much prefer Tracker. It's faster, more elegant and less intrusive. Also, it doesn't seem to grind on my hard drive — Beagle made my drives sound like they were shredding themselves when it was indexing my data.
Anyhow, I've been using the Deskbar Applet and Tracker Search tools more and more over the last few days. I have to say, they work really well together and I'm beginning to wonder how I managed without them. The only feature that I can think of that would make them better would be an integrated "Find & Replace" tool.
A screenshot of Deskbar Applet in action:
A screenshot of Tracker Search in action:
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