Real World Computing

Why do we need a better one? Are you kidding... Hands up anyone who believes that you can successfully locate files using the Microsoft Search tool, every time without problems... Hands up anyone who believes that the amount of time it takes the Microsoft Search tool to locate a file is acceptable. I'm sure nobody has their hands up. Why are we all raving about Google Desktop? If you haven't checked out Google Desktop - Enterprise Edition , you should make the effort and download it. It's free and it is very very good. This little tool indexes every file on your computer, your instant messages and your email. It even does Lotus Notes and Gmail. There are also lots of add-ons available for free, or at low cost. This tool will change the way you think about Microsoft Built-in Windows search tool. Google desktop is so good that you can locate deleted and changed documents and look at their cached contents. Google desktop can do some really cool network things, includi...

One of the things we learnt on the bootcamp was how to set up cleanup jobs on the Domino server. Yes... I know I should have known how to do this before, but for some reason I didn't - possibly not having done a full blown admin course since R4 has something to do with it. Cleanup Jobs Explained UPDALL :Updates the Full Text Indexes on your databases. This should run nightly. UPDALL -R : Same as Updall, but rebuilds the indexes. This job should be run weekly or less. COMPACT -B :This version of Compact (note the B is case sensitive) will actually recover space on your domino server. Leave the B off, and you don't recover any space. This should be run weekly or less freqently. FIXUP : This repairs damaged databases. This should be run weekly. How to make these Jobs Start Automatically at Specific Times Since you want these jobs to run without interfering with eachother, and preferably away from the backup job, you should adjust your times accordingly. Open your Server's Ad...