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Steve Jobs, CEO of Macintosh, revealed a new file search technology for the upcoming update of Mac's operating system. The search feature, called Spotlight, will allow Mac users to search for files, words, concepts and documents they have stored on their hard drive. Spotlight is based on the search technology used by iTunes.

In an article that appeared in the International Herald Tribune, via the New York Times, Steve Jobs is quoted as saying, "Search is a problem for every personal computer company. It's easier to find a document in a million pages on the Web using Google than it is to find a document on your hard drive."

The operating system upgrade, called Tiger, will be the first to feature a fully functional desktop search utility. Microsoft's next OS, project name Longhorn, is also expected to feature improved file indexing and search abilities. However, Longhorn is not expected to be ready until 2006. Tiger will be available in the first part of 2005.

Jobs made note of this while taking jabs at Microsoft, stating, "We think we are years ahead of Longhorn. The other guys have been talking about it, and we're doing it."

Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest search news.