Methods and systems for managing data

1. A method, comprising:

displaying, using one or more processing units, a command button within a menu bar, wherein the command button is available to a plurality of applications on a system;

receiving, using the one or more processing units, input activating the command button, wherein the input causes a text entry region to be displayed;

receiving, using the one or more processing units, an input into the text entry region, wherein the input corresponds to a search request;

processing, using the one or more processing units, the search request as the input is received by searching indexed content and metadata;

generating, using the one or more processing units, a set of search results, wherein the set of search results is categorized into a plurality of categories, wherein the set of search results is abbreviated to include a select number of the most relevant matches to the search request, and wherein the set of search results includes one or more applications;

displaying, using the one or more processing units, the set of search results in a search result region, wherein the displayed set of search results includes a show all command, and wherein activating the show all command causes a full set of search results to be displayed in a separate window; and

receiving, using the one or more processing units, a selection of an application, wherein the selection causes the application to be launched from the search result region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the application is launched, the search result region is removed.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein relevancy is determined based upon a scoring technique.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the set of search results includes a single top hit search result.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein searching the indexed content and metadata includes searching different types of indexed content and metadata from one or more files associated with a plurality of applications in a system.

6. A system, comprising:

one or more processors;

a computer-readable memory containing instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform operations, including:

displaying a command button within a menu bar, wherein the command button is available to a plurality of applications on a system;

receiving input activating the command button, wherein the input causes a text entry region to be displayed;

receiving an input into the text entry region, wherein the input corresponds to a search request;

processing the search request as the input is received by searching indexed content and metadata;

generating a set of search results, wherein the set of search results is categorized into a plurality of categories, wherein the set of search results is abbreviated to include a select number of the most relevant matches to the search request, and wherein the set of search results includes one or more applications;

displaying the set of search results in a search result region, wherein the displayed set of search results includes a show all command, and wherein activating the show all command causes a full set of search results to be displayed in a separate window; and

receiving a selection of an application, wherein the selection causes the application to be launched from the search result region.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein when the application is launched, the search result region is removed.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein relevancy is determined based upon a scoring technique.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein displaying the set of search results includes a single top hit search result.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein searching the indexed content and metadata includes searching different types of indexed content and metadata from one or more files associated with a plurality of applications in a system.

11. A computer-program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:

display a command button within a menu bar, wherein the command button is available to a plurality of applications on a system;

receive input activating the command button, wherein the input causes a text entry region to be displayed;

receive an input into the text entry region, wherein the input corresponds to a search request;

process the search request as the input is received by searching indexed content and metadata;

generate a set of search results, wherein the set of search results is categorized into a plurality of categories, wherein the set of search results is abbreviated to include a select number of the most relevant matches to the search request, and wherein the set of search results includes one or more applications;

display the set of search results in a search result region, wherein the displayed set of search results includes a show all command, and wherein activating the show all command causes a full set of search results to be displayed in a separate window; and

receive a selection of an application, wherein the selection causes the application to be launched from the search result region.

12. The computer-program product of claim 11 , wherein when the application is launched, the search result region is removed.

13. The computer-program product of claim 11 , wherein relevancy is determined based upon a scoring technique.

14. The computer-program product of claim 11 , wherein displaying the set of search results includes a single top hit search result.

15. The computer-program product of claim 11 , wherein searching the indexed content and metadata includes searching different types of indexed content and metadata from one or more files associated with a plurality of applications in a system.