[GTALUG] desktop search in GNOME

I've been using GNOME for a long time and am used to it, but the desktop search functionality is pretty limited. In my current installation it doesn't seem like tracker is integrated into the "windows" key search -- but from what I read it's supposed to be. I'm about to get a new computer and am planning to do an incremental migration where I try to fix some of hte problems in my current setup. I wondered -- does anyone have tips for getting search set up in an effective way? Thanks so much as usual, Matt