diff --git a/AppDelegate.m b/AppDelegate.m
index 4df540e..653281b 100755
--- a/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/AppDelegate.m
@@ -553,7 +553,11 @@ bail:
         if(YES != self.bottomViewController.isFiltered)
         {
             //get row
-            row = [self.bottomViewController.tableItems indexOfObject:item];
+            @synchronized(self.bottomViewController.tableItems)
+            {
+                //get
+                row = [self.bottomViewController.tableItems indexOfObject:item];
+            }
         }
         //filtering
         // ->grab row from filtered item
@@ -627,7 +631,11 @@ bail:
         case DYLIBS_VIEW:
             
             //set table items
-            self.bottomViewController.tableItems = self.currentTask.dylibs;
+            @synchronized(self.bottomViewController.tableItems)
+            {
+                //set
+                self.bottomViewController.tableItems = self.currentTask.dylibs;
+            }
             
             //if there is none
             noItemsMsg = @"no dylibs found";
@@ -637,8 +645,12 @@ bail:
         //files
         case FILES_VIEW:
             
-            ///set table items
-            self.bottomViewController.tableItems = self.currentTask.files;
+            //set table items
+            @synchronized(self.bottomViewController.tableItems)
+            {
+                //set
+                self.bottomViewController.tableItems = self.currentTask.files;
+            }
             
             //if there is none
             noItemsMsg = @"no files found";
@@ -649,7 +661,11 @@ bail:
         case NETWORKING_VIEW:
             
             //set table items
-            self.bottomViewController.tableItems = self.currentTask.connections;
+            @synchronized(self.bottomViewController.tableItems)
+            {
+                //set
+                self.bottomViewController.tableItems = self.currentTask.connections;
+            }
             
             //if there is none
             noItemsMsg = @"no network connections found";
@@ -1435,7 +1451,11 @@ bail:
     self.noItemsLabel.hidden = YES;
     
     //unset existing items
-    self.bottomViewController.tableItems = nil;
+    @synchronized(self.bottomViewController.tableItems)
+    {
+        //unset
+        self.bottomViewController.tableItems = nil;
+    }
     
     //when in a background thread
     // ->perform UI stuff on main thread
@@ -1875,7 +1895,11 @@ bail:
             (0 == self.taskTableController.filteredItems.count) )
         {
             //unset bottom pane's items
-            self.bottomViewController.tableItems = nil;
+            @synchronized(self.bottomViewController.tableItems)
+            {
+                //unset
+                self.bottomViewController.tableItems = nil;
+            }
             
             //reset current task
             self.currentTask = nil;
diff --git a/Consts.h b/Consts.h
index a42b3ca..25a5b9b 100644
--- a/Consts.h
+++ b/Consts.h
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
 
 //TODO: change back
 //search wait time (from app's launch)
-#define SEARCH_WAIT_TIME 10
+#define SEARCH_WAIT_TIME 30
 
 //pls wait (search) message
 #define PLS_WAIT_MESSAGE @"completing (initial) task/dylib/file enumeration please wait"
diff --git a/Exception.m b/Exception.m
index 3f9bce2..ea54d0e 100755
--- a/Exception.m
+++ b/Exception.m
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void exceptionHandler(NSException *exception)
 	syslog(LOG_ERR, "OBJECTIVE-SEE ERROR: %s", [errMsg UTF8String]);
     
     //err msg
-    syslog(LOG_ERR, "OBJECTIVE-SEE ERROR: %s", [[[NSThread callStackSymbols] description] UTF8String]);
+    syslog(LOG_ERR, "OBJECTIVE-SEE ERROR: %s/%s", [[exception.callStackSymbols description] UTF8String], [[exception.callStackReturnAddresses description] UTF8String]);
     
     //try print any objective-c objects in exception's 'reason'
     displayObject(exception);
diff --git a/Filter.m b/Filter.m
index bf14012..a00a13d 100644
--- a/Filter.m
+++ b/Filter.m
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ NSString * const BINARY_KEYWORDS[] = {@"#apple", @"#nonapple", @"#signed", @"#un
 
 @implementation Filter
 
-//@synthesize fileFilters;
 @synthesize binaryFilters;
 
 //init
@@ -69,24 +68,28 @@ NSString * const BINARY_KEYWORDS[] = {@"#apple", @"#nonapple", @"#signed", @"#un
     //matching connections
     NSMutableArray* matchingConnections = nil;
     
-    //alloc array for matching tasks
+    //alloc for matching tasks
     matchingTasks = [NSMutableArray array];
     
-    //alloc array for matching dylibs
+    //alloc for matching dylibs
     matchingDylibs = [NSMutableArray array];
     
-    //alloc dictionary for matching files
+    //alloc for matching files
     matchingFiles = [NSMutableArray array];
     
-    //alloc dictionary for matching connections
+    //alloc for matching connections
     matchingConnections = [NSMutableArray array];
     
+
     //set flag
     isKeyword = [self isKeyword:filterText];
     
     //filter all tasks
     [self filterTasks:filterText items:items results:matchingTasks pane:PANE_SEARCH];
     
+    //add all to cumulative results
+    [results addObjectsFromArray:matchingTasks];
+    
     //iterate over all tasks
     // ->for each, filter their dylib, files, etc
     for(Task* task in items.allValues)
@@ -109,9 +112,28 @@ NSString * const BINARY_KEYWORDS[] = {@"#apple", @"#nonapple", @"#signed", @"#un
         [self filterFiles:filterText items:task.connections results:matchingConnections pane:PANE_SEARCH];
     }
     
-    //remove duplicate dylibs
-    [results setArray:[[[NSSet setWithArray:results] allObjects] mutableCopy]];
+    //remove dups dylibs
+    [matchingDylibs setArray:[[[NSSet setWithArray:matchingDylibs] allObjects] mutableCopy]];
     
+    //add to cumulative search results
+    [results addObjectsFromArray:matchingDylibs];
+    
+    //remove dups files
+    [matchingFiles setArray:[[[NSSet setWithArray:matchingFiles] allObjects] mutableCopy]];
+    
+    //add to cumulative search results
+    [results addObjectsFromArray:matchingFiles];
+    
+    //remove dups dylibs
+    [matchingConnections setArray:[[[NSSet setWithArray:matchingConnections] allObjects] mutableCopy]];
+    
+    //add to cumulative search results
+    [results addObjectsFromArray:matchingConnections];
+    
+
+    
+    
+
     //call back into search object to refresh it's UI and show results
     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
         
diff --git a/Items/Binary.m b/Items/Binary.m
index 9fbab4f..2ebfc5d 100644
--- a/Items/Binary.m
+++ b/Items/Binary.m
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@
         
         //determine if its on disk
         self.notFound = ![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:self.path];
-        
-        //grab attributes
-        //self.attributes = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] attributesOfItemAtPath:self.path error:nil];        
+    
     }
            
 //bail
@@ -303,6 +301,56 @@ bail:
     return prettyPrint;
 }
 
+//override method
+// ->hash
+-(NSUInteger)hash
+{
+    return [self.path hash];
+}
+
+//override method
+// ->equality check
+-(BOOL)isEqual:(id)object
+{
+    //flag
+    BOOL objEqual = NO;
+    
+    //check self
+    if(self == object)
+    {
+        //match
+        objEqual = YES;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+    //check for type
+    if(YES != [object isKindOfClass:[Binary class]])
+    {
+        //no match
+        objEqual = NO;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+    //do check
+    if(YES == [((Binary*)object).path isEqualToString:self.path])
+    {
+        //happy
+        objEqual = YES;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+//bail
+bail:
+    
+    return objEqual;
+}
+
 //convert object to JSON string
 -(NSString*)toJSON
 {
diff --git a/Items/Connection.m b/Items/Connection.m
index ae3c957..e3cffb7 100644
--- a/Items/Connection.m
+++ b/Items/Connection.m
@@ -275,6 +275,58 @@ bail:
     return;
 }
 
+//override method
+// ->hash
+-(NSUInteger)hash
+{
+    return [self.endpoints hash];
+}
+
+//override method
+// ->equality check
+-(BOOL)isEqual:(id)object
+{
+    //flag
+    BOOL objEqual = NO;
+    
+    //check self
+    if(self == object)
+    {
+        //match
+        objEqual = YES;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+    //check for type
+    if(YES != [object isKindOfClass:[Connection class]])
+    {
+        //no match
+        objEqual = NO;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+    //do check
+    if(YES == [((Connection*)object).endpoints isEqualToString:self.endpoints])
+    {
+        //happy
+        objEqual = YES;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+//bail
+bail:
+    
+    return objEqual;
+}
+
+
+
 //convert Connection object to a JSON string
 -(NSString*)toJSON
 {
diff --git a/Items/File.m b/Items/File.m
index 097f018..e1d07d6 100644
--- a/Items/File.m
+++ b/Items/File.m
@@ -92,6 +92,55 @@ bail:
     return;
 }
 
+//override method
+// ->hash
+-(NSUInteger)hash
+{
+    return [self.path hash];
+}
+
+//override method
+// ->equality check
+-(BOOL)isEqual:(id)object
+{
+    //flag
+    BOOL objEqual = NO;
+    
+    //check self
+    if(self == object)
+    {
+        //match
+        objEqual = YES;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+    //check for type
+    if(YES != [object isKindOfClass:[File class]])
+    {
+        //no match
+        objEqual = NO;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+    //do check
+    if(YES == [((File*)object).path isEqualToString:self.path])
+    {
+        //happy
+        objEqual = YES;
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
+//bail
+bail:
+    
+    return objEqual;
+}
 
 //convert object to JSON string
 -(NSString*)toJSON
diff --git a/SearchWindowController.m b/SearchWindowController.m
index 3eb839b..dfa6017 100644
--- a/SearchWindowController.m
+++ b/SearchWindowController.m
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@
     //reset search string
     [self.searchBox setStringValue:@""];
     
+    //hide 'searching' overlay
+    self.overlayView.hidden = YES;
+    
+    //hide activity indicator
+    self.activityIndicator.hidden = YES;
+    
+    //hide activity indicator label
+    self.activityIndicatorLabel.hidden = YES;
+    
     //grab current time
     currentTime = [NSDate timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate];
     
@@ -213,6 +222,17 @@
     //reload table
     [self.searchTable reloadData];
     
+    //when nothing was found
+    // ->display label with this fact
+    if(0 == self.searchResults.count)
+    {
+        //set msg
+        self.activityIndicatorLabel.stringValue = @"nothing found";
+        
+        //show
+        self.activityIndicatorLabel.hidden = NO;
+    }
+    
     return;
 }