Using google for searches is a temporary solution, at best. Among the things Google
won't do when used to search TFP are: sort results by most recently posted, find posts by user, find threads by user, search specific forums, search within a specific date range of posts...the list goes on.
As a temporary solution, it's alright, but it's far from preferable as a more permanent method of searching.
As for the rebuilding of the search database...it's going to take awhile. It uses a lot of resources to do it, so it can only be done during low-traffic periods. Just as an example, after about 6 or 8 hours of letting the database work on rebuilding....it was 3% done. Patience is key.
I also see comments every now and then about how our policy of "search before you post" is unfair due to the broken search database. Sometimes I even see comments that suggest the policy be changed. Regarding this, I'd like to direct you to <a href="http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=105692#1">this post</a>:
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NOTE: Due to the recent upgrade, the search databases need to be rebuilt. While we will obviously be extremely leniant due to this, please at least attempt a search before creating a new thread. Limited results do not mean no results.
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The number of threads closed since the upgrade due to other threads already existing has been almost none. And the ones that have been closed and linked to older threads were not closed with any negativity towards the thread starter. We're aware the search doesn't work and we do keep that in mind when we see duplicate threads right now.