Lion - finding recently modified files

Lion's removed the 'recently modified files' from the sidebar in finder. How, in the new Lion world, does one find files that have been recently created, for example in Fireworks/whatever?
The online help is useless, but as the user interface isn't much help, I now need to find out.
BTW searching for a file using spotlight was the only way I managed to find the file - I want the "new" "improved" way of doing something that's always been there. Oh, opening the enclosing folder shoots me to a different screen when using mis-control.
What a mess.

Click on the Desktop
Do CMND + Click (this opens Spotlight)
Search for a full stop (.)
When files appear, select the "Last Opened" column.
This lists files even without a . in their names. It seems to include OS files that were opened directly by the user (eg., text files) but no matter.

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Challenge
I'm trying to build a script that finds directories and gzips each individually, but only if they've been modified within the last, say, 7 days.
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Hello,
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'11 Sep 2014 FNL
Dim dDate, dDate_, sFile, sFile_
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This ALWAYS comes up, even if I run it immediately after running it and haven't done anything else on the computer in between.
I created another user and did not have the same problems I was having at the time with some programs, although I haven't used it that much to be able to really compare. The home folder permissions repair in Onyx comes out the same in that user, though.
Here are my results from your diagnostic terminal commands:
Last login: Wed Dec 26 09:36:47 on console
Maggies-MacBook-Air:~ maggieair$ kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/ {print $6 $7}'
com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt(0.0.68)
com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver(1.0.0)
com.protech.NoSleep(1.3.1)
com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect(7.0
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor(7.0
com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook(7.0
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge(7.0
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic(7.0
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Password:
com.parallels.vm.prl_naptd
org.x.privileged_startx
org.postfix.master
org.ntp.ntpd
org.cups.cupsd
com.vix.cron
com.sharpcast.xfsmond
com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
com.adobe.fpsaud
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org.x.startx
org.openbsd.ssh-agent
com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy
com.parallels.DesktopControlAgent
com.parallels.desktop.client.launch
com.maintain.CocktailSystemEvents
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RCFaxAB.bundle
/Library/Components:
/Library/Extensions:
/Library/Frameworks:
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AquaticPrime.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
HPSmartPrint.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
PluginManager.framework
RIM_VSP.framework
RimBlackBerryUSB.framework
iTunesLibrary.framework
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/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
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com.maintain.CocktailPurgeInactiveMemory.plist
com.maintain.CocktailSystemEvents.plist
com.parallels.DesktopControlAgent.plist
com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist
com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist
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com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
com.apple.remotepairtool.plist
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist
com.sharpcast.xfsmond.plist
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Flash Player.prefPane
JavaControlPanel.prefpane
NoSleep.prefPane
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com.bresink.system.securityagent3
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
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ParallelsQL.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
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AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
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MTL.osax
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AScrEd • Open Dictionary of Frontmost Application.workflow
AScrEd • Open with AppleScript Editor.workflow
Audio • Encode to iTunes Format.workflow
Browse Movie Library.workflow
Browse Photo Library.workflow
Browse iTunes Library.workflow
Disk Item • Rename Selected Items.workflow
Disk Item • Set Spotlight Comments.workflow
Image • Add Metadata to JPEGs.workflow
Image • Change File Type.workflow
Image • Import into iPhoto.workflow
Image • Print Image Files.workflow
Image • Rotate Clockwise.workflow
Image • Rotate Counter-Clockwise.workflow
Launch Terminal.workflow
PDF • Encrypt File.workflow
PDF • Set Metadata.workflow
Terminal • Get Manual for Command.workflow
Terminal • Insert Current Finder Directory.workflow
Terminal • Insert Selected Finder Items.workflow
UNIX • Apply Command to Selected Items.workflow
UNIX • New Terminal Window to Insertion Location.workflow
iPhoto • Spotlight Search for Detected People.workflow
/Library/StartupItems:
Cocktail
/etc/mach_init.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_login_session.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_user.d:
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
.DS_Store
SkypeABDialer.bundle
SkypeABSMS.bundle
Library/Fonts:
Library/Input Methods:
.localized
Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
WebEx64.plugin
Library/Keyboard Layouts:
Library/LaunchAgents:
com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.7D3946E8-ADA6-4982-87CA-565 69B042BAC.plist
com.apple.FolderActions.enabled.plist
com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist
Library/Mail/Bundles:
Library/PreferencePanes:
.DS_Store
Archives.prefPane
Library/Services:
.DS_Store
GraphicConverter.service
Sync with MacDropAny.workflow
Maggies-MacBook-Air:~ maggieair$ osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get the name of every login item'
NoSleep, iTunesHelper, Caffeine, Dropbox
Maggies-MacBook-Air:~ maggieair$
I have removed NoSleep, Caffeine, itunesHelper and Dropbox from login items before and didn't notice any difference, so I put them back. Some of these I know I don't want, like rim/blackberry, adobe AIR. Skype has never worked consistently on this computer. I don't use most of these Services, and I know I had trouble with some that were not compatible with Lion before. I am not using Parallels much now, have been thinking about taking it off as it uses a chunk of my SSD. But I don't feel confident about getting rid of .frameworks etc safely.
I am glad to remove anything I don't use if I know how to do it safely. I am willing to remove anything I do use if it's necessary, but obviously would prefer to find a way to keep things that I find helpful.
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