Organizing with PSE9 Organizer

Hi All,
Does anybody know how to sort/organize photos by date (I want chronological order instead of most recent first) or by file type (I want to sort JPEG from RAW).
Gimme back my Bridge.
Many thanks in advance!!

Sorting by date: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ElementsOrganizer/8.0/Win/Using/WSBEFCDEE4-D7E4-42ee-A458-B03E 4B55F71E_WIN.html
Find by file type: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ElementsOrganizer/8.0/Win/Using/WS63916FDA-F68F-486e-A1F4-FB09 3C558322_WIN.html
If you liked Bridge, then you need a mental shift to use Organizer, because Organizer is NOT a file browser. Do not think it is a file browser, or that you can use it as a file browser, because with those thoughts, Organizer is useless. If you insist on using Organizer like you used Bridge, as simply another way to view files and folders, then you are heading down the wrong path.
Organizer is a database, it offers you superior tools to file names and folder names/locations; specifically I am referring to tags, captions and notes. If you use those tools, Organizer will allow you to find photos quickly and operate smoothly.

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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:24:26 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Time stamp in PSE9 organizer messed up?
Hi,
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