So, a simple program was developed for Mac to search and navigate and open programs and files, called Quicksilver. Around a year ago a test was performed on this freeware, only brought to my attention recently. It began with the sentence: "seldom have I ever been so impressed with a freeware before..." As I started using Quicksilver I started wondering how on earth i ever got by without it! its genious. And so the article finished off with comments from various users and the mandatory "the same can be done just a simple on Windows..". "Oh well, so how can it be done?" I thought to myself, correcting myself with a "don´t be so prejudice about Windows" and looked at the instruction only to be surprised by... - what I already knew. Six steps towards opening Firefox "simply" using only a selected abbreviation in "Run". Problem is, you have to configure the abbreviation first. That´s not simple. I will however, not let this influence my next account with Windows. Hopefully it wont possibly pretend to be as simple as something else, when it involves finding paths, making files and storing something before you make use of it. I like spending most of my time on my work, not making shortcuts or finding paths. That is why I stick to my Mac. But I am sure it can be done on a Windows machine too..
link to article here.. click at the bottom for the link about windows..
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welcome to the intertubes! This is so last year :-) No, the year before! I even stopped using quicksilver, as spotlight is just as good as a launcher and for systemwide search.
Errrrh-- and, I just remembered you had a blog! :-)
hey! you havent used your blog in AGES have you? Or did you start another one?
And I still love my quicksilver.. hmpf! =)
Quicksilver is awsome! Really a good approach to humanistic computing! Humanized has also developped a "similar" tool called Enso which does pretty much the same. Give it a try!
Take care Miss Pia :D
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