Ramin Hossaini (blog)

Application: Launchy

After seeing someone using http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/ on a Mac, I knew I needed to do one of two things:

• Buy a Mac
• Get an alternative for Windows

I actually decided on the first - but the latter option will suffice for the time being.

How does it work? Press ALT-SPACE and type what you want to launch, press enter, done.

I've configured it by making an "applications" folder of my own which has shortcuts that I know I will use frequently: Command prompt, dreamweaver, firefox, etc. Next, I got launchy to index only that folder (not the start-menu or firefox bookmarks) - things become easier to find that way.

http://launchy.net/

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