Comments on: Quicksilver Tutorials http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/quicksilver_tutorials/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MacGeek http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/quicksilver_tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-9695 MacGeek Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:00:22 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1283#comment-9695 Well, almost. I can start any application with just two strokes: F13 + first letter of app. QS is smart enough to even remember what the last app I referenced with that key, so if I want to run it again, I don't even have to type the letter; just F13 (or whatever I've assigned to bring up QS) and it's selected. If I want to run a different app (or open a file or song or whatever) with the same letter, I type the letter, wait half a second and I get a handy drop down. Scroll down, pick the item and hit enter. My hands have never left the keyboard. Someday Windows stuff might catch up... Well, almost.

I can start any application with just two strokes: F13 + first letter of app. QS is smart enough to even remember what the last app I referenced with that key, so if I want to run it again, I don’t even have to type the letter; just F13 (or whatever I’ve assigned to bring up QS) and it’s selected.

If I want to run a different app (or open a file or song or whatever) with the same letter, I type the letter, wait half a second and I get a handy drop down. Scroll down, pick the item and hit enter. My hands have never left the keyboard.

Someday Windows stuff might catch up…

]]> By: cliche http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/quicksilver_tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-9694 cliche Fri, 25 Feb 2005 05:13:55 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1283#comment-9694 OMG. A mac app that's inferior to a windows freeware! Try Bayden Slickrun on Windows. Click or alt-tab it, write first letter (or two), and it launches that app. Since two letters = 676 different combinations, you'll probably never have to write more than 2 letters. Lets say you want to check weather: You just type 'w' (or if you have another app starting with w, type 'we') and it'll give you another little window. Type your city or zip and it'll fire up your designated browser and launch the site. OMG. A mac app that’s inferior to a windows freeware! Try Bayden Slickrun on Windows. Click or alt-tab it, write first letter (or two), and it launches that app. Since two letters = 676 different combinations, you’ll probably never have to write more than 2 letters.

Lets say you want to check weather: You just type ‘w’ (or if you have another app starting with w, type ‘we’) and it’ll give you another little window. Type your city or zip and it’ll fire up your designated browser and launch the site.

]]> By: MacGeek http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/quicksilver_tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-9693 MacGeek Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:43:14 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1283#comment-9693 Quicksilver is priceless. I can start ANY application with just about three or four keys: F13 (which I've mapped to call QS) and then two or three letters of the App name + return. My dock has just the bare essentials, the most common apps I run and that's it. Quicksilver is priceless. I can start ANY application with just about three or four keys: F13 (which I’ve mapped to call QS) and then two or three letters of the App name + return.

My dock has just the bare essentials, the most common apps I run and that’s it.

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