Application Launchers

[Bluemercury]

Does anyone use them, i've been using launchy for some time....which ones do you guys use?

[ashort]

I've installed Quicksilver on the Mac, when I remember it is there, it's terrific.

For my XP Laptop, I use Punk Software's Rocketdock.  It is very "OSX Dock".  People see it and say "Are you running Mac software on that Thinkpad?"  

:-D

[Bluemercury]

Yeah, quicksilver gets many positive notes from users....

[iMav]

For my most-used applications, I typically have them in the Dock in OS X or as a shortcut in the top panel under Linux/GNOME.  

Additionally, under OS X, I have the Applications folder pinned to the right portion of the dock and have it set to "View Contents as List".  This gives me a sort of poor man's "start menu" when I left clock on it.  Works quite well.

[Bluemercury]

Launchy's now has some interesting options, i can say compose gmail emails, by typing, something like, emailname/adresssubjectmessage....it works really well. you can also use some windows command line applications....

[xsphat]

I used Quicksilver until I got Leopard because now Spotlight is fast (now for the first time) and just as good.

[ashort]

Also on the Mac, AppMenuBoy.  Right click it in the dock for a popup menu of your entire Applications folder.  Nice for those seldom used apps when you can't think of the name.

[iMav]

Also on the Mac, AppMenuBoy.  Right click it in the dock for a popup menu of your entire Applications folder.  Nice for those seldom used apps when you can't think of the name.

Or, as I mentioned above, just link your application folder in the dock, set it to list mode, and you've got the same functionality without a 3rd party app.

[ashort]

Or, as I mentioned above, just link your application folder in the dock, set it to list mode, and you've got the same functionality without a 3rd party app.

iMav, you're my hero.

[bhtooefr]

iMav, you're my hero.

I figured that one out a while back, and I'm an OS X n00b. (I also have Documents, Downloads, and Opera's Temporary Downloads directories in there, set up the same way. )

[graywolf]

And, Windows has it own "Quick Launch". I actually have XP Pro setup very much like I used to set up my Desktop in Slackware, with the Taskbar along the right edge of the screen and nothing on the Desktop (plain gray) except my current project(s). The Quick Launch Taskbar has the programs I use several times a day on it. The Start Menu has the less frequently used items pinned to it. Seldom used stuff is buried in the All Programs submenu. All the Garbauge (sic) is long gone. It is almost like it is not Windows; Windows Destop not normally being an efficient workspace. Now, if only my physical desktop was as clean as my virtual desktop is.

[itlnstln]

I do something similar with my XP desktop.  I create a Desktop toolbar, drag it off the taskbar up to the top of the screen, remove the desktop icons, and set both the taskbar and the toolbar to autohide, and I have an empty desktop.

[lowpoly]

I use the free version of Object Dock (PC/XP).

[graywolf]

I do something similar with my XP desktop.  I create a Desktop toolbar, drag it off the taskbar up to the top of the screen, remove the desktop icons, and set both the taskbar and the toolbar to autohide, and I have an empty desktop.

Yeh, I could do that, and did in the past, but I decided I liked it better with the taskbar there, but I unclicked "Aways on top" so I can use the full sreen when I want to. I also moved my  Recycle bin from the desk top, it is now in the Start Menu, I used to have it gone, but I occasionally made really stupid mistakes (Funny, I don't remember doing that when I was younger ), so I put it back in. The only problem with all the customizing of Windows XP Pro is that you have to redo all that stuff when you reinstall it.