Quicksilver for OS X
Here’s one for the keyboard shortcut lovers out there. When I moved back to the Mac 18 months ago the only thing I really missed was Launchy. I’d always been aware that Launchy was known to be inspired by Spotlight on the Mac, yet when I finally got to use Spotlight I found myself wanting Launchy back as Spotlight just doesn’t do enough. It’s fine to quickly find a file, email or contact but doesn’t have the contextual actions that Launchy did.
Well, even better, Quicksilver on OS X improves massively on Spotlight and, after a few months usage, I’d say is even better than Launchy too. This is one OS modification that I think everyone with a liking for keyboard access should use. Initially it feels a little bit of an effort but once you’ve persevered a short while you’ll never look back. Open the last document an app opened, find a contact and start a blank email, add something to your calendar, etc. It’s all merely a few key presses away. Once you’ve downloaded Quicksilver and tried the basics, there are a few tutorials out there but here’s a good one to get started.
