The Mac Experience : QuickSilver
One of the first thing that I installed on my Mac was Quicksilver from Blacktree. I’ve heard so much about QuickSilver that I’ve actually downloaded it to my PC before my Mac even arrived. Once loaded, I can see what the fuss is all about. QuickSilver is essentially a launcher application. Its core strength is its ability to memorize and adapt to your frequently used applications and documents and lets you effortlessly launch by simply invoking it and typing a few keywords.
Once activated, QS presents you with a simple dialog. As you type a few letters of the application or document that you wish to run, it will automatically seek the closest match to what you are looking for and displays an icon of it. By default, the action that is associated with it is to Execute the application or Opening the document, but once you hit Tab, you can begin typing Action that you wish to perform. QS manages this by indexing all your applications and documents for faster response.
In the example above, I entered “Hatsu” and it automatically highlighted the file Hatsune Miku.jpg for me. As I hit the Tab button and begin typing the letters “Co”, QS defaults the action to Copy To. Finally, I complete it by typing “Pic” and it displays my Pictures folder. Once I hit Enter, it will copy the image to the Pictures folder. QS is highly extensible and there are many more advanced plugins that you can download to add more actions and features to it. QuickSilver is without a doubt very intuitive once you have mastered the basic idea. It combines the flexibility of Command Line Interfaces coupled with the usability of GUIs in a very unique package.
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