Launchy for Windows is the program that helps me save 10 minutes every single day. I use it to launch programs and to pull up folders on our network. The best part: it’s free (and open source!). Now is a great time to try this program as they just released version 2.0 with tons of improvements.
Quicksilver for OS X is the Mac equivalent and is just as good and available for free.
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I’ve been using Quicksilver ever since I bought a Mac and it has been a godsend. Thanks for reminding me about Launchy though!
I just installed Quicksilver the other day. I hooked it up to a “double tap on the Shift key” and it’s working great.
I like the idea of using a double tap on the shift key to invoke Quicksilver, that way I could use ⌘Space to select a column in Excel. The only problem is that I’m too lazy to find another HotKey for Quicksilver that won’t interfere with shortcuts reserved for OS X. Too bad that it isn’t possible to disable the HotKey option.