Again: I love Launchy

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Nearly a year ago I stumbled upon a post on lifehacker about Launchy. I downloaded, installed and used the tool - and I had to blog about it.

Now for everybody who does not know it until know: I love Launchy! It is THE tool that improved my whole using-a-PC-experience to most in the last year (next to using Google Reader).

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Launchy creates an search index of all the shortcuts on your PC so you can start any application by pressing ALT+Space and entering a part of its name. It is also possible to open web bookmarks and do calculations. You may even extend its functionality with plugins.

It increases the speed of working with Windows a lot because you do not have to get your hands of the keyboard just to open an application.

One Response to “Again: I love Launchy”

  1. tOMPSON’s blog » Blog Archive » Putty plugin for Launchy Says:

    [...] I stated out again yesterday my favorite program is Launchy. Because one of the other programs I use the most is Putty I created a workaround that allows me to [...]

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