I cannot remember is it's been mentioned here (since i've joined anyway) but a program that I don't function without is Quicksilver:
http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/ It's a free program that is hard to describe. On a simple level, it is a application/file launcher, but it can do soooo much more than that. I do mainly use it to launch application and files. for example when I hit ctrl + spacebar, a little bezeled window pops up. I start typing a name of a file or application and they will launch. for example if I start typing Firefox, before I even get to the "r" the Firefox icon is showing and all I do is hit "enter" and it launches. Same thing for my documents: type "mod" (for Modern African History) and then enter and it finds and launches my class notes in MS Word. It works MUCH faster (for me) than Tigers Spotlight when launching applications or frequently used documents. I still use Spotlight to search for those obscure documents and files that I cannot remember what I named or where I placed it, but for everyday frequent use, Quicksilver is the best app on my mac. and i'm not explaining anywhere near the power that this thing can do, the more you get into it, the more you can set it to do, with just a few keystrokes. check it out. Rick | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be February 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
