Launchy is another useful software for Windows. Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Once Launchy has been started, it hides in the background. You bring it forward by holding the alt key and tapping the space key. You then type in a few keys of the program you are searching for and hit enter once it has been found. You can also make Launchy dissappear again by hitting escape or alt+space.
Launcy has some tips and tricks too, acording to its website:
Search Google
Type in google, then tab, then your search query and press enter
Check the Weather
Type in Weather, then tab, then your zip code or city,state and press enter
Search other sites
Other sites you can search include wikipedia, msn, yahoo, amazon, netflix, imdb, and more.
Browse your computer
Type in c:, then tab, then a folder or file, hit tab, and continue
The Launchy Calculator
Did you know that Launchy has a built in calculator? Type in some algebra and see what happens!
Index your Bookmarks & Folders
Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Favorites
File Type: .url
Index your Music
Directory: My Documents
File Types: .mp3 .aac .ogg
Index your Pictures
Directory: My Documents
File Types: .jpg .gif .bmp
Index your Documents
Directory: My Documents
File Types: .doc .pdf .xls .ppt
Index custom Commands
Directory: Your Custom Folder
File Types: .exe .bat .lnk
And more..
Please see the readme file for more tips and tricks with Launchy!
Launchy is a goodlooking, freeware and very useful software. I use it every day of my geek life, I love it and I say that you should download and try it.
Go and download it, love it, share it!