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Quicksilver for Mac
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Best control interface ever!. Quicksilver defines the way I use my Mac. I use it to launch applications and scripts, open files, switch network locations, send emails, control iTunes, and far more, all with no conscious effort, and in a fraction of a second.Latest version: now found at qsapp.com (at github choose the "package" download) or at blacktree.com.10.6 Stability problems: due to old plug-ins, I think—go to ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/PlugIns and try removing some before launching QS. Can re-add them one by one, see what crashes QS. For me, it was AirPort Module.Sluggish? I think this is entirely due to the number of items in the catalogue database. If you have upwards of 100,000 items, searching it will be slow on slower machines! This was certainly my problem on my old Mac. Reducing number of files being scanned (e.g. omit Library folders!) made QS snappy again. Pros: super-powerful interface to control your computersuper-fast way to control and open filesbeautiful Cons: learning curvestability issues on Snow Leopard with certain plug-ins
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Quicksilver, Sluggish and Out of Date. The current version works fine on OSX Snowleopard (10.6.5). Quicksilver used to be essential for me in using my Mac. Now it has become a reflex to invoke the QS bezel and launch apps or calculate numbers. But Quicksilver is less quick than it used to be. Sometimes when I launch multiple apps at once it misses an app or two. Everyday processes on my Mac can cause delay in responsiveness and I find myself often waiting for the bezel to appear after invoking it. There are many more things you can do with QS other than launching apps but you have to take the time to learn what it can do.Overall it's a great launcher that stays out of the way until you need it. But if you aren't already dependent on it, I'd suggest skipping this app. Unless the code is updated and optimized to be more responsive, and now that it's open source and hasn't been updated since Nov. 2009 I don't see that happening, it's not worth using anymore. Pros: Convenient, easy to use, stays out of the way. Cons: Sluggish, learning curve.
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Problems with Snow Leopard OS. First of all, I love QuickSilver. But I have just loaded the new Snow Leopard OS onto my iMac and QuickSilver no longer works. Can live without QS, and it is probably more a reflection on Snow Leopard than QS, but it is a shame. Have read that some people have been able to get QuickSilver working after installing Snow Leoard however the Quicksilver preferences page will not work, which, by all accounts, is quite annoying.