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May 15, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Featured Freeware: Launchy

by Seth Rosenblatt
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Just a simple hotkey combo away, Launchy is a handy tool that lets you open nearly any program, file, folder, or Web site on your system with just a few keystrokes.

Enter the first few letters of a file or program, and Launchy's small, skinnable interface automatically displays the rest of the name. You simply press Enter to open or launch it. If the displayed name isn't the item you want, a few seconds later the tool displays a drop-down list with other likely candidates from which you can choose. Configuring Launchy is as easy as using the tool itself, and it can be directed to look only at specific directories if need be. Easy to master, it performed without a hitch in all Download.com tests, and could easily replace the Start menu or Windows Explorer--as long as you know the name of what you're looking for. Recommended for all.

Seth peers into the deep, dark corners of software so that you don't have to. He has yet to suffer a single nightmare about OS/2. You can follow him on Twitter.
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by yoho_125 May 15, 2008 1:30 AM PDT
Launch rules!
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by K_REY_C May 15, 2008 7:29 AM PDT
Pretty much can't imagine living without this tool after using it for just under a month.
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by tashfeen_m May 15, 2008 2:31 PM PDT
I agree Launchy is cool, but I'm too lazy to even hit a keyboard combination and then type something... =) If you're as lazy as I am (even sometimes), you might want to check out RocketDock instead (here's my take: http://techqi.blogspot.com/2008/03/really-useful-stuff-rocketdock.html).
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by pampz May 20, 2008 9:51 PM PDT
you gotta try this.
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