Namely for Mac

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• vs. Spotlight on Loep.

  lwb52November 20, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Leoqp. has much improved the speed of Spotl., but Namely finds ONLY apps, so is fast, and LEARNS, so is that much faster for commonly used apps. Butler is very good, but doesn't always find what I want - Namely always does.

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• Indispensible

  steensbyMarch 3, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Such a simple little thing and yet I could not live without it! Absolutely second nature to me now. Spotlight by comparison is slow and cumbersome. When helping friends with their computers, I find myself really groping for it if it's not installed. I've configured it to activate on control-space which for me is a quick and easy key combination to find.

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• Instantly helpful and addictive

  levinedrDecember 18, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is one of those little programs that one day is not a thought in your brain and the next day is an indespensible tool that seems to have always been part of your computer experience. Hitting option + esc now is completely second nature to me and I find myself using this far more often than spotlight which has been relegated to finding hidden files and folders that I only remember a word or two from. Thanks to the author!

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• awesome

  alex31_dotmacNovember 23, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />love this.

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• Excellent

  Shark Attack DesignNovember 23, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Just a day or two after reporting that Namely's new algorithm wasn't finding everything I needed it to, the new version comes out and seems to work flawlessly, just like the earlier versions did. So now it's as functional as it used to be, plus it has the enhanced look of the new version. Another nice touch is the removal of the red 'close' button that the old version had in the top left corner of Namely's dialogue window; clicking on this button would quit Namely rather than closing the window, which I always thought was rather counter intuitive. Glad to see that it's gone. This app is now back to being the way is used to be --pretty much perfect. Well done Amar Sagoo!

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• Fixed!!!

  PQXYZ33November 22, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />The problem with some apps not showing up has been fixed in version 2.0.2, just released on the author's website. Fine little app. Works as it should, now. -Don-

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• Buggier than previous

  Shark Attack DesignNovember 21, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've been using Namely for a couple of years now; can't do without it. I even carry a copy around on disk in case I need to use somebody else's machine, I rely on it so much. And the new version is prettier than the last (not that looks are too important in a lean piece of functionality like this. But that's the problem. The functionality has dropped off. I'm finding exactly the same problem as the previous poster (who's name, now that I'm in 'leave feedback' mode, I can't see, so apologies for the vagueness). When I first installed the new Namely I ran a few tests.. no problems. iChat? No problem. Safari? Bing, there it is. Bookdog... hmm. No show. I know it's there, I can see it in the apps folder, sitting inside its own subfolder (ie. applications &gt; Bookdog &gt; Bookdog.app). But Namely won't find it. I've not yet run across other apps that it won't 'see' but if there's one then presumably there'll be more. I still love Namely, and as soon as this glitch in its algorithm gets ironed out it'll be top of the heap again. But it only does one thing, so it has to do it perfectly or it's no good. I'm looking for an update soon, but until then I think I'll go back to the previous version, which wasn't as visually fancy but which found every app I wanted, instantly.

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• Works--sort of...

  PQXYZ33November 20, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is a good idea and a promising app--but in my case, however, it fails to find apps in the very same folder where it finds other apps. There is nothing I have been able to do to make it find, for example, any of the following apps (and this is not an exhaustive list): GyazMail iCab iChat Opera ...yet it finds the other five apps in that very same folder. Even moving those from their Internet subfolder under the Applications folder directly into the main Applications folder itself, then rebuilding the Applications List doesn't solve the problem. And yes, I have tried closing the app, deleting the the prefs file, reopening the app, then rebuilding the "Applications List." -Don-

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• Spotlight is slow...

  MacSince88November 19, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Namely is the PERFECT companion to Spotlight. Spotlight is great for finding documents but if all you need is to launch an application, Namely beats it hands down. It finds applications VERY fast without the the overkill of Quicksilver, LaunchBar, and Butler. This is a well tuned product and it's free.

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• Awesome Update

  Karsen24November 19, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Namely 2 is great. It's a beatifully simple application that makes life so much easier. Thanks. I agree with others in that the option to disable the dock icon would be a nice addition.

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