Comments on: FARR – Launch Your Apps & Find Your Files Quickly [Windows] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sebastian http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-436961 sebastian Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:50:39 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-436961 I use Executor, SlickRun and FARR (this in portable version). I have more launchers than things to launch. But I have them mostly for tweaking and learning more tweaks. Also I'm a keyboard maniac and I can not imagine myself using my laptop without a launcher. It would be completely annoying. I use Executor, SlickRun and FARR (this in portable version). I have more launchers than things to launch. But I have them mostly for tweaking and learning more tweaks. Also I’m a keyboard maniac and I can not imagine myself using my laptop without a launcher. It would be completely annoying.

]]> By: FRED http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-393400 FRED Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:39:34 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-393400 Nah way to much work and mucking around, use Object Dock or Rocket Dock. You just move your mouse over to the edge of your screen area and a dock slides up with your apps and short cuts. Launching anything is a one click affair, to add new apps/shortcuts to the dock you just drag and drop it on the dock. Using something like FARR would be a step backwards. Nah way to much work and mucking around, use Object Dock or Rocket Dock. You just move your mouse over to the edge of your screen area and a dock slides up with your apps and short cuts.

Launching anything is a one click affair, to add new apps/shortcuts to the dock you just drag and drop it on the dock. Using something like FARR would be a step backwards.

]]> By: nod5 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-391321 nod5 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:45:30 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-391321 Nice review! It is worth mentioning that FARR has a very useful <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?board=12.0" rel="nofollow">forum section at Donationcoder</a>. I've been a FARR fanatic for quite some time but keep finding new cool ways to tweak it and speed up my searches all the time. The forum is great for help with that and for keeping up to date with new features. Nice review! It is worth mentioning that FARR has a very useful forum section at Donationcoder.

I’ve been a FARR fanatic for quite some time but keep finding new cool ways to tweak it and speed up my searches all the time. The forum is great for help with that and for keeping up to date with new features.

]]> By: Dan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-390947 Dan Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:18:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-390947 Does anyone know if this will work with bookmarks? If it does, I'd totally switch over, but Firefox bookmark support in Launchy would win me over without question. Does anyone know if this will work with bookmarks? If it does, I’d totally switch over, but Firefox bookmark support in Launchy would win me over without question.

]]> By: jollyrogue http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-390916 jollyrogue Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:38:56 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-390916 the search bar in the Win7 start menu is good enough.. Just hit windows key and type in what you want. the search bar in the Win7 start menu is good enough.. Just hit windows key and type in what you want.

]]> By: Jeff Schallenberg http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-390914 Jeff Schallenberg Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:58:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-390914 I dropped Launchy for KeyBreeze (http://www.keybreeze.com/). Besides being a fast and flexible program launcher, it does 2 things that FARR and Launchy don't do: - Text completion - when your name and your email are as long as mine are, it is great to be able to enter it with just 3 keystrokes :-) - sticky notes. If I enter "note" into the search window, KeyBreeze will pop up a new blank sticky note. I can set alarms, and all my notes pop onto the top screen level whenever I press the search hotkey (the semicolon by default). I think KeyBreeze would be worth your taking a look! - Jeff I dropped Launchy for KeyBreeze (http://www.keybreeze.com/).
Besides being a fast and flexible program launcher, it does 2 things that FARR and Launchy don’t do:

- Text completion – when your name and your email are as long as mine are, it is great to be able to enter it with just 3 keystrokes :-)

- sticky notes. If I enter “note” into the search window, KeyBreeze will pop up a new blank sticky note. I can set alarms, and all my notes pop onto the top screen level whenever I press the search hotkey (the semicolon by default).

I think KeyBreeze would be worth your taking a look!

- Jeff

]]> By: Syahid A http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-390899 Syahid A Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:24:05 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-390899 FARR is in my humble opinion, the best launcher that you can find on the Net. Absolute must have. FARR is in my humble opinion, the best launcher that you can find on the Net. Absolute must have.

]]> By: Nick http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-390757 Nick Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:56:37 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-390757 My favorite application! My favorite application!

]]> By: Simon SC http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-390748 Simon SC Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:44:07 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-390748 About the only reason I use FARR is the incredible speed and customisation options, but mostly the speed. It is also extremely smart with the search terms. frx will very likely serve up Firefox as the first link. And you also just have to press Enter if its the first result that you want. Great program, and has its place even with the slower less powerful Vista start menu About the only reason I use FARR is the incredible speed and customisation options, but mostly the speed. It is also extremely smart with the search terms. frx will very likely serve up Firefox as the first link. And you also just have to press Enter if its the first result that you want. Great program, and has its place even with the slower less powerful Vista start menu

]]> By: Yonathan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-your-apps-a-find-your-files-quickly-with-farr/#comment-390740 Yonathan Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:36:06 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=19664#comment-390740 I wonder what's the point in using an application launcher on Vista and Windows 7. I mean, what about the Start Menu search box? I wonder what’s the point in using an application launcher on Vista and Windows 7. I mean, what about the Start Menu search box?

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