Minor Productivity Tips with QuickSilver
I love QuickSilver on my mac. When I have to get a new mac, Quicksilver will be the first application I install. I know there are a TON of sites that have great Quicksilver tips and tricks, but I wanted to take a few minutes and show some of the shortcuts I use everyday.
1. Bookmarks for QS
I love the fact that Quicksilver indexes my internet browser’s bookmarks. 99% of the time I open my favorite web pages through Quicksilver. Example: ctrl+space > “min” > Mint.com is opened in Safari.
Also, when I land on a site that I want to come back to but I don’t necessarily want to clutter up the bookmarks bar, I’ll bookmark the site and dump it into the “Bookmarks for QS” folder. That way I can easily get back without having to drill through tons of folders or browser history to remember where I was.
2. Google search from QS
Love this one but I can’t take credit for figuring it out. See Setting up a Google web search Trigger for instructions.
3. Opening a folder for developing in TextMate
ctrl+space > navigate to the desired folder > tab > open with > textmate. And it opens the folder in TextMate as a project. Here’s a little attempt at a screen cast I made while playing with Camtasia.