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+If you're a keyboard junky or have mouse phobia, a good application launcher will vastly improve your Windows Vista experience. After trying out several launchers my number one pick is [Launchy][1].
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+The first thing I did on installing Windows Vista was scour the web for a good, keyboard-based application launcher. Okay, technically that's not true, the first thing I did was download Firefox and disable IE *then* I went looking for an application launcher.
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+For the uninitiated application launchers are a means of avoiding the start menu and being able to launch application without taking your fingers off the keyboard. There are a number of them available but Launchy does what I wanted and offers a quite a few extras to boot. It's also free and open source (GNU GPL license).
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+Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes. For instance, hit the default hotkey combo, alt-space, and then type "fire" and Firefox should pop up, press return to launch the app. If you wait a few seconds before pressing return Launchy will display a list of alternate choices for your abbreviation.
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+But Launchy can do a lot more than just launch documents and apps, here's a quick list of tips and tricks for extending Launchy:
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+*	Search Google (Type in google, then tab, then your search query and press enter. a new window/tab will open in your default browser)
+*	Other sites you can search include Wikipedia, Yahoo, Amazon, Netflix and more.
+*	Browse your computer (Type in c:, then tab, then a folder or file, hit tab, and continue)
+*	Index your Firefox bookmarks, including keyword searches
+*	Index your music (Directory: My Documents, file types: .mp3 .aac .ogg etc)
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+I should note that on Vista I had some issues with the indexing features, but following the [advice in the Launchy forums][2], I was able to get it working.
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+Launchy is free, but if you like it and want to support future development you can make a donation on the [Launchy website][1].
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+[1]: http://launchy.net/ "Launchy"
+[2]: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1657774&forum_id=451016 "Running Launchy under Vista"
+[1]: http://launchy.net/ "Launchy"
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