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• Quicksilver proxies for fast, easy printing

  Published: July 23, 2007, 9:29 am

  Tags: Apple Macs Os X, Tips, Quicksilver, Productivity, Mac Law Students, Macs, Os X, Printing

  Printing with Quicksilver Mark Fisher shares terrific tips on how to use Quicksilver Proxies for faster printing: Use this method when you want to print files that are on the Desktop or are all in the same folder. Select the files that you wish to print by Command clicking them. Invoke Quicksilver (by default, SPACE)

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• Michael Buffington: iGTD + Quicksilver + subversion

  Published: June 28, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Apple Macs Os X, Getting Things Done, Quicksilver, Unix And Cli, Productivity, Guests, Igtd, Michael Buffington, Ruby, Subverison

  you should be able to invoke Quicksilver, press period to invoke text mode, hit tab, then type gtd. Your gtd Ruby script should show up in the list (if it doesn’t you might need to restart Quicksilver [CTRL-CMD-Q]). Now, despite the fact that you’re using your own Ruby based action instead of using the iGTD Quicksilver plugin, your

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• MacBreak Weekly 45; iPhone release night; Quicksilver mouse triggers

  Published: June 20, 2007, 9:39 am

  Tags: Apple Macs Os X, Productivity, Apple, Iphone, Macbreak, Macbreak Weekly, Quicksilver, Twit Tv

  and voila, iTunes-specific Quicksilver queries. Way faster than switching to iTunes and messing with the search pane, and even a bit quicker than going through a basic QS query. Read Dan’s post: Dan Dickinson: The Primary Vivid Weblog: Another Quicksilver Tutorial: Gold Trigger apple, apple macs os x, iphone, macbreak, macbreak

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• 43f Feature: Michael Buffington's How I use iGTD

  Published: June 19, 2007, 2:55 pm

  Tags: Apple Macs Os X, Tips, Features, Getting Things Done, Quicksilver, Productivity, Igtd, Michael Buffington, Os X

  For task capturing, I use Quicksilver, and I have to say it’s a slice of heaven. Without a doubt my life has improved quite measurably both because of GTD, and the iGTD plugin for Quicksilver. So at the most basic level, here’s how I use iGTD to reinforce what I think is the most important behavior for leading a GTD lifestyle: I

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• LaunchBar 4.3 adds Instant Open / Send and more

  Published: August 1, 2007, 5:30 pm

  Tags: Keyboard Launcher, Keyboardlauncher, Launchbar, Quicksilver

  of these are possible with Quicksilver, though the implementation is different). There are other improvements to the calculator, iTunes support, and more.While I can't imagine switching myself, I've heard some on the Mac web suggest that LaunchBar is more stable than Quicksilver and so might be worth it for some. LaunchBar remains $19.95 and a

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• Quicksilver goes open source with Leopard release

  Published: August 9, 2007, 7:30 am

  Tags: Alcor, Applications, Blacktree, Bugfixes, Development, Launcher, Opensource, Quicksilver

  look at. Alcor, developer of Quicksilver, the little launcher that does everything, quietly mentions on the Blacktree forums that Quicksilver will go open source and Leopard only with the next release.What does that mean for Quicksilver's users? Probably not a lot, although with a few interested developers on board, it'll probably mean quicker

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• MoodSwing Quicksilver action simultaneously updates your iChat, Skype, Twitter and Adium status

  Published: August 10, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Adium, Brett Terpstra, Brettterpstra, Ichat, Quicksilver, Scripts, Skype, Twitter

  also possible that you're a Quicksilver junkie, which means you might appreciate Brett Terpstra's new Quicksilver script that will let you update your status across all these apps and services from the comforts of your Quicksilver window.To get set up, download the MoodSwing script and then follow Brett's instructions at this page to install the

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• Quicksilver Quickie: Use Quicksilver as Your Dictionary

  Published: August 20, 2007, 3:00 pm

  Tags: Dictionary, Keyword Launchers, Quicksilver, Quicksilver Quickie, Shortcuts, Thesaurus

  by typing the word into Quicksilver and selecting the Dictionary action. In fact, when you install the Dictionary plug-in, you also get a Thesaurus plug-in to boot. I've been using Quicksilver as my primary quick dictionary ever since I got my Mac, and it's definitely the quickest way I know to perform a quick lookup. To brush up on your

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• MoodSwing multi-status utility: Now in convenient menubar dosage

  Published: August 20, 2007, 12:17 pm

  Tags: Adium, Facebook, Ichat, Jaiku, Moodblast, Moodswing, Quicksilver, Skype, Social Networking, Socialnetworking, Twitter

  set-and-forget to work with Quicksilver (though you can reconfigure later), an advantage of the MoodBlast menubar app is that you're presented with the UI you see above every time you activate it, with any services you used previously already selected for updating. The other advantage of the MoodBlast app, of course, is that you don't need

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• Hack Attack: 9 Time-Saving Quicksilver Triggers

  Published: August 21, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Application Launchers, Feature, Hack Attack, Keyboard Shortcuts, Quicksilver, Time Savers, Top, Triggers

  a little excited for more Quicksilver, you might want to check out the following articles: A Beginner's Guide to QuicksilverIntermediate Guide to QuicksilverAdvanced Guide to QuicksilverThe Quicksilver Video Extravaganza Now that you've seen my favorite triggers, share yours with the rest of us in the comments. Adam Pash is a senior

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• Meet AutoHotkey And Quicksilver: For unknown reasons—ease of use, maybe?— ...

  Published: August 27, 2007, 6:54 pm

  Tags: Keyword Launchers, Macros, Meet Autohotkey Quicksilver

  For unknown reasons—ease of use, maybe?— the NY Times' David Pogue recommends commercial macro software to speed up and automate work on your computer.

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• Ask TUAW: Windows Printing, AutoFill, FireWire HDs, MacBook power adapters and more

  Published: August 29, 2007, 9:15 am

  Tags: Ask Tuaw, Asktuaw, Chronsync, Cornerclick, Do Something When, Dosomethingwhen, Firewire, Printer, Quicksilver, Steermouse, Windows

  Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAWIt's time again for Ask TUAW, our weekly feature where you ask the questions and we make up the answers... er, I mean carefully research and determine the optimal solution. This week we'll be tackling questions about printing from OS X to a printer connected to a Windows box, AutoFill in Safari,

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• Quicksilver demo by Nicholas Jitkoff

  Published: September 5, 2007, 3:48 pm

  Tags: Quicksilver, Productivity

  Quicksilver: Universal Access and Action A1c0r demos and discusses Quicksilver at the Google, including a good overview of why he chose to build the app in the way he did. Alas, the jig is up for poor Nicholas. Now you all know that he does not, in fact, have flippers, and that he is actually astonishingly good-looking. quicksilver

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• Found Footage: Quicksilver Google Tech Talk

  Published: September 6, 2007, 7:00 am

  Tags: Found Footage, Foundfootage, Google Tech Talks, Googletechtalks, Quicksilver

  here at TUAW are big fans of Quicksilver, the inscrutable OS X utility that you really have to use to understand (and even then some folks still don't get it). The developer of Quicksilver, Nicholas Jitkoff, recently gave a Tech Talk at his employer (some search company or another) in which he explains Quicksilver and the thought process behind

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• Quicksilver: Get to Know Quicksilver from Its Maker

  Published: September 6, 2007, 2:00 pm

  Tags: Application Launchers, Clips, Keyboard Shortcuts, Mac Os X, Quicksilver, Top

  overview of the ideas behind Quicksilver, it's also a great guide understanding to the application. If the video whets your appetite, check out our beginner, intermediate, and advanced guides to Quicksilver. While you're at it, our Quicksilver video extravaganza and time-saving Quicksilver triggers offer some more Quicksilver goodness.

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