OS X Efficiency: Quicksilver & Spark
I thought I would make a quick post about my two favorite efficiency apps for OS X. These two apps save me so much time in my day to day computing that I don't know what I would do without them. So without out further ado here they are!
1. QUICKSILVER: This ever-famous extensible interface for streamlining your work with applications, contacts, music, and other data. Quicksilver is what spotlight should be. Although I don't think of it as a complete replacement of spotlight it is pretty close. Quicksilver can be a little tricky to get the hang of, but once you do you will find that its power is impressive. With just a few key strokes you can find a file, compress it, attach it to an email message, and send it out. A mastery of this app can skyrocket your productivity.
2. SPARK: Is a very powerful and easy to use shortcut manager. You can program hotkeys to launch apps, documents, and folders, execute scripts, control iTunes and much more. I find this application particularly useful to navigate to directories deep within your HD seamlessly. It allows you to get where you need to go quickly without cluttering your desktop or dock.
I truly believe that these two apps make a great difference in my productivity (especially directory navigation). I encourage anyone to check these apps out. The best part of course is that they are both absolutely free (although the Spark developer will accept donations) ! To visit the developers' website click on the links above.
