Every once in a while I run across a new piece of software and think to myself “Why have I never seen this before??” Today was one of those days.
This is by far the most efficient program launching method for Windows I’ve ever used (spare the alternate OS comments kthx)!
After you install it, press Alt+Spacebar to bring up the launcher, and all of your start menu items/IE favorites/Firefox bookmarks are just a few keystrokes away.
A Windows Explorer “root folder” shortcut allows you to open a folder as if it’s the only thing on your computer, so to say. When I’m working on schoolwork, I open the shortcut for my school documents folder so I’m not hassled by one of my work folders, etc, etc.
These folders are also very fast, often much faster than just browsing via the My Computer or My Documents links (ESPECIALLY if you have any mapped network drives!!).
You can try one yourself in just 2 minutes to see if you like it. This 62 second video shows step-by-step directions for setting one up for use.
http://www.280z28.org/downloads/rootfolders.wmv
