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Who uses, recommends or left Quicksilver, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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I want to mention Quicksilver as well, a small but awesome launcher utility.
His Uses This interview, on the pen tablet, keyboard and Ruby toolchain he builds distributed systems with.
2012-08-24·usesthis.com ↗
I've tried LaunchBar and a few others, but I always come back to Quicksilver. I want my launcher to appear, react to my input, and disappear instantly. Quicksilver has always felt the snappiest to me.
His written "Uses This" interview, describing his Mac Pro setup, backup regime and software.
2009-07-01·usesthis.com ↗
Quicksilver and Time Out keep me from getting RSI.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.
2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗
keep my desktop clear and launch apps and documents with Quicksilver, and pin my calendar and to-do list to the desktop with GeekTool.
Her written "Uses This" interview, from when she was writing Smarterware after founding Lifehacker.
2009-02-20·usesthis.com ↗
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