March 28, 2004

It Takes a Spark.

While I’m multitasking on the Apple, about 80% of my usage comes from 5 programs. I’ve assigned these applications hotkeys, so, for example, when I need to use the Terminal, I hit command-F10 and all is well. Since I bought my first modern Mac I’ve been using Keyboard Maestro. While Keyboard Maestro works well, it hasn’t been updated in over a year, which equates to at least 5 revisions of OS X, a cyber-coon’s age.

This worries me; a program that close to the core OS that goes that long without updating tends to be unstable, but I couldn’t find a program that elegantly did what I was looking for without a lot of overhead. Imagine my joy when I found Spark, which does exactly what I want (minus one thing that I can live without).

2 Responses to “It Takes a Spark.”

  1. robb says:

    launchbar launchbar launchbar launchbar
    that is the only app like this that you need. honest. it has restored my faith in the GUI as a Good Thing.

  2. jeffrey says:

    I’ve been using LaunchBar for a long while now, and I couldn’t live without it. If I had to give up either LaunchBar or anything else, I’d choose not LaunchBar.
    <3 LaunchBar

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