The Geezer
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| Tiger's Spotlight vs. LaunchBar
Much of the hype about Tiger seems to revolve around Spotlight. A nice little utility that goes into action when you type Command/Space and with a few keystrokes will provide a list of files, folders, applications, URLs, etc. that have the characters you type.
Excuse me! I have been using LaunchBar for years and it works exactly the same way and seems to be just as fast and maybe a tad faster then Spotlight. The only difference is that Spotlight comes with Tiger that costs $150 Cnd, and Spotlight (version 4) costs around $20!
The nice thing is that LaunchBar is highly intuitive and will list items in a very smart way according to how you use your computer. I don't know whether Spotlight can do this as well as LaunchBar.
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HiVolt
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The Dv8or
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Spotlight is more than just a little app in your menubar. Developers are able to implement it in any application. For example, in Mail, you can create smart folders that can seamlessly interface with the rest of the OS.
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Tex Longhorn
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said by The Geezer  :I have been using LaunchBar for years and it works exactly the same way and seems to be just as fast and maybe a tad faster then Spotlight. I don't know whether Spotlight can do this as well as LaunchBar. You know it is just as fast or faster, yet you don't know about it capabilities? Have you used Spotlight?
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Tex Longhorn
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said by HiVolt :You better have put on a flameproof suit, dude. No need for a flame proof suit. If the OP has used both products, I see no problem.
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MarkyD
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Tiger is not all about spotlight.
»www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures···200.html |
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Johnny
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Atlanta, GA | reply to The Geezer
a list of files, folders, applications, URLs, etc. that have the characters you type.
"have the characters" where exactly? |
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GoD of KaOs
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I had this same argument with a friend of mine about this same issue, he was one of the lucky ones that received his Tiger last week.
From what I saw, the reason why Launchbar is faster than Spotlight is because ...
1. Spotlight looks through ever type of file, document, and apps. For instance if you were looking for the word "porn", it'll search your entire computer for the one word and show where and what type of file that word is mention. Now that's something Launchbar won't do.
2. This the one that actually bugs me, so if I get flamed, whatever. As soon as you start typing it starts it's search. For instance when I type the letter "p" for porn, it'll search the entire computer for anything that matches "p" and so on as I start typing the rest of the word out.
I don't think Launchbar has that type of power search like Spotlight. Now if I wanted to quickly open an app then I would use Launchbar over Spotlight. |
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jDyno
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| Just to be clear, it's not actually searching your HD when you start typing. It's drawing from an index that is constantly updated. So, when you start to type "p" it's not using a lot of resources or anything to start its search before you get to the next letter and it can narrow its results.
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Daemon
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said by The Geezer : The only difference is that Spotlight comes with Tiger that costs $150 Cnd, and Spotlight [do you mean launchbar?] (version 4) costs around $20! Perhaps spotlight isn't as good as LaunchBar (I haven't used either), but the conclusion of yours I quoted is still erroneous. A small fraction of the value of Tiger is actually spotlight.
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Tex Longhorn
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said by GoD of KaOs :Now if I wanted to quickly open an app then I would use Launchbar over Spotlight. And I would use the dock over both.
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leXicon5
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said by Daemon :said by The Geezer : The only difference is that Spotlight comes with Tiger that costs $150 Cnd, and Spotlight [do you mean launchbar?] (version 4) costs around $20! Perhaps spotlight isn't as good as LaunchBar (I haven't used either), but the conclusion of yours I quoted is still erroneous. A small fraction of the value of Tiger is actually spotlight. Yeah it's a lot like saying the ONLY difference between his Mini Cooper and my Williams-BMW Formula1 race car is that my tires are wider....:D
LMAO.... |
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