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Mootoh.log - Quicksilver Twitter Plugin. Quicksilver Tutorial Mac OS X. << shiftedbits » Quicksilver Plugins. As the Quicksilver site seems to be down right as everyone is reinstalling for Leopard, I’ve packaged the plugins I have into a zip available here. Quicksilver itself is available here. To install, just put the PlugIns folder in your Library/Application Support/Quicksilver folder or double click the plugins. [Update] Zon Wakest was nice enough to upload additional plugins. Thanks Zon! These are now added into my archive and the combined list is below. [Update2] Quicksilver now links to 3814 instead of 3813. The plugins included are as follows: If you have other plugins that I don’t, upload them somewhere and post the link in the comments and I’ll add them to my collection.

Hack Attack: A beginner's guide to Quicksilver. Exclusive Lifehacker Interview: Quicksilver's Creator on th. @mediaphile: I also use a handy utility included with OS X called Automator. Quicksilver might be slightly faster once, but once a workflow is saved, Automator will be faster, requiring well under a minute to a minute, depending on the image files (whether they are a random collection, or can be identified by Automator while in their current locations). >I have the feeling that in a race between mouse manipulation and text > manipulation with Quicksilver you might lose out on that one, especially > against a fast touch typist. I would love to take that Pepsi challenge. I've tried Quicksilver on multiple occasions. QuickSilver - A Better OS X In Just 10 Minutes - Dan Dickinson: Note: This tutorial is also available in O’Reilly’s OS X Panther Hacks.

Further Reading: I have also published an intermediate tutorial, with 10 steps to leverage more power with Quicksilver. There’s also Gold Trigger, which helps you understand the trigger system. This isn’t Ronco. I’m not an excitable friend from across the ocean with red hair and a bowtie and a British accent. This probably sounds like bullshit, I know. Before you start, you will need to have: A Mac running Mac OS X 10.4 or better. Got all that? Please note this was originally written using Quicksilver Beta 19, and has been updated repeatedly. Boldface indicates directions, and they must be followed. Note that the term “invoke” is a silly way of saying “press the hotkey so Quicksilver comes up”. 1) Go to the Quicksilver webpage and download the current version. QuickSilver, very under-described on the page, currently contains just a few main components – a shelf and a launcher. 2) The download should be done. 7) Invoke.