Comments on: Two apps for a smarter Spotlight http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sjk http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-8150 sjk Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:10:46 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-8150 I still haven't tried HoudahSpot, Tim. Add <a href="http://members.optusnet.com.au/frovil/spotlaser.html" rel="nofollow">Spotlaser</a> to the Spotlight frontend list. I like <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/superpixel/highlight/" rel="nofollow">Highlight</a> for its simple mdls GUI capability. I still haven’t tried HoudahSpot, Tim.

Add Spotlaser to the Spotlight frontend list.

I like Highlight for its simple mdls GUI capability.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7922 Adrian Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:17:35 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7922 Re: Productivity takes a hit from the waiting and from the extra sifting of results. I've read this elsewhere also. But (on an Intel iMac) I can't detect any slowdown. The only time loss I've had is failing to notice I could have stopped typing one or two characters back. However, I'm only using 4% of the hard disk (just under 20Gb), give me a year or so to fill it and I might revise my opinion... Re: Productivity takes a hit from the waiting and from the extra sifting of results.
I’ve read this elsewhere also. But (on an Intel iMac) I can’t detect any slowdown. The only time loss I’ve had is failing to notice I could have stopped typing one or two characters back.
However, I’m only using 4% of the hard disk (just under 20Gb), give me a year or so to fill it and I might revise my opinion…

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7909 Tim Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:29:30 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7909 I'd be interested to hear what you thought of the comparison. I’d be interested to hear what you thought of the comparison.

]]> By: sjk http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7895 sjk Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:09:49 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7895 FYI: I had to remove the href links to those products for my post to be submitted. FYI: I had to remove the href links to those products for my post to be submitted.

]]> By: sjk http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7894 sjk Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:08:12 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7894 Some other Spotlight front-ends: Notlight (free), MoRU ($10), Meta ($20), Desk Lamp ($25). NotLight has decent features with an unintuitive, but relatively responsive, UI. MoRU has a bit more features with a decent, but sluggish, UI. I haven't tried the others (and might not). I'm curious to compare HoudahSpot with MoRU, though. Some other Spotlight front-ends:

Notlight (free), MoRU ($10), Meta ($20), Desk Lamp ($25).

NotLight has decent features with an unintuitive, but relatively responsive, UI. MoRU has a bit more features with a decent, but sluggish, UI.

I haven’t tried the others (and might not). I’m curious to compare HoudahSpot with MoRU, though.

]]> By: sjk http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7889 sjk Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:03:49 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7889 Testing, 1 2 3, after submitting a comment that didn't show up. Testing, 1 2 3, after submitting a comment that didn’t show up.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7884 Tim Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:57:28 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7884 How about now? How about now?

]]> By: loosegroove http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7883 loosegroove Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:35:06 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7883 Tim: From what I can tell, all other articles look fine. It's just this one that seems broken. Tim:

From what I can tell, all other articles look fine. It’s just this one that seems broken.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7873 Tim Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:01:34 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7873 Thanks for letting me know. Is this true for all the articles in the feed or just this one? Thanks for letting me know.

Is this true for all the articles in the feed or just this one?

]]> By: John Crosby http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-7852 John Crosby Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:09:37 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/27/two-apps-for-a-smarter-spotlight/#comment-7852 Images from this feed aren't loading. Images from this feed aren’t loading.

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