Steve at InsertTitleBlog.com has produced three screencasts which walk through various things you can do with Quicksilver , which is as Steve says, “an extremely powerful productivity app for Mac OS X”.

Quicksilver gets a lot of good press in the blogosphere and deservedly so. However, it is not always easy to work out how to use it to its full potential, which is either a charming part of its mystery or frustrating, depending on the kind of person you are.

The first one is an overview of the app that provides a demonstration of how it works and covers installation and set-up.

The second one shows you how to navigate files and folders, how to move and delete files with Quicksilver, how to send attachments and emails through Mail.app and how to use Quicksilver to append text to files.

The third covers using the clipboard and shelf and how to set up triggers, including a trigger to email the currently selected item (file, image, whatever).

If Mail hadn’t already made me deliriously happy, Quicksilver would. It’s my second favourite Mac app.

These videos repay the time it takes to watch them. Old timers may pick up a trick or two; newcomers will find these screencasts an excellent way in.apple mail, mail.app, quicksilver, productivity, screencasts, tutorials, tips, act without doing

The AppleBlog has put together an excellent list of Quicksilver Tutorials from a variety of sources.

You will find tips on creating and using triggers, tagging files with Spotlight comments, and tutorials from Dan Dickinson aimed at people just starting out with Quicksilver .

Readers of Hawk Wings will probably want to add Merlin Mann’s tutorial on sending short emails with Quicksilver and a tip on using Quicksilver to email a file to the list.quicksilver, tips, tutorials, triggers, spotlight comments, email, mail.app, apple mail