Cool start menu from Launchy

[park_drift]

The Launchy, a free souce for the windows XP has just released a new tool that reinvents the way we look and use our start menu at windows environment.



Particularly, it is a file launcher that incorporates the capability of the system to explore, calculate with its built-in calculator, search the web and even bookmarks. It all starts when you press Alt+Space, then the pop-up Launcher of Launchy comes up, everything is for us to explore.

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[Charles]

I would prefer start menu innovations that does not interfere much of the desktop's setup, if Launchy does just that, I may have the chance to check it out.

[mini_0]

Being open source and free make it attractive . Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes . Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.Once Launchy has been started, it hides in the background. You bring it forward by holding the alt key and tapping the space key. You then type in a few keys of the program you are searching for and hit enter once it has been found. You can also make Launchy dissappear again by hitting escape or alt+space.