17th
TigerLaunch is cool
A few days ago I posted about my experiences with my new(ish) Mac. I wrote a long list of things I really dig about it, and things I am not so keen on.
One of the things I was less than thrilled about is that there is no easy way to access all of your applications. Browsing the Apps folder is clumsy, and the Dock quickly gets overcrowded. (I especially don’t want launch icons cluttering the Dock for applications I only use once every few days or so, such as Skype or VLC or iDVD or Transmission. I want my Dock reserved for the applications I use every day: Thunderbird, Vienna, TextMate, Firefox, Photoshop, Adium, Preview, Word, etc.)
A lot of people suggested that I use QuickSilver, which is a text-based app launcher. However, instead I ended up giving TigerLaunch a try. TigerLaunch comes from the NewsGator folks and adds an editable applications menu at the top of the screen near the clock. Perfect! Just what I need.
QuickSilver seemed like overkill. I don’t need a way to more quickly launch apps — the Dock works fine for my needs since once I have my core set up apps open I generally leave them open all day. What I needed was a way to more quickly find and launch the apps that I only use once in awhile. TigerLaunch fits the bill.
Now, my only gripe — TigerLaunch has no built in option to have it launch automatically on startup. I am sure there must be a way to tell OS X which programs to launch when the computer starts up, but that’s not something I know how to do. Anyone out there have an idea?
Update: Kelli showed me how to do it. :) Thanks, Kelli!
