> Nowadays you start an application by clicking a fixed location in the task bar or by pressing the windows key and typing the first two or three letters Big l

> Nowadays you start an application by clicking a fixed location in the task bar or by pressing the windows key and typing the first two or three letters Big lolz. Typing to start apps is one of those things that separate the general population from nerds. Nowadays "you", as in "the general population", start an app from a visual shortcut on your desktop, taskbar, or start menu. Same as before.