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On Windows: - Created a folder called "shortcuts" - Copy the folder URL into the system path (Control Panel, Environment variables something something) - Cre
by richardw 4y ago
On Windows:
- Created a folder called "shortcuts"
- Copy the folder URL into the system path (Control Panel, Environment variables something something)
- Create a shortcut of anything I want to hyperlink to and put in there, with descriptive names
- In IE, I think the setting was to enable autocomplete. For some reason that was linked to the autocomplete of the run menu item in Windows.
- For extra bonus points, add a shortcut of the shortcuts folder and put in the folder.
Result is that you can hit Win-R, type e.g. "sho" and it would autocomplete "shortcuts", or "ti" for "timesheet" etc etc. Way faster than clicking around for icons, just a half-second until your oft-used app/spreadsheet/folder/website is loading.
Question: how can I do this on Mac?
- trimethylpurine 4y agoI might be missing the why. Right click, pin to start. And then press the win key and start typing the name. It even learns by bumping the shortcut higher in the list as you use it more. Spotlight does the same on Mac. Most Linux DEs, same thing.
- bckr 4y agoRe: Mac — Hammerspoon?
- richardw 4y agoLooks very interesting, thanks! Apple noob here.
- Pyrodogg 4y agoThis shortcut tip combined with a short power shell scripts save me what feels like hours a month. Super quick access to certain things, dynamically, as the script takes input after it's name versus navigating guis.
- elicksaur 4y agoOn Ventura [1], you can type Cmd+Space and it opens Search with Spotlight. I do it all the time for Notes-> Cmd+Space, “N” (autocompletes to “Notes - Open” for me), Enter, and I’m in Notes. Not sure if older versions have the same shortcut but you can probably set that up if it’s not built-in. In settings you can also exclude folders for performance, e.g. I’ve excluded many project directories so it doesn’t try and look through all my dependency and build folders all the time. [1] https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/search-with-spotlight-mchlp1008/13.0/mac/13.0 https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/search-with-spotlig...