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I didn't get the point of Alfred until I tried it out. Now it feels weird to work on a machine that _doesn't_ have it installed. The workflows and the ability t

by oalders 12y ago

I didn't get the point of Alfred until I tried it out. Now it feels weird to work on a machine that _doesn't_ have it installed. The workflows and the ability to (easily) add your own are what make it so great. I use this workflow dozens of times every day: https://github.com/2shortplanks/alfred-metacpan https://github.com/2shortplanks/alfred-metacpan

iztyhi 12y ago
I've had it installed for a while but never got beyond using it as an application launcher. Do you have any tutorials you'd recommend for getting into the advanced uses?
- oalders 12y ago
  I didn't do too much research to get started, but I did find this page to be a good starting point: https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-workflows https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-workflows
- tangerinemac 12y ago
  Loads of workflows here too: http://blog.alfredapp.com/tag/workflows/ http://blog.alfredapp.com/tag/workflows/
- TarpitCarnivore 12y ago
  Just look through their forum that is dedicated to sharing Workflows. It makes certain things much more convenient. http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/ http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/
colmvp 12y ago
I've been an Alfred user for the last few years. Recently, I started using my old PC with Windows XP to play a few older games. Goodness, using the Start Button again feels so clunky, slow, and inefficient. I can't imagine why so many people made such a huge uproar about the loss of the Start button in the recent Windows when typing an application name is significantly faster and more efficient.
- commandar 12y ago
  The Windows XP start button is not equivalent to the NT6.0/6.1 start button. Personally, I found the Start button in Vista to be a far better app launcher than Spotlight at the time.
- bane 12y ago
  I'm not sure if comparing the latest in OS X productivity apps to the default installed program finder on a 13 year old operating system is a useful comparison. You may as well be comparing it to the mechanisms in Atari TOS.
- mixmastamyk 12y ago
  Having a start button and search are not exclusive. Also, you can also pin highly used apps to the taskbar, which is even faster than searching.

by oalders 12y ago

iztyhi 12y ago

I've had it installed for a while but never got beyond using it as an application launcher. Do you have any tutorials you'd recommend for getting into the advanced uses?

oalders 12y ago
I didn't do too much research to get started, but I did find this page to be a good starting point: https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-workflows https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-workflows
tangerinemac 12y ago
Loads of workflows here too: http://blog.alfredapp.com/tag/workflows/ http://blog.alfredapp.com/tag/workflows/
TarpitCarnivore 12y ago
Just look through their forum that is dedicated to sharing Workflows. It makes certain things much more convenient. http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/ http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/

colmvp 12y ago

I've been an Alfred user for the last few years. Recently, I started using my old PC with Windows XP to play a few older games. Goodness, using the Start Button again feels so clunky, slow, and inefficient. I can't imagine why so many people made such a huge uproar about the loss of the Start button in the recent Windows when typing an application name is significantly faster and more efficient.

commandar 12y ago
The Windows XP start button is not equivalent to the NT6.0/6.1 start button. Personally, I found the Start button in Vista to be a far better app launcher than Spotlight at the time.
bane 12y ago
I'm not sure if comparing the latest in OS X productivity apps to the default installed program finder on a 13 year old operating system is a useful comparison. You may as well be comparing it to the mechanisms in Atari TOS.
mixmastamyk 12y ago
Having a start button and search are not exclusive. Also, you can also pin highly used apps to the taskbar, which is even faster than searching.