The Sweet Setup:
Being the new kid on the block can have its advantages, but only if you know how to leverage them properly. Our favorite — Alfred — is able to do just that when compared to LaunchBar, Quicksilver, and even Spotlight.
What Alfred does best is incorporate different features from its competitors and implement them in a distinctive, easy, and understandable way — all while offering more power for advanced users to take things further.
I’ve used Alfred for years and agree with this review. Even in its free version, it’s a great launcher but the Powerpack is well worth the price for power users.
The new Spotlight is good, but is missing key everyday Alfred features like shutting down, logging out, and emptying the trash.
I think the last application launcher I used was DragThing. Might the subject be appropriate for a Your Mac Life segment to introduce it to folks like me, Shawn?
Oh God no. Far too niche and geeky. 🙂
[sad walk]
Alfred rocks the house.
I had no idea you could empty the trash with Alfred. My year just got a minute longer!
Alfred is the shit. Bought the Powerpack within an hour installing Alfred.
That’s what I was thinking of at first, but I found the Hulk one first and thought it was fun too. 🙂