Comments on: Alfred App beta: Looking back at the first week http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/ Let Alfred find it for you... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: redhenk http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-27 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:29:14 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-27 Hi. I’ve just downloaded the beta of Alfred. I’m impressed. I’m an “unsophisticated” user who liked the concept of Sherlock, one simple app which would provide me access to search of both my local computer and the web. I liked how the app was integrated into the UI of the system, so I didn’t have to spend my time in messing around, with finding the right search tool. It did it all for me. And it worked like a Mac, i.e., I didn’t have to wade through menus upon menus.

I was disappointed when Apple dropped it. So I’ve been hoping that some developer would come up with a launcher/search tool which would satisfy my requirements. I’ve always displeased that none of the solutions offered by third-party developers have put out something which is usable for me. Alfred feels different. In a day of using it, I’m drawn to making it my default search tool.

I have one question/suggestion. Is it possible to have a button, a toggle so that there is a simple, seamless, easily accessible way to switch from searching the web to searching my files and vise-versa. For example, I may want to examine my iTunes library to see if I want to know whether I have a particular song (click My Computer button), if it’s not there I want to search Amazon/iTunes (click Web button). I gather that you can do it using Alfred, but it’s not obvious. I’m hoping that in a upcoming update I will see something like this.

]]> By: Jeremy Buff http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-26 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:45:28 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-26 Just wanted to drop by and compliment the team for the work they’ve done. As far as I can tell, this is a three-person operation. What an accomplishment! I believe that most people who use Launchers like Alfred do so to quickly find a program or make a web search. Most people do not require the expanded functionality of QuickSilver.. which is buggy, slow, and bloated.

For anyone who is interested, here is my take on Alfred and why I deem it a QuickSilver killer: http://jeremybuff.com/posts/alfred-quicksilver-killer/.

Great job, team! I’m looking forward to the .5 release!

]]> By: Mark http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-25 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:41:57 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-25 You know when you use something for about a minute, and just think ‘wow, this is perfect’. That’s what I thought as soon as I used Alfred.

Where can I donate?

]]> By: Sebastian http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-24 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:55:02 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-24 Great! Thanks for your great app!

]]> By: Vero http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-23 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:24:42 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-23 Hi Sebastian, thanks for reminding us of this! We’ve sneaked it in to the 0.5 release.

]]> By: Sebastian http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-22 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:59:16 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-22 Will Alfred ever support spotlight comments?

]]> By: Shan http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-21 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:11:05 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-21 this is perfect, finds applications and does web search, fast and good looking, i dont have too many advanced requirements, uninstalled quicksilver immediately, THANK YOU!

]]> By: Ricardo http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-20 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:56:20 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-20 Loving the app.

ps: the app should remember the previous desktop position :)

]]> By: John Davis http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-12 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:44:14 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-12 Excellent product – really fast.

Would adding keyboard shortcuts to launch specific applications slow it down?

]]> By: SL http://blog.alfredapp.com/2010/03/07/alfred-app-beta-looking-back-at-the-first-week/#comment-11 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:07:25 +0000 http://blog.alfredapp.com/?p=114#comment-11 Agreed. Hope for a simple, sleek UI. Yet, I love Alfred while I miss Quicksilver once in a while. Keep up the good work! Thanks, guys!

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