Linked List: August 1, 2007

Wednesday, 1 August 2007

LaunchBar 4.3 

I was a devoted LaunchBar user for a long time before switching to Quicksilver about two years ago. The new features in LaunchBar 4.3 have prompted me to switch back.

“Instant Open” lets you skip the Return key by just holding down the last key of the shortcut you’re typing. “Instant Send” lets you send the current selection from any app to LaunchBar just by holding down the space bar after invoking LaunchBar. There are a ton of other new cool features, too — really seems more like a 5.0 upgrade than a 4.3.

(Note to Quicksilver fans: they’re both great apps, and I know Quicksilver already has “Instant Open”.)

Gary Vaynerchuk to Appear on Conan O’Brien Wednesday Night 

Host of the excellent Wine Library TV web show, owner of Cork’d, and, as of later today, guest on Late Night With Conan O’Brien. He’s going to do great. (Update: You can follow him on Twitter as he gets ready to tape the show at 5 pm EDT.)

Fake Steve on Linux vs. Windows 

Fake Steve on a Fortune story reporting that Microsoft is doing well with three-dollar copies of Windows in China:

Freetard fails to notice the huge hole in his argument which is that — imagine Sam Kinison screaming now — fucking Linux is fucking free you fucking idiot! Linux is even cheaper than Windows. You can have it and all the other freetard apps that go with it for zero dollars, which is approximately three bucks less than what Microsoft charges. So, given the choice of a free software system or one that costs three bucks, the Chinese are choosing the one that costs three bucks. It’s not cheating. It’s called competition. The Chinese put the two products side by side and decided that if cost isn’t an issue, Windows is better.