Comments on: Will Google Quick Search Replace Quicksilver?

By: Karl the Fish

Karl the Fish — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:06:22 +0000

SYFer – I agree, but I love my QS dependency too much.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:10:50 +0000

Chanpory, I live and die by the yubnub/quicksilver tip you posted. I would have to have this ability to switch.

By: DanGTD

DanGTD — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:21:06 +0000

Spotlight search is good enough on the mac.

Although I would never use it, I understand how powerful this Google Quick Search is. But does it have a market?

By: Stabby

Stabby — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:49:50 +0000

I may have mentioned this on this site before, but Google's product is you, their customers are advertisers. They create software and services and give them away to search your data to improve the product for the advertisers.

In the corporate IT world, things like Google Desktop search and other Google apps are usually not allowed, since it sends data back to Google.

When you use Google's apps, and you store your data on their servers, your data becomes theirs. Read their EULA carefully and know what you're doing with your personal information.

Yahoo and Microsoft (and lots of other sites) do the same thing. And I'm not saying don't use Google, best search engine out there, just know what you're getting into.

By: Lars Strandridder

Lars Strandridder — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:54:54 +0000

Just downloade GQS, I have had Quicksilver for some time and love it. Can't see GQS is any where near as good jet. But if QS is no longer under development, we can only hope GQS will become very good. But before that happens I will still use me Quicksilver ;)

By: Mirko

Mirko — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:02:54 +0000

Quicksilver development death? Didn’t hear about this but it’s sad news :(

By: kadavy

kadavy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:30:05 +0000

I tried out Google Quick Search, but when I typed “Mail” (hoping to open up Mail.app), I had no luck. So I was instantly done with it. I am trying Launchbar now, which is cool and all, but all I do is launch applications, something that Quicksilver did even better. I’m thinking of switching back.

By: Chanpory Rith

Chanpory Rith — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:52:32 +0000

Jay, good point about the PC compatibility. So far, Google Quick Search only works on the Mac. I haven't heard any rumblings about a PC version, but who knows.

I know it's been while. Hoping to post regularly again now. Thanks for sticking with me.

By: SYFer

SYFer — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:21:29 +0000

Although I once played around with QS and found it pretty neat, I've always stayed away from such apps because they make me too dependent on having the specialty app installed.

I frequently have to work on other machines (I'm a video editor) and have found that I can move pretty fast between keyboard shortcuts and spaces. I try to develop my habits around the "stock" setup so I'm immediately up and running on any machine.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:08:25 +0000

If Google Quick Search is close to Quicksilver in utility and works on a PC, I'll be happy. Quicksilver is great on my Mac.

Long time no post, btw.