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From: Wheel on 17 Sep 2009 19:13 Bear Bottoms wrote: > SlickRun is the most useful productivity tool I have come across in a > very long time. Prior to SlickRun, the best tools I had were PStart and > Stick. However, I have no need for them other than a backup system since > installing SlickRun. Portable is somewhat of an issue as I have had > little luck with that mode for SlickRun though it is offered. The problem > may be PEBKAC however...I'll update that phase if I work it out. > > I have SlickRun configured to ghost and ALT+Q (not hidden and chase the > cursor which is also neat). I like seeing the date and time displayed > constantly. > > I have magic words configured for virtually everything I do...programs, > opening files in it's program, folders for file management, > shutdown/standby/hibernate/restart, etc. I haven't found anything that I > do often that I cannot configure. I can also run cmd commands whenever I > wish. All of this simply by typing the first letter or couple of letters > of the magic word or command. Even CCleaner with the /AUTO > parameter...yes parameters are available. Alt+Q and type a couple of > letters...simply amazingly fast. > > Using this program and LastPass, I can run and auto-login to all of my > passworded sites blazingly fast. Magic words just seem to work, as > everything I do, I think of a word when I want to go to a file, site or > program, and simply use that word as the key. Hulu. Bearware. Spades. FC. > Fx. Filezilla. PSpad. Bookmarks. CC. CCa. Feeddemon. Foobar. Photofiltre. > PicPick. Xsearch. etc. etc. etc. > > If you haven't tried this program, I can assure you, you will be greatly > impressed with it. Give it enough time for you to understand it. It won't > be hard. It is very very simple to configure. > > http://www.bayden.com/SlickRun/ Just downloaded, extracted contents with 'Universal Extractor'. http://www.legroom.net/software/uniextract Did the usual prod and probe thing and ran it. It took less than three minutes to decide I'm going to install it. If nothing untoward is found, I'll sink it deep into my system. You shouldn't post utilities like this, just at the point when eyelids gain mass (UK Time). Need to sleep, hence tomorrow. Excellent find. Thank you for posting it.
From: Franklin on 17 Sep 2009 22:11 Wheel wrote: > > Just downloaded, extracted contents with 'Universal Extractor'. > > http://www.legroom.net/software/uniextract > > Did the usual prod and probe thing and ran it. It took less than three > minutes to decide I'm going to install it. > > If nothing untoward is found, I'll sink it deep into my system. > > You shouldn't post utilities like this, just at the point when eyelids > gain mass (UK Time). > > Need to sleep, hence tomorrow. > > Excellent find. > > Thank you for posting it. Slickrun has several features but as a program launcher it's slow compared to Winkey. Compared to Slickrun, Winkey takes fewer keystrokes to launch an app, needs no cursor positioning and runs at a higher priority which makes it less likely to get slowed down when the PC is very busy. Winkey may be an old app from 1999 and got abandoned by its new owner but it remains an outstanding program launcher. A nice shortcut is to configure one key combination within Winkey to launch itself. http://download.copernic.com/dist/cti/winkey/winkey.exe
From: Wheel on 19 Sep 2009 21:46 Bear Bottoms wrote: > SlickRun is the most useful productivity tool I have come across in a > very long time. Prior to SlickRun, the best tools I had were PStart and > Stick. However, I have no need for them other than a backup system since > installing SlickRun. Portable is somewhat of an issue as I have had > little luck with that mode for SlickRun though it is offered. The problem > may be PEBKAC however...I'll update that phase if I work it out. Running from Flash drive: http://www.bayden.com/slickrun/1033/SlickRunAdvancedHelp.htm Have a look in - C:\Program Files\X-Setup\bin - if installed. I removed the three .wav files, so I end up with: D:\Apps\SlickRun\DefaultMagic.qrs D:\Apps\SlickRun\rtl60.bpl D:\Apps\SlickRun\slickrun.local D:\Apps\SlickRun\SlickRun.srl D:\Apps\SlickRun\sr.exe D:\Apps\SlickRun\vcl60.bpl D:\Apps\SlickRun\vclx60.bpl Once executed, two files are created on exit: D:\Apps\SlickRun\SlickRun.chf D:\Apps\SlickRun\SlickRun.ini Use of 'Jot' adds: D:\Apps\SlickRun\Jot.txt It still writes the entries below: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bayden Systems] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bayden Systems\SlickRun] "LastPersist"="9-19-09 23:09:46" Not sure why, or if indeed it matters. ------------- <snipped - description of usage> I try to avoid processes running constantly and I want to use a keyboard as little as possible beyond specific tasks, hence key combination solutions are out, if I can find another way. I use Open++ (http://dengdun.webs.com/en/openxx.htm) allowing <right-click> launching. I can then configure 'SlickRun' only to show a slim, dark, empty dialogue box with an active cursor. Now it's <right-click>, launch, type without positioning needs, press enter and ten seconds later the program exits. 1) Write batch file: (The next three lines) @start "SlickRun" sr.exe @nircmd wait 10000 @nircmd closeprocess sr.exe 'NirCmd' http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html Placed 'nircmd.exe' in 'Windows' system folder so I don't have to reference location. I have no intention of running 'SlickRun' from a flash drive, but I also don't want to install anything if it can possibly be avoided. You may want your own timing, 1000 = 1 second. 2) Convert to executable. 'Bat To Exe Converter' http://www.f2ko.de/English/b2e/download.php Give it an icon so it looks good off the sub-menu. Compile with invisible mode set and don't include any files; slows execution. 3) Place with rest of 'SlickRun' stuff and configure 'Open++'. Well that's it. Hmm... I still have to touch the keyboard though... hmm... > If you haven't tried this program, I can assure you, you will be greatly > impressed with it. Give it enough time for you to understand it. It won't > be hard. It is very very simple to configure. > > http://www.bayden.com/SlickRun/
From: who on 19 Sep 2009 21:58 On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:46:19 +0100, Wheel <tyre(a)hub.axle> wrote: >Bear Bottoms wrote: >> SlickRun is the most useful productivity tool I have come across in a >> very long time. Prior to SlickRun, the best tools I had were PStart and >> Stick. However, I have no need for them other than a backup system since >> installing SlickRun. Portable is somewhat of an issue as I have had >> little luck with that mode for SlickRun though it is offered. The problem >> may be PEBKAC however...I'll update that phase if I work it out. > >Running from Flash drive: > >http://www.bayden.com/slickrun/1033/SlickRunAdvancedHelp.htm > I went to the page and fail to understand why and how anyone would regress to command line nonsense. Maybe I'm a bit slow, but I fail to see what real use this program is.
From: Wheel on 20 Sep 2009 00:24
who(a)wherever.gives.a.bleep wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:46:19 +0100, Wheel <tyre(a)hub.axle> wrote: > >> Bear Bottoms wrote: >>> SlickRun is the most useful productivity tool I have come across in a >>> very long time. Prior to SlickRun, the best tools I had were PStart and >>> Stick. However, I have no need for them other than a backup system since >>> installing SlickRun. Portable is somewhat of an issue as I have had >>> little luck with that mode for SlickRun though it is offered. The problem >>> may be PEBKAC however...I'll update that phase if I work it out. >> Running from Flash drive: >> >> http://www.bayden.com/slickrun/1033/SlickRunAdvancedHelp.htm >> > I went to the page and fail to understand why and how anyone would > regress to command line nonsense. Maybe I'm a bit slow, but I fail to > see what real use this program is. Switch monitor on, <right-click>, press 'SlickRun' type 'fw' and... 'Firefox' opens, with my favourite papers. 'Thunderbird' opens, see what mail I have, check-out the newsgroups. 'QuotePad' opens, so I can snag things. A dictionary opens, for newly encountered words. A calculator opens. Or... Close all open windows. Backup all configuration files on my machine. ..zip 'Firefox' and 'Thunderbird' profiles and send to machine X. Change my screen resolution for 3 hours 14 minutes and 28 seconds. Anything I want, all at a <right-click>, <click>, short code, Enter. ----------- There may be some validity in what you say, but I use clusters of utilities and bend them to perform functions that do not exist, truly bespoke. 'WordStar', an old word processor. I'm from an Engineering/Electronics background, and used the program, but never really understood it's name. A Super Model... A Warlock... A Word Star! I hate the keyboard, but I know people who love it and use it with a skill of a pianist. |