The Bimbo And The Caveman: Relationships vs. Nature

Like many out there I’m rather obsessed with doing things the best way
possible. Up until yesterday
I was using browser-based quick searches
to perform quick Internet searches. But there’s a better way.

QuickSilver
(sorry,
OS X
only) allows us to get the same quick search functionality, but from
anywhere. So if you’re working on some code in
TextMate, reading email, or working on the command line, you no longer have to
switch to your browser to start a search. Just invoke QuickSilver from
wherever you are and search away.

Here are some of the searches that I do through QuickSilver:

• Google

• Google Images

• Google Maps

• Video (YouTube)

• Wikipedia

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

[ If you want any of these bookmarks (quick searches), or want to know how
to set them up, leave a comment below or [contact
me](https://danielmiessler.com/contact/) ]

So, the old way:

1. From a non-browser app, switch over to your browser (alt-tab)

2. Command-L to get to your URL field

3. Type “$shortcut $searchterm”

Using QuickSilver:

1. Invoke QuickSilver

2. Start typing the kind of quick search you want to do

3. Tab to the query field and enter the $searchterm

You may be thinking that there are three steps involved in both so there
isn’t really any savings, but that’s an illusion. The real savings comes
from the process being the same all the time regardless of where you started
from.

It’s a matter of simplification. All Internet searches — the same way —
every time.