Comments on: Overflow 2.0 is a clean, simple launcher

By: Reinier / DJUST.nl

Reinier / DJUST.nl — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:51:23 +0000

I have installed Overflow yesterday and it is great in its own right – I love how it ‘unclutters’ my dock. However comparing it to Quicksilver is absurd, that’s like comparing a corkscrew to a Swiss Army knife. They both can open a bottle of your favorite chateau, but the knife brings so much more to the table.

QuickSilver has unlimited options through its plug-in architecture: integration of Voodoopad which let you append text (functionality for textfiles too), iTunes integration, calculation, del.icio.us and ma.gnolia integration, all your major browser bookmarks availabity, flickr upload, dictionary lookup, clipboard history, addressbook searhc, integrated ZIP compression, slideshows, backpack integration and so on.

By: Chris Messina

Chris Messina — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:01:31 +0000

Huh. Is TechCrunch breaking from Web2.0 land? I’ve never seen you guys review a Mac app of this ilk before… why the break with convention? Just curious…

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By: Paul Watson

Paul Watson — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:40:07 +0000

Not to be annoying but the point of Quicksilver is the keystrokes. It is quicker than mousing. If that isn’t your bag then no worries, we all do things differently and speed isn’t the only measure. But saying that Overflow is better than Quicksilver because it doesn’t rely on keystrokes is a wee bit odd.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:40:37 +0000

Quicksilver works fine for me, but what’s the deal with comparing the shareware software model to music at major labels? Am I the only one who finds that wholly off-topic and not exactly a stunning observation?

If there’s a word-count minimum, just drop it already rather than adding a small diatribe about the music industry.

By: Anshul Jain

Anshul Jain — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:22:07 +0000

This sounds cool. Though $15 is not too much, people might have a problem paying because it only fulfills something which is not a major problem. But its definitely worth a try.

By: Survivor

Survivor — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:20:19 +0000

I think Quicksilver is MUCH better than this, and it’s free. This seems almost like an advertisement to me, trying to convince us that it’s worth our money. Honestly, this is just like having more docks all over the place. Quicksilver and this can’t even be compared.

By: Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:34:48 +0000

Better than quicksilver is a great free osx launcher tool called todos. This is not customizable but instead shows you icons of *all* your apps:

http://www.dbac....php?page=Todos

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:03:49 +0000

$15 bucks might be reasonable, but with launcher-type-apps like this that “just work”, you’d think the ultimate payoff would be a buy-out offer with a wack of Apple shares. This looks like it would play very nicely with Spaces.

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By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:42:47 +0000

For the Windows power users out there, I’d recommend Launchy. It’s a wonderful time saver if you’re like me and prefer typing to moving the mouse. It’s open source.

http://launchy.net

By: wesley

wesley — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:59:51 +0000

Great! Quicksilver is gone now

I also like how fast it initializes on my PPC

By: Aron Roberts

Aron Roberts — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:49:24 +0000

There are several categories of Mac launchers, all of which attempt to address some usability or feature deficiencies with the built-in Dock in Mac OS X.

Each of these alternative launchers can be used as a supplement to the Dock, and some are sufficiently full featured to replace the Dock.

Overflow seems to be positioned as a supplement to the Dock, with a spare, clean design. DragThing – as well as several less capable alternatives in the same product space – can be used to replace the Dock outright. LaunchBar, Butler, and QuickSilver all offer launching paradigms which represent more radical departures from the Dock.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:11:14 +0000

Quicksilver has just the right level of complexity to be powerful. If you want to just point and drool, just point and drool — no additional software required.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:55:19 +0000

This looks great. The video at thier site really shows off the app! I think I still like my Quicksilver though. I’ll keep it in mind for the future.

By: nick

nick — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:15:56 +0000

$15 is nothing. Developers spend a lot of time and effort making these things, and $15 is a minimal price to reward that effort.

By: Angel

Angel — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:01:06 +0000

@lemon – It’s not needed. People do fine without launchers, but some people like the extra features that launchers offer.

I might try this out when I get home, but there’s nothing that compares to Quicksilver…it’s so much more than a launcher and it’s free.

By: lemon obrien

lemon obrien — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:43:14 +0000

why is this needed? I thought the big deal with a mac was ease of use?

By: Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:39:20 +0000

No, that’s how I know it’s worth it – because I get to use it for free at first. The psychology of it all might work out how you describe for some people though, I can see that.

By: Marcel

Marcel — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:35:40 +0000

> Overflow costs $15 but is free to use at first. Some people complain that’s too much money
$15 sounds like too much because it’s free at first.