25: On my Launchy Break
2008-09-28
Download MP3 For Geekons Episode 25
Pop-Up: Launchy
- Launchy.net is an open source keystroke launcher for Windows.
- Similar to Quicksilver on the Mac.
- Can launch applications, bookmarks, shortcuts, open files, do simple math, etc. with a few keystrokes.
- Definitely worth changing the default hotkey
- Easily customize locations of files and filetypes to be searched
- Supports plugins, but there are few you need other than weby and calcy.
- Weby allows you to launch URLs and search for items (kind of like keyword searches in Firefox), and calcy lets you do simple math.
- You can pass arguments to a program by pressing the tab key once launchy finds the link.
- Built in keyword searches:
- amazon
- weather
- youtube
- yahoo
- maps
- wikipedia
- thesaurs
- dictionary
- netflix
- Live Search
- IMDB
- MSN
- 100% free with the occasional link to launchy.net requesting a donation.
- 5 out of 5 stars, open source, free, and dramatically changes the way I use my computer.
Geek-Tweak:
- I'm going to assume you listened to episode 24, which gave you an intro to Irssi
- I'm also going to assume that intro made at least a little sense, and you really like Irssi
- (I realize I'm probably wrong on both of those)
- First, a brief introduction to two powerful commands: /server and /network
- /server will show you the server(s) you are connected to, or allow you to add servers to a network
- /network will display all of your available networks, or allow you to create and customize your own (like bookmarking a connection)
- Our goal: have Irssi automatically connect to freenode and choose our username when we launch it.
- open Irssi (in cygterm) tip: do this with launchy!
- type /network add -nick yournick -autosendcmd "/^msg nickserv identify yourpass" freenode
- type /server add -auto -network freenode irc.freenode.com
- type /channel add -auto #channelname freenode
- That's it! now we will automatically connect to irc.freenode.com with the nickname "yournick" registered with the password "yourpass" and will join "channelname"
- Obviously you'll want to put your own nickname, password, and channelname in there, and quite possibly your own network and IRC server.
- quakenet is predefined, along with a few other networks, but feel free to modify those networks by typing /network add -nick yournick QuakeNet (that will set a default nickname for you on QuakeNet, now you just have to type /connect QuakeNet to join)
- Once you are comfortable with these commands you will find it easier and easier to automate any routine tasks you perform each time you start up Irssi.
View-Source: Testing your beliefs
- The Bereans were known for testing what teachers (including Paul) said, making sure it was true.
- If we don't test the scriptures, we risk falling into a "blind leading the blind" syndrome.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21 tells us to test everything.
- Sometimes we get scared to test our beliefs, wondering what we would do if it failed the test.
- We can also sometimes get stuck on certain scripture that we misinterpret, feeling like it proves our belief system wrong.
- The best thing a Christian can do is research.
- Nothing will ever disprove the intent of the gospel and the proven words of the Bible.
- Many things, however, can easily disprove the misconceptions we have about the Bible, which is a good thing!
- It is much better to disprove our misconceptions and refine our knowledge of what God has said on our own terms, before we cause ourselves to be a stumbling block for someone else's faith.
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