Quick Tip: Using Spotlight As A Launcher

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Did you know you can use the Spotlight search box as a launcher? It’s true. Here’s how:

  • Click in the upper-right corner of the menu bar. Alternatively, you can use the Command + Space Bar shortcut.
  • Type in an application (Nisus Writer Pro, for example). You should see a list of results:

  • Double-click on the result you are looking for, and your application will open.

It’s a small thing, but if you don’t already use an alternative launcher, this will do nicely.

Taika Waititi Does Not Care For the Butterfly Keyboard

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Apple needs to fix those keyboards. They are impossible to write on — they’ve gotten worse. It makes me want to go back to PCs. Because PC keyboards, the bounce-back for your fingers is way better. Hands up who still uses a PC? You know what I’m talking about. It’s a way better keyboard. Those Apple keyboards are horrendous.

Taika Waititi speaking to the press after winning an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.