Tip: Quick launch items from the Finder window
A few weeks ago we wrote an article on options for launching applications in OS X, which included creating a quick-launch or Windows "Run" equivalent with Automator, using Spotlight, and also using an application folder stack in the Dock. One reader emailed us about another option that we overlooked in the article, which is to use a Finder window's toolbar for launching applications.
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