• Reported by Nate

If, like me, you're new to OS X and slow to optimize your setup, you might like to know about LaunchBar (minimize mouse use, access more through just a few keystrokes) that Dean of Texism describes and / or Ittec (contextual menus for browsing files plus shortcuts, like FinderPop) that Grant of Splorp describes. I tend to lean towards having as few applications installed as possible, but this is probably because I'm used to having to reformat windows boxes every few months.