February 2011
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The one which brings up result actions in Finder
Did you know that you can use Alfred to perform actions on files and folders that you locate within Finder itself?
Next time you’re working within Finder (or maybe want to quickly action a document from your desktop), select your folder/file and press Alt-Cmd-\ to bring up a list of possible actions.
You can customise this hotkey under...
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Custom Searches for quickly searching Google for... →
One of Alfred users @AnthonyHocken has shared a lovely list of custom searches that he uses for advanced Google searches. Use this to search for the most up-to-date news or ‘archive’ items :)
E.g.
Display text: Search Google (past 24 hrs)
Search URL: http://www.google.co.uk/#q={query}&hl=en&tbs=qdr:d
Keyword: gd
There’s more so go check it out. And many thanks for...
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The one in which you’re thinking about privacy
A short video on how you can exclude certain folders from Alfred’s results using Spotlight Privacy settings.
Edit: This method will exclude your folders/files both from Alfred and Spotlight searches. If you only want Alfred to ignore a file in the results, add alfred:ignore as a Spotlight comment to this specific file (doesn’t...
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Become an Alfred Expert: Advanced Tips & Tricks -... →
Just in case you missed it.
What a great tips summary! Showing just how much Alfred can do.
But don’t worry, I’ve got many more up my sleeve ;)
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