{"id":1218,"date":"2009-11-10T23:47:37","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T04:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rgdot.com\/bl\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2013-08-04T01:13:07","modified_gmt":"2013-08-04T06:13:07","slug":"startup-is-a-launcher-and-an-appmanager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rgdot.com\/bl\/2009\/11\/10\/startup-is-a-launcher-and-an-appmanager\/","title":{"rendered":"StartUp Is A Launcher…And An AppManager?"},"content":{"rendered":"

StartUp<\/a> is described by its author as<\/p>\n

WPF<\/a> tool to help you launch your programs easily.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To start off the developer page does not mention the name ‘StartUp’. The only place this program’s name is visible is in the solitary screenshot. One can easily confuse its name to be ‘AppManager’ as that is the domain URL and also the title of page. That minor quibble aside, on to the program itself.<\/p>\n


\n\"StartUp\"
\n<\/span> <\/a>
\nUpon installation StartUp looks up or indexes the system’s start menu, quick launch and recent documents entries and presents them in a rectangular interface (see image) and also groups them into areas. Right clicking anywhere on the program window or clicking the + icon one can create groups for additional shortcuts. The program supports dragging and dropping shortcuts, executables or almost any file to create links to them. It is also possible to drag a file over a program icon, while holding the Alt key, to force the file to be opened with that particular program.
\nThe program is minimized to the system tray using its X or close icon or by just pressing the Esc key. By default the program window can be maximized by using the Alt and ~ keys or by what it calls “mouse activation”. To activate the program using the mouse single click the top left hand edge of the screen. This activation feature can be turned off using the program’s preferences.
\nPerhaps the best part of StartUp is the integrated search feature. Click anywhere on the program interface and just start typing, a search box narrows your choices as you type (see image).
\nStartUp requires, at a minimum, the .NET 3.0 framework and is a 164KB download. It is released under the Microsoft Public License<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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