Subtraction

You can, for instance, type in “qxp&#148 and it will return a list of files that start with the letter Q, and that include all three letters Q, X and P. But it will put at the very top of the list “QuarkXPress” — which, in all likelihood, is just what you wanted. According to the Web site, “LaunchBar uses a very powerful, adaptive abbreviation search algorithm that allows you to enter any thinkable abbreviation of the searched item.” It’s a very capable, very intuitive, very convenient way to access virtually anything on your computer. It’s not often that I’m so quickly sold on a new utility, but having had LaunchBar installed for less than six hours now, I’m virtually certain I’m going to pay to register it.