Quicksilver and Google Search

The more and more I use my Mac.  I rely on Quicksilver to launch applications, run special instructions, etc.  I’m not a hardcore user of QS just yet, but I decided to spend a few minutes to see if I could automate my Google search.

My normal steps require:

1. Open browser (or switch to it if already opened).  If the latter, I use ⌘-TAB until I highlight the browser of choice (Firefox/Safari).
2. Open a new browser tab: ⌘-T
3. Type “google”; the first item defaults to http://www.google.com
4. Type my search query, press ENTER.

After following these steps I found on Google.  My steps have been reduced to a customizable global hot key…

1. Press ⌘-2
2. Type search text, press ENTER.

Much better, now I just have to retrain my mind and fingers.