Start Items from the Quick Launch Bar using a Keyboard Shortcut

Here’s another quick tip on how to be more productive. Many people have their Quick Launch Bar set near the Start button. A bit like this (without the big icons):

To launch these applications, all I have to do is press the Windows Key, and the corresponding number.

For example Win+1 will launch Firefox, Win+4 will launch iTunes, and so on and so forth.

Just organise your most frequent programs to the left to experience a nice little boost in productivity.

One more thing: many programs just add themselves to your Quick Launch Bar without warning. Clear out these if you don’t need them!

So, to recap…

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