Gnome Do

As a Mac user one of the things I love is the ability to quickly launch applications using Spotlight.  Command + spacebar brings up Spotlight, type the first few letter of the application name,  usually the first item will be the application, then hit enter and the application is launched.  When I started using Ubuntu I missed Spotlight.  In the course of time I heard about Gnome Do.  Finally I decided to see what Do was all about.  Do is great.  After adjusting Do to my liking in Preferences, I now hit the key and spacebar and up pops a simple put elegant search bar. (The key is the one with the Ubuntu, Windows, Apple symbol on it.)  As I type a picture of the application and it name shows up, hitting enter launches the app.  Do is more the an Application launcher it can be used to find photos and documents, play songs, start e-mails, define words, add numbers and much more.  For those of you who use OS X Do is very similar to Quicksilver.  For more info and easy to follow instructions read the Gnome Do Wiki: http://do.davebsd.com/wiki/Main_Page