One of the best things about the new Start menu in Vista is the ability to search for programs. A combination of installing lots of software for review and periodic attempts to organise my Start Menu normally means that it is faster for me to find the program using My Computer than search through the Start Menu.

Now, at last, I have found a solution for Windows XP, Launcy. Simply press Alt and the space bar to reveal the box shown above. Start typing the name of the program and the best guess appears on the right. Pausing reveals a drop down menu of other possibilities.

The Vista Start Menu can also search for documents on the computer. Launchy can as well but this needs a little work in the settings window.

In fact, I might combine this with ObjectDock and get rid of the Task Bar altogther. Add Safari to the mix and my Windows computer is starting to look a lot like a Mac!