Windows Shortcuts to your favorite apps.

Like most of you, I use the Windows Run command (Win + R) to start many applications which I have added to the PATH environment variables to simplify my life.

However, as I have grown tired of this inefficient method, I looked around and found not 1, but 2 better solutions:

1. an automation for adding applications to your Win + R list using a simple VBScript and the Windows Right-Click Send to menu. This has made it very easy. Until I found the next solution.

Source: http://www.gooli.org/blog/a-very-simple-winr-enhancement/

2. a FOSS tool that does that and much much more.
Free, skinnable, configurable to include searching your favorites, specific extensions, directories and much more:

Launchy

Source: http://www.launchy.net/
To put it simply, if it did not exist, someone would have to invent this tool!

Enjoy ;)