PC-Com Basic 8

PC-Com Basic 8

"PC-Com is a small application that gives you an easier and faster alternative to use your computer. Instead of searching for programs in your Start Menu, or browsing through your Favorites to get to a certain web page, you can quickly load anything on your computer or the internet from PC-Com. This program is a command-line toolbar that lets you open files, folders, and websites by typing keywords. When you want to open something, all you have to do is press a hotkey on your keyboard to activate PC-Com, type a keyword, and press Enter. For example, typing outlook as a keyword will open Microsoft Outlook; typing word as a keyword will open Microsoft Word; typing yahoo.com will open http://www.yahoo.com. As you can see in the picture above, you can just type the first few letters of a keyword and still access it by pressing enter. There are more shortcuts to PC-Com than just keywords. You can open websites (typing google.com will take you to http://www.google.com), and you can open files and folders (example: c:\program files). You can also use letter commands to search the internet (example: s:mp3s), look up a word in a dictionary or a thesaurus, find related web sites, and shut down or restart your computer.

PC-Com is only visible when you press a hotkey and type a keyword. The toolbar disappears after you press Enter. This provides even more convenience and work space for you.

In addition to opening anything, PC-Com lets you record macros (a combination of mouse clicks and keystrokes), and you can play back macros later by typing the macro name into the toolbar. This lets you automate your repetitive computer tasks just by pressing a few keys on your keyboard."

PC-Com comes in two versions: PC-Com Basic and PC-Com Pro. "Download" links to the Basic version which is free.