I was looking for a way to assign a hotkey to Q-Dir for file management as I will never use it unless it is as easy as running Windows-E.  Well I ran across this program which is awesome it allows you to assign any hotkeys you want with the Windows button.  It has a very easy to use graphical interface to assign the buttons and you can assign anything.  So far I have it setup to run Q-Dir, Firefox, Outlook, and Command Prompt (cygwin) in a single hotkey.  It is a huge time saver and picks up where Launchy is lacking.

Qliner Hotkeys Website

Download Hotkeys 2.0.1

Executor is a new application launcher that attempts to bump Launchy from the spotlight, as of the beta release it still needs some work

New Launchy Skin

Launchy has multiple skins available on DeviantArt.com to make it even better

Launchy comes out with version 2.0 with some nice new upgrades for the quick program launcher

I don’t know how I missed this one on my blog.  This program is an awesome time saver and super light weight.  Also with the new version you can do math and stuff right in the window without having to launch calculator.  Very handy and pretty much the only way I launch programs any more for Windows.