Over the past few years, Beeper has set itself apart as one of the most integrative messaging platforms, uniting over 10 chat networks into a single interface.

Yet there is a crucial dimension of integration that is still largely missing: linkability — the ability for any message, thread, or conversation in Beeper to be reliably and automatically referenced (linked) from other tools. In other words: Beeper is not yet link-friendly.
Continue reading From Chat Hub to Knowledge Hub: The Case for Linking in Beeper

The LaunchBar and Alfred launcher apps are super helpful. Amongst other things, they allow you to search for information with minimal typing. Hook is also an information retrieval app. However, Hook is designed for contextual information retrieval, i.e., to instantly retrieve information that is connected to the document or object you are working with in the current app of your choice, whether the item is on the web or on your Mac. Hence Hook’s slogan, “find without searching”.

On the Hook website, I’ve recently produced a blogged about how launchers can be used with Hook, and produced a screencast on the topic:

Continue reading Augmenting Your Use of LaunchBar and Alfred (Launcher Apps) with Hook’s Contextual Retrieval