Quicksilver question

So I am looking for a good place to find quick silver plugins.
What I really looking for it there a plug-in that let me type in itunes then something like "Rate"
Then let me rate the current song playing, really quick.
I like rating my songs but i don't like opening my itunes every time i want too
I have tried other things like
Right click on the icon in the dock, but since I hide my dock that still goes slow too.
so far the fastest thing for me is.
Command Tab then select itunes then press
command L
then rate with the mouse.
thanks

Hi, Asiago.
By Quicksilver, I presume you mean this application. If that's the case, I suggest you search or post on the Quicksilver Forums. There is a forum there dedicated to "Quicksilver - Add Ons."
Rate This Song is a free AppleScript which"Allows you to assign a rating to the song currently playing in iTunes without leaving the application in which you're working."That may fit your requirements.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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Hello unsocial1,
The video is good, but you may want to keep a few other thoughts in mind.
The four screws that attach the optical drive are a little tricky to keep track of, and one or two are a perfect nuisance to replace.
The cables - in my experience - NEVER come off that easily. Usually you have to wiggle a good bit; sometimes you will want to withdraw the optical drive with cable or cables still attached and attack them from where you can get a good grip. Takes a little maneuvering, but it works.
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One other thought: does the question mark go away when you open a folder?
I am beginning to suspect that maybe just right-clicking the Finder window's toolbar and selecting "Customize Toolbar" and then seeing if you can drag the question mark off the tool bar, like there is some phantom item that the Finder can't resolve.
A puzzle. It definitely has something to do with the Finder toolbar, though. I'm pretty sure of that at this point.
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Well, I learn something new today, and it's only 52 minutes into the day. My work here is done.
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Message was edited by: funylinks2004

Hi-
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A dual 800 is equivalent to a 800 Mhz processor,except that there are two of them, that's all.
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A single 933 MHz processor is quite a bit faster than a 800 MHz processor, and way better than the 733 MHz processor due to L3 cache.
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Quicksilver CPU questions

I have another Quicksilver 2002 in storage that has no CPU. It was a single CPU model. Does the dual CPU drop right in, or are the boards different between them? I don't see a difference visually except for the chip.
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Hi-
All QS processors are interchangeable.
The heatsinks, however, are more processor specific, especially with dual processors.
Other than that, any processor from one QS is plug and play in another QS.
Leopard works just fine on a dual 1.0 GHz QS. I run 10.5.8 on my DP 1.0 GHz and three 933 MHz QS machines.
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Since the quicksilver already has a large fan facing the pci, agp and ram, do I still need a fan directly on the above heatsink?
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I've always been curious about the passive coolers on a 9800, but, between the bulk, and the majority of sources saying a fan isn't really optional, I never bothered to take the leap.
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Sound input options for quicksilver 933 (2002) question.

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2. When you're removing the old drive from the computer, get someone to hold it as you undo the screws and disconnect the cables, so you don't risk it dropping onto the logic board.
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