Daily backups - For each day of the work week I've created a backup folder on my file server. I backup each day to a different folder and thus have 4 earlier backups available to me. This way, if I happen to lose an important document but don't realize it for a couple of days, I have not overwritten it and can still locate it in an earlier backup folder...

Put any of your QuicKeys shortcuts on timers so they can work even if you aren't there... schedule a system back-up to occur at 2 a.m. when you’re snug in bed!

Weekly backups - Each week I create a larger backup than what I make daily. I have 4 separate weekly backup folders for the same reason I have unique daily backup folders, greater redundancy!...

If you always do the same set of actions each time you Open or Quit an application (for example open multiple files or arrange windows) create an QuicKeys Shortcut to perform these tasks automatically using the Application Event Triggers.

Use grouped/chained Hot Keys to launch or switch to your most used applications. Each chain might begin with Control+A (for application) followed by a couple of letters relating to the application name, such as X and L for Microsoft Excel. Similarly you might use Control+A then S then A for Safari, or Control+A then M then A for Mail. This is much easier to remember than trying to set up complex key combinations for each application, such as Control+Shift+i for iCal and Control+Option+Shift+i for iTunes.

Everyone has a few folders they need to access regularly. Instead of manually navigating through your hard drive every time, create a QuicKeys Shortcut to do it for you. For this example, create a shortcut that will open your Documents folder when you press a couple of keystrokes...

When you save a document for the first time you have to tell the application you are where you want to put the file by navigating through your folder hierarchy. Use QuicKeys to automate the process of changing the destination folder when saving...

Make your own toolbar, complete with an icon for each of your favorite programs. Clicking the toolbar launches the program, and you don’t have to wade through the Finder to launch applications...

There isn’t a specific option to open apps at log in, however there is a way to do it. First QuicKeys needs to be setup to start at login, this option is under Preferences, “command + ,” or located under QuicKeys X3 menu. Once into the Preferences window place a check in the box next to “Open QuicKeys at log in”.

1) Create the shortcuts that will open applications.
Under the Create/Files menu select Open Items. Now under the Steps, the lower portion of the shortcut window, you can select the Application that you would like to open.

2) Then above the Steps is the Scopes and Triggers, add by clicking the +.
Now where it says “Hot Key” click to bring up the pop-up menu, select the “app events” option. Now a window should pop up that will let you choose the Application and Event for the trigger. Under Application choose QuicKeys, and under Event choose Opens, these are defaults so they should already be selected. Then you just need to set the delay time. This you might have to work with a little to get it optimized for your machine.

You can either create short cuts for each application or add them to the original short cut as additional Steps. I would suggest as there own Shortcuts so that you can set an addition trigger to launch be the Keyboard at any other time.

Since I can't have everything on my Dock, I find myself frequently opening my personal folder>education folder>college folder>fall 2004 folder. Yes, I know this only takes few seconds, but with QuicKeys X2, I can access my college folder with a single-step shortcut.

Once inside the QuicKeys Editor window, I took less then twelve steps to create my shortcut. Now, I press any key(s) I choose and my college folder opens. My most used applications are found on my Dock, but my most frequently accessed folders now have single-step shortcuts.