I just came across a three part article about creating a custom Launchy clone in .NET and WPF. Launchy is very nice application launcher I talked about in the past. The article is very detailed, I like it. And for all Launchy is very feature-rich, but I only use it for launching applications that are in my Start menu. Take a look at it for yourself.

• Building a simple Launchy clone in WPF (Part 1/3: Blend)
• Building a simple Launchy clone in WPF (Part 2/3: Visual Studio)
• Building a simple Launchy clone in WPF (Part 3/3: Tying things together)

Maybe I build my own Launchy clone. A good start to get to know WPF a little better, practice the Model View Presenter pattern and more.