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JAN
29

Stack Drawer - Cleaning Desktop

Posted by webmaster digg delicious su


Not restricted to decorating your Dock, customizing stack drawer can also improve your productivity. Let's see how it can be done.

After reading article on LifeClever by Chanpory Rith entitled "How to Organize Your Cluttered Desktop and Regain Your Sanity", which talk about creating specific folder to organize your cluttered Desktop, I realize one thing : I am still too lazy to organize those cluttered files. Fortunately, I've several fancy drawer icons which could be used to attract my attention so that I can gladly place my files into those folders.

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NOV
08

Are you getting bored already with your monotonous looking Dock?

Invisible Dock

When I browse throughout my Leopard, I've found out that there are several image files in PNG format that control the appearance of the Dock. I tried to delete those files ( I made backup before that ) and I got invisible glass for my Dock. Let's see what are those files.

The glass where your icons sit is controlled by image files named scurve. It's separated into four files, scurve-sm, scurve-m, scurve-l and scurve-xl. I think scurve stands from super curve. I hope I'm not wrong. The one white line at the bottom of the Dock is controlled by an image file named frontline. A line that divide Dock into two parts is controlled by an image file named separator.

And all of them are located inside :
Macintosh HD ▸ System ▸ Library ▸ CoreServices ▸ Dock ▸ Contents ▸ Resources

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NOV
03

Why does Leopard display Address Book as an icon for Applications Folder? Why is one of Application icon broken?

Automatically Arranged By Name

The Application Folder automatically stacks up all Applications inside by their alphabetical order. Since our (my) Address Book ranks highest by its alphabetical order compare to others, it's displayed as Application icon followed by others' with no opacity, i.e. we can only see a little portion of others'.

The very same rule also applies for those folders located at the right part (launching part is the left part) of Dock.

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NOV
03

Leopard Take A Look - Dock

Posted by webmaster digg delicious su


I'm glad to see that our Leopard Dock got a new look.

The Old and The New

Let's recall what our old Tiger Dock looks like..

And if we contrast it with our brand new 3D Leopard Dock..

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OCT
19

Digging into Files with Dock

Posted by webmaster digg delicious su


Using Dock will substitute Finder function to go to specified address.

There are a separating line on your Dock. This line separate Dock into two parts. the left part (or top part) is for launching Applications while the other part is for opening items. Now, we will make use of this second part, i.e. the right part (or bottom part).

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AUG
18

Dock - Genie Effect

Posted by webmaster digg delicious su


I think you already know about Genie Effect of the Dock in your Mac.

If you want your Genie to act slower, animate longer, and you can enjoy more the effect, you can do these

  1. Activate your Dock Genie Effect

AUG
18

Dock - Magnification and Position

Posted by webmaster digg delicious su


There is times when your mouse will do something great for you. This is one of that rare times. Your mouse can control your Dock easily.

  1. Click and Hold on the grid border of your dock

  2. Move your mouse up will increase your dock size. Move your mouse down will decrease your dock size
  3. Still holding your dock grid border, and pressing will do similar to number 2, except the increasing and decreasing ratio is fixed.
  4. Release your key and replace with holding key and move your mouse to left-most, bottom or right-most of your screen will change the position of your dock
  5. Those actions come in handy, right?
JUL
29

Give Me Back My Docktail

Posted by webmaster digg delicious su


Have favorite apps that buried under the pile of folders. I have many of them. Then, when I open them, their icons appear in my dock, that makes me feel happier.

However, when I quit those apps, they disappeared from my dock. Oh no, so much times needed to bring them to surface end in vain.. Feel depressed.. Maybe you can feel my feelings that time..

But now, I am happy, I know how to make my apps icon remain at my dock. And you will be happy too because I will share it to you.

Can you read those highlighted words?

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JUL
28

Control Your Naughty Dock

Posted by webmaster digg delicious su


There are times (always happen) when I wrongly click one of apps icon on my dock. Suddenly, our dock launch that apps without warning. For you also, be careful.. Then, how to bring your dock to its place?

I suggest you to force it, force it with your full force. Talk is easier than act, how? You can use this..

Therefore, you do not have to be shocked on misfire – I mean, mis-click. Enjoy it..

JUL
16

Who Let the Dock Out

Posted by webmaster digg delicious su


Let see what we get from Mac, an animated Dock. Dock which can be scaled up or down, can be positioned, and many other special abilities.

Magnification

You can trigger this on to make smooth magnification on the icon when your mouse move over the icon. This is very special. You must try it.

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