Re: Favorite Desktop Tweeks

From	Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net>
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Subject	Re: Favorite Desktop Tweeks
Date	2013-08-03 01:03 -0700
Organization	DexLabs, Inc.
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References	<b63dsnF3oirU1@mid.individual.net>

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In article <b63dsnF3oirU1@mid.individual.net>,
 TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> wrote:

> I'm curious as to what "desktop tweeks" others are using. Here are mineŠ.
> 
> Docker - which allows one to choose from a number of menu appearances 
> in case you are not, as I am, particularly happy with Apple's default.
> 
> Menu Eclipse 2 - which allows the menu bar to be hidden when not in 
> use, something I find pleasing as the continuously visible, to me, 
> conflicts with my desktop background.
> 
> MenuEverywhere - which allows you to bring up the menu without you 
> having to go up to the top of the screen, particularly useful with 
> large screens.
> 
> MouseLocaterAgent - which helps you to locate the mouse, again quite 
> useful when one has a very large display.
> 
> So, I'd be interested in what others might find as part of their daily 
> computing experience.

I use the Dock for things I use daily--Mail, Chrome, BusyCal, BBEdit, 
Interarchie, Cuppa Timer, a Twitter client, iTunes.  I use Hyperdock to 
display transparent windows over the dock icons.

I start up XRG and Surplus Meter on login to show performance metrics 
and track my bandwidth.  Still haven't come close to my 250GB/month cap.

I use BOINC Manager to for a screen saver and contribute to 3 
distributed compute projects.

I startup Dropbox, Google Drive, a replacement for Quickey, a clipboard 
manager, a Hyperspaces replacement and I replaced the date/time display 
with iClock Pro because it was the only clock/calendar that integrated 
with Google Calendar.

I display CPU, HD space, and most importantly network bandwidth in a 
history bar in the menu.  I use Little Snitch to track connections.

I use DragThing to give me a retractible side pallet of folders, 
documents, and applications that I use almost weekly.  I use Classic 
Menu to emulate the Apple Menu from OS 9 where I put applications and 
documents I don't access as often.

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Favorite Desktop Tweeks TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-08-02 23:05 -0500
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  Re: Favorite Desktop Tweeks Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-08-03 01:03 -0700

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