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Re: DockMod

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On 09/03/2014 07:32, Lewis wrote:
> In message <lfgbab$8ba$1@reader2.panix.com>
>    billy@MIX.COM <billy@MIX.COM> wrote:
>> For those of you who like to put the dock on the side of the
>> screen,
>
> I do this on my multi-screen desktop machine.
>
>> and are unhappy with the contrast problems caused by
>> the extremely hot level of the dock background in Mavericks,
>> a solution to this problem is now available -
>
> The what?
>
>> http://DockMod.COM
>
>> It does patch the dock executable,
>
> That's a complete non-starter then.
>
>> http://MIX.COM/DockMod.jpeg
>
> You seem to be a fan of hacks. I suppose that's fine for you, but I
> learned long ago that running a system free of hacks makes for a much
> more stable system.

I used to be a fan, back when I was a PC owner, of customisation 
software for Windows such as WindowBlinds and IconPackager. But over the 
years, as new versions of Windows rolled by, I came to the conclusion 
that prettiness was secondary to being able to get work done quickly. 
Eventually, my desire for customisation dwindled down to tweaking the 
colours of the Aero UI in Windows 7, and the odd custom desktop wallpaper.

I've also used PowerPC-based Macs (and various versions of OS X) for 
work for the best part of a decade prior to getting my own iMac in 2012, 
and to be honest I was more concerned about having as little clutter as 
possible between me and my tools (mainly Adobe Illustrator and Apple Mail).

The only customisation I've done on my own iMac has been to make the 
desktop icons larger and more informative, and make the mouse cursor 
larger. For the dock, I've turned off magnification and changed the 
window animation from Genie to Scale.

One customisation that I can recommend, though, is F.lux ( 
http://justgetflux.com/ ) which adjusts the screen brightness 
automatically between daytime and nighttime. My eyes definitely feel 
better as a result!

Alan.

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DockMod billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-09 00:06 +0000
  Re: DockMod Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-09 07:32 +0000
    Re: DockMod billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-09 15:32 +0000
      Re: DockMod Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-09 23:12 +0000
        Re: DockMod billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-10 03:00 +0000
          Re: DockMod Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-10 04:04 +0000
          Re: DockMod Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-10 17:06 -0400
            Re: DockMod billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-10 23:57 +0000
    Re: DockMod Alan Ralph <alan.ralph@gmail.com> - 2014-03-09 15:40 +0000
  Re: DockMod Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-09 12:06 -0400
    Re: DockMod billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-09 22:08 +0000
      Re: DockMod Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-09 18:24 -0400

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