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chuckm

OS X Leopard - Cool Dock Hack

Oct 31, 2007 12:21

I just finished installing OS X Leopard on my new laptop and I already hate the new, over-done "glass shelf" style dock. Fortunately, thanks to this review in Ars Technica, I discovered there's a hack to fix it built into the OS!

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Comments 6

philbot October 31 2007, 16:49:27 UTC

I hope there's a hack to make your background less nerdy. ;)

chuckm October 31 2007, 17:09:23 UTC

Dude,

I'm hacking the Dock on OS X... I think my desktop wallpaper is the leas of my worries!

doctor_toc October 31 2007, 16:52:27 UTC

Sweet. The "glass shelf" style really does smack of being clever for the sake of being clever, rather than for the sake of being cleaner and easier to use. Nice background too!

chuckm October 31 2007, 17:10:36 UTC

Yup. It's even worse with a light wallpaper. And thanks! I love that wallpaper quite a bit.

ravinald October 31 2007, 18:46:17 UTC

This is no doubt a classic example of where upper management shits out this "clever" idea that nobody under them agrees with. So rather than fighting a losing battle they code in what they feel is the "right" way.

chuckm October 31 2007, 19:59:50 UTC

And by "upper management" you mean "Steve Do-It-My-Way" Jobs".

I'm still reeling that he finally relented and let them release a real SDK for the iPhone.