Tag Archive | "dock"
Activating single application mode in Snow Leopard without using Terminal
When Steve Jobs first unveiled OS X 10 years ago, the Finder operated in single application mode, a funky setup whereby switching into a program would minimize all other running applications. In that respect, the first betas of OS X bore a striking resemblance to the iPhone OS of today. Apple soon did away with […]
Continue reading...Extending dock functionality with “Stand Up” dock [Mockup Video]
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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Check out this nifty little mockup of a “stand up” dock from Keith Lang. For anyone with a large collection of icons in their dock, this feature would be a nice time saver. ‘Stand Up’ Mac Dock Mockup from Keith Lang on Vimeo.
Continue reading...Latest Snow Leopard developer release brings more minor UI tweaks
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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Just days after seeding Snow Leopard Build 10A402, Apple yesterday released Snow Leopard Build 10A411 to developers. MacRumors writes on some of the reported changes noticed thus far: The user controls in QuickTime X now have a more glossy look, as evidenced below. Also, the developer build from a few days ago implemented a charcoal […]
Continue reading...Recent Snow Leopard beta showcases tweaked UI
Monday, July 13, 2009
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The Snow Leopard 10A402 beta hit developers late last week, and users were greeted with changes to Dock based contextual menus, along with a change to the slider button in Finder windows which works to adjust the size of active icons. Below, note the charcoal background now in use when accessing contextual menus from the […]
Continue reading...Windows 7 taskbar has some advantages over the OS X Dock
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Gizmodo has an interesting analysisof the new taskbar in Windows 7 and how it stacks up against the OS X dock. All in all, it appears that Microsoft is finally implementing some solid improvements to its stagnant UI. These aesthetic similarities aside, what actually makes the superbar superior to the Dock is window management—including, by extension, application management. I can […]
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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