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Self-defence
Authored by: Wolf on Air on Apr 26, '04 11:58:09AM

Oh, right, being a Unix afficioinado, I tend to forget pure Mac enthusiasts tend to be console allergic... which is too bad. You're missing out. Anyhow, I posted it because I've never seen any reference to the "top" Dock position elsewhere (discovered it by guesswork) and I use a 12-inch Powerbook myself, and figured I wouldn't be the only one with this problem. There's also been a bit of discussion about hiding the Dock in the past, and I figured I'd post what I consider the ultimate solution.

There, satisfied? Jeez... just because you didn't benefit from a hint doesn't mean someone else won't.

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-Wolf on Air



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Self-defence
Authored by: schneb on Apr 26, '04 02:50:17PM

Don't let someone's rant get you down. Post away and let the admin's sort it out.



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Self-defence
Authored by: DavidRavenMoon on Apr 26, '04 04:35:34PM

"I tend to forget pure Mac enthusiasts tend to be console allergic.."

First I think you mean "Terminal" not "Console," which is a different application.

Secondly, I use the Terminal all the time, but some of these things take longer to type than to use the GUI. I don't think it has anything to do with being allergic to it.

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Self-defence
Authored by: edoriv on Apr 26, '04 09:51:58PM

I wasn't talking for myself... I happen to use the terminal almost every day... I'm a web developer and use the command line to configure servers and set up sites all the time. I happen to just feel this is just as easy if not easier using the gui tools especially for most that don't like the terminal.

sorry if I didn't think this was all that much of a hint. I rarely say much because many things here are kewl tips sso kill me if the rare time i speak up is when I think a tip is filler fluff.



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Repetition makes Perfect, not redundant
Authored by: gabester on Mar 28, '06 09:48:21AM

I think it's important to note that, while your way of doing things might work for you very well - i.e. using the available GUI to perform most of the functions of this hint and following other hints that accomplished similar things, it certainly doesn't hurt to have hints that are a bit repetitive come out:
1. They accomplish something new.
2. They refresh the reader about something they read some time ago and might have wanted to try but never got around to doing.

Personally I don't have the time try out even a small fraction of the panoply of hints available here; and often I find very useful nuggets that do bypass the GUI to accomplish great things that I otherwise would not have known about. It's good to have more ways of doing things so that you can choose the way that works best for you; and it's good to have some repetition in hints so that good ideas of yesteryear aren't lost. Rob, maybe you should start a "Today's best hints in history" and include the top viewed/commented/utilitarian hints of years past as a sidebar link every day.
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