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I prefer BuddyPop
Authored by: jcteo on May 19, '08 09:27:42AM

Yes, BuddyPop is a nice app with some features that TapDex doesn't.

I just want to point out that TapDex runs in the background just like BuddyPop. There seems to be a common misconception that System Preferences "plug-ins" somehow consume more resources or do some low-level system stuff. This is not the case.

For an app that doesn't show up in the Dock or have a menu, the most logical place for its preferences to live is in System Preferences. And that's all System Preferences is to TapDex, a place for its configuration interface. The actual app runs in the background and has nothing to do with System Preferences.

Also, to remove TapDex (or any other System Preferences add-on panes), simply Ctrl-click on it in System Preferences and select "Remove" from the contextual menu.

I hope that alleviates the anxiety some folks have when installing an add-on pane! :-)


-Jay Teo
Yellow Mug Software



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