What’s up, Dock?
Kai von Fintel has a post on his blog (under Geek) about how he’s removed the Dock in his OS X setup.
Also, this is less necessary if you’re running OS 10.4 with Spotlight, but I’ve been using LaunchBar since I got my first PowerBook, and I love it. I actually think it’s much nicer than Spotlight (and much more customizable), so I recommend it even if you have Tiger.
(LaunchBar is shareware, so if you try it out and are eager to jump aboard, let me know and I can give you a registration key. Also, if you’re on a PC, LaunchBar-like applications are available to you, too. I’d definitely suggest getting one for PC users.)
Get with the times! All the cool Mac kids have moved to Quicksilver:
http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/
Seriously, I used to use LaunchBar but I’m much happier with Quicksilver.
Yeah, I’ve had a couple of people tell me about Quicksilver (Kai mentions it in his blog, too). Their website is a lot nicer looking at least :-P I’ll give it a go tonight and see if I’m ready for the switch…