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Series: Desktop Launchers

Utilities to turn on, tune in, and switch out.

William Murphy No comments

Peeling Out with DragStrip: Desktop Launchers, Part I of III

[Despite the trouble they sometimes cause, I like add-on programs that change the way my Mac works. I like setting up my Macintosh just the way I want it, and I like knowing lots of people and lots of programmers use add-on programs to try different interface ideas. Once you get past the four-or-five stage (that is, four or five folders and four or five applications on your hard disk) you may notice clutter and deeply-nested folders getting in your way

Tonya Engst No comments

Square One: Desktop Launchers, Part II of III

It's time for Part II of our three-part series on desktop launcher programs, those programs that supplement the way your Finder works by giving you tiles that represent your files, folders, and disks

Adam Engst No comments

Making Choices: Desktop Launchers, Part III of IV

Welcome yet another installment of our series about desktop launchers. Parts I and II covered DragStrip and Square One, two commercial desktop launchers

Tonya Engst No comments

Desktop Launchers, Part IV

It's time for the final installment of our desktop launcher series, which began back in TidBITS-275. To review, the first two parts discussed two commercial desktop launchers, DragStrip and Square One