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• I've done just a bit of further looking into the hidden files issue in OS X, and here's a good explanation: "As with other Unix flavors, you can make a file invisible by prefixing its name with a ., as in /.vol. This has the effect of making it i…

  in Making files invisible Comment by jginsbu July 2003
• Quote: Originally posted by bauman Alright, here's another random question. Is there any way in OS X to make a file invisible without putting a period in front of it? You might try something along the lines of how Apple hides many of the sys…

  in Making files invisible Comment by jginsbu July 2003
• Quote: Originally posted by Mac The Fork I thought it might be better to toss out the toolbar, the related menu and the "Show All" section of Preferences windows in favour of a simple iApp-style source column down the side. That seems as though i…

  in Source Column For Preferences? Comment by jginsbu July 2003
• Has anyone noticed if Panther is any better at keeping windows from popping up behind the dock, particularly in the Finder? For example, with the dock positioned on the left, Get Info windows always come up partially behind the dock, so I have to m…

  in Panther Requests? (with full details and screenshots from AppleInsider) Comment by jginsbu July 2003
• Re: Console Does the new Console have color prefs like Terminal (i.e. not just the font color option in Jag)? Transparent backround? I'd love to have the console window trasparent, borderless (titlebarless), and permanently backgrounded against t…

  in Panther Requests? (with full details and screenshots from AppleInsider) Comment by jginsbu July 2003
• Upgrade issues aside, Apple would do well to reconsider what configurations they force buyers into. Most glaringly, Apple doesn't allow you to purchase a 17" iMac WITHOUT a SuperDrive. Just giving users that option would allow them to knock $200 o…

  in So The iMac Is Next, Right? Comment by jginsbu July 2003