Leopard - Tips and Tricks
Well the hackers are at it again, this time undoing the User Interface mess that Apple created with OS X Leopard. If you are one of the old time Mac Users, I am sure you have gotten used to an Opaque Finder, A Dock that is simple and has Triangular icons.. Well with Leopard Apple has removed all this and given us something that is flashy.. Well here are some tips that will restore your Dock and Finder to a state that you will love it even more.
Tip 1 : Get Rid of the 3D Dock
Well if you don’t like the 3D Dock and you want to get rid of it altogether then Open Terminal.app and execute the following commands,
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock
This will get you the standard Dock that you have got used to. Well here is a screenshot of the dock that you will get after this hack.
Tip 2 : Get those Triangular Indicators back on the Dock
If you are a Mac Oldie, I am sure you have got accustomed to the tiny triangular indicators on the Dock and now that Leopard has done away with them, you want it back. Well this isn’t too hard at all. All you need to do is follow this well written tutorial from Mike.
Read : Leopard Dock with black triangle
Turns out that you need to just replace 3 files in the System, so it isn’t super hard to do..
Tip 3 : Get rid of the Menu Bar Transparency
Well this has to be the easiest of all. Just Download this file and install it on your Mac. When you run it choose Toggle Level to set the transparency to what ever you want. Sweet! isn’t it!
So I hope you enjoyed reading these small but helpful tips. Is there anything else about Leopard that you don’t like. then drop us a comment!
9 Comments, Comment or Ping
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Is there a way to get the leapord free for i to test these tips??
Oct 31st, 2007
erack
torrents you noob:P
Nov 1st, 2007
Daniel
Awesome! Thank you so much! This sure beats downloading 3rd party hacks!
Nov 4th, 2007
JK
You could also reinstall os 10.4 to really get back to the old look and feel.
Nov 12th, 2007
Partners in Grime
I’m finding the lights on the Dock to be less intrusive than the black triangles.
Nov 24th, 2007
ErackIsAnIdiot
Erack you stupid prick! If you have to use torrents to get this latest OS X version called Leopard, then you’re nothing but the cheapest person ever. If you can not afford to pay $129 or even just $109 at some stores, then you are not worth of using it. Stick to some old OS X version.
Spreading piracy like this doesn’t help anyone, especially not to you… why ? Because you look so stupid now. You simply couldn’t avoid posting about it in public… if you use pirated version you could at least keep it for yourself…
…and you are calling someone a noob ?!! Get a life you idiot.
Nov 26th, 2007
the guy who is mad a erack
wow buddy calm down you act like you dont download music and porn, so now you look like an idiot. whos the noob now bitch!
Jan 11th, 2008
matthadher
everybodies a noob im the only expert hahaha
Feb 6th, 2008
Onlyme
“Spreading piracy like this doesn’t help anyone, especially not to you… why ? Because you look so stupid now. You simply couldn’t avoid posting about it in public…”
The author of this needs to reconnect adjoining brain cells because:
(a) Piracy helps lots of people.
(My personal view is that as long as the people who stand to gain from your legal purchase are earning at least 20 times your earnings you can justify opting out of paying)
and (b) The question of why piracy doesn’t help anyone is answered by the fact that the author thinks Erack looks stupid…? If anyone can find some sense in that please join Erackisanidiot’s anti-piracy campaign at http://www.erackisanidiotisanidiot.com
Dec 2nd, 2008
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