Dock Dividers

I'm a bit of an organizational freak. I wouldn't describe my house as "immaculate", but as far as organization goes, it's in pretty good shape. I would rather throw something out or give it away than keep it for the rest of my life "just in case" I'll eventually need it. I'd rather re-purchase a new whatever-it-is, instead of having to stare/walk around/dust it. I cannot tolerate clutter, of any kind, for long periods of time -- especially on my iBook.

I have no files or folders stored on my Desktop and the only apps listed in the dock are ones I use at least once every couple of weeks. Otherwise, they're out o' there.

Maybe that's why I got so jazzed when I accidentally discovered Dock Dividers.


A silly thing - a simple thing, and yet it brought me so much joy. They do exactly what you'd expect; they're little dividers (with .app extensions) that you drag onto your dock.

Not only are my app icons colour coordinated, they are now also organized into groups pertaining to their use. It's a beautiful, beautiful thing!

`Tis the Season...

... To "spruce" up your desktop with some holiday cheer! (And to, apparently, use really bad puns!)

I'll admit that I'm a bit of a scrooge when it comes to the holiday season. I was pretty miffed when I was at the mall on Friday and I could not escape the incessant Christmas music or holiday decorations. It was just Hallowe'en for heck sakes and it isn't even snowing yet! In order to combat my near-fatal case of "the bah-humbugs", I decided to decorate my desktop with some customizable festive cheer using the following 3 (free!) MAC apps. (Thanks to tuaw.com for their article.)

First up is Snö: "... a useless application that makes snow fall over your desktop."

The second, is MacLampsX (similar to the popular Holiday Lights for OS9) which: "... strings rows of Christmas tree bulbs around the edges of your screen."

And last but not least, is X-MasTree 1.3: "A Christmas Tree for your Mac." It's customizable and you can even opt to have the number of days left until Christmas displayed.

The result can look something like this:


Feel free to complete the effect with some winter/Christmas icons. And if my "bah-humbugs" were contagious, perhaps the Not A Merry Christmas icon set is the thing for you.

Update: Just found TreetopLights, by Free Range Mac. It's, basically, MacLamps and X-MasTree combined into one program... and I like it!