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How can OS X be customised?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 625423" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>I'm using an app called FruitMenu (only recently released for 10.5) to customize the "Apple" menu to my liking. I have a cascading folder of my Apps and System Preferences; display of my IP address; Shut Down/Restart/Log Out options that are immediate (no "are you sure" dialog boxes); and more. It can be just as full-featured like the Start Menu is in Windows.</p><p></p><p>And speaking of the Apps folder... did you know you can rearrange your Apps into subfolders? No need to reinstall anything... just move them and OS X keeps track of where they went! I categorize all my apps, making things more organized. Also makes it easier to navigate my FruitMenu item.</p><p></p><p>Virtually any UI item in any app can be modified. Don't like the Home icon for, say, Firefox? Well just find the app, right-click to "Show Package Contents", find the actual icon you want to replace, and do it! The same goes for any number of items. You can actually replace the wallpaper the system uses for the background of the log-in screen; replace the icon used for menu extras like the Display; and much more. You just have to know where to look.</p><p></p><p>One other neat trick I use is to customize my date/time display on the menu bar. Without using any 3rd-party software, I have the full date/time displayed, not just the time and day of week. And this is such a simple trick... it merely involves copying/pasting data from one panel to another in the System Preferences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 625423, member: 38864"] I'm using an app called FruitMenu (only recently released for 10.5) to customize the "Apple" menu to my liking. I have a cascading folder of my Apps and System Preferences; display of my IP address; Shut Down/Restart/Log Out options that are immediate (no "are you sure" dialog boxes); and more. It can be just as full-featured like the Start Menu is in Windows. And speaking of the Apps folder... did you know you can rearrange your Apps into subfolders? No need to reinstall anything... just move them and OS X keeps track of where they went! I categorize all my apps, making things more organized. Also makes it easier to navigate my FruitMenu item. Virtually any UI item in any app can be modified. Don't like the Home icon for, say, Firefox? Well just find the app, right-click to "Show Package Contents", find the actual icon you want to replace, and do it! The same goes for any number of items. You can actually replace the wallpaper the system uses for the background of the log-in screen; replace the icon used for menu extras like the Display; and much more. You just have to know where to look. One other neat trick I use is to customize my date/time display on the menu bar. Without using any 3rd-party software, I have the full date/time displayed, not just the time and day of week. And this is such a simple trick... it merely involves copying/pasting data from one panel to another in the System Preferences. [/QUOTE]
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