Myal writes, <FinderPop will significantly change the way you navigate around your computer. In fact, it will probably become absolutely indispensable. After a new OS installation (OS 9.2.2) the very first thing I'll add is FinderPop. Click-and-hold on a desktop drive volume icon, and the entire contents are immediately available in a pop-out menu. Put an alias of any folder, file or application in the "FinderPop Items Folder" and access them with a single click on the empty space in your toolbar. Sort of like having a computer-wide hierarchical menu. Guaranteed to spoil you rotten.>
Also I'd like to note Bruce's comment: <The thing I liked it for most was that it let you pop up a control- click contextual menu just by holding down the mouse button*; it also then popped up a menu that let you navigate your whole filesystem from that point. There are a number of other actions you could get it do do; change filetype/application, etc. *The one thing it doesn't do in OS X right now, though Turly says he's working on it, but I use multibutton trackballs on my desktop macs; this will be useful on the laptops though...> And I'll thank Fabian for having posted the URL from which I was able to download FinderPop, which I actually did last night. However, while I downloaded it and read the whole manual, I haven't yet installed it. While the installation instructions were clear enough, until Myal's above description -- especially "Click-and-hold on a desktop drive volume icon, and the entire contents are immediately available in a pop-out menu," I was unable to figure out exactly WHY I would actually need FinderPop or find it as indispensible as the other ravings were leading me to believe. You see, I run a very tight Mac in terms of how organized my "stuff" is. I know where I keep everything, plus my Control Strip, the Recent Applications and Recent Documents in the Apple Menu which grant me immediate access to often used files and applications, so the fact is that I can find and open everything I need almost instantly as it is. The only times I even use my Sherlock is when I'm just plain too LAZY to open up all the folders to get at a particular application or file which is "buried" in some subfolder somewhere (I know where I buried it but just don't feel like opening up all those folders), and that's not too often, usually involving something I haven't looked at, used or worked with in months or years. Plus, although the installation itself will be easy enough, the explanation of the features and configuration instructions in the manual to tell it what you want it to do seemed very detail intense and confusing, so I was wondering if it was worth the time it would take to set it up, especially for someone who virtually never loses things in her Mac. Now, if I'm getting Myal's message right, does this mean all I'd have to do to access and open a file or application is just click and hold on my hard drive's icon? Now, that's really cool and it WOULD be a timesaver over using my Apple Menu and control strip! :-) ~Yersinia. ________ "3x10^8 m/s...It's more than just a good idea, it's the law." -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
