The Sonikcycle Syndicate

I have a very high tolerance for disarray, dissonance, and clutter. That said, I also have a deep appreciation for orderliness, harmony, and minimalism. My living quarters are spartan, and my work space is neat and tidy, except on the occasions when garments are strewn about and my papers and books are piled high. Statistically, I’d be described as a middle man, not because my space is kinda–neat–kinda–messy, but rather because it’s one or the other, which when plotted plops me smack dab in the middle…

Like many a Mac user, I run oodles of apps at once and I always have a slew of windows open. That’s just fine with me, but now that I’ve discovered 2 groovy little apps that feed my minimalist proclivities, I’m reveling in a clutter-free computing experience. Said apps would be Spirited Away, which “hides” inactive windows after a specified interval, and MenuShade, which does a nifty menu bar hide and/or opacity setting. Combined with the slickness of Quicksilver, I run minimal, I run deep… I’ve been alternating between completely black screen with 1 window, and my current configuration (the “after” pic)….

In the vernacular of today’s internets, Spirited Away, MenuShade, and Quicksilver are all “full of win!”

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I’m diggin’ my first session with Quicksilver… It has that universal “click” of a good app that needs no getting used to, nor discipline to use… it just fills a gap I didn’t even know I had! Like Steve said, “Quicksilver is one of those apps that everybody seems to love, but which nobody can explain.” Steve has a lot more to say about Quicksilver and how to get up and running with it, so I’ll turn it over to him and his Quicksilver tutorial.

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