Sorry, David, I know I'm a newbie, but I absolutely do not understand your position here. I still think that having a few things on your desktop saves a step or two, at least unless you leave your apps folder open as was suggested last night. I think I'm with Cheryl on this one. *smile* Best, Donna > -----Original Message----- > From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:macvoiceover- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Poehlman > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 8:57 AM > To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: dock and desktop > > the end result is not the same, the key is organization, everything > has a place and if you become familiar with everything is and avoid > doing unnecessary things, you and your mac get along a lot better. > > On Jun 21, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > But why does that matter? the end result is the same, you have an > aread to keep commonly used items. > Donna > On Jul 21, 2009, at 7:50 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > > > but it is not a desktop, it's a finder window. get used to that and > > a world of wonder will open for you. > > > > On Jul 21, 2009, at 7:49 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > > > Yeah, I agree. Maybe it's just hold-over Windows behavior, but it > > just makes sense to me to have the things you use all the time on > > your desktop, be they apps, current projects, or whatever. > > Best, > > Donna > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cheryl Homiak <chomiak@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 11:39 PM > > To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: dock and desktop > > > > Well, personally, there's more on my desktop that I want to access > > often so the desktop is what I leave open. But for those who want to > > access their Applications window more often, yes, you can leave that > > open when you reboot and that will work very nicely for you. > > > >> > >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >> > >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > >> below. > >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > > > > > >> > >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >> > >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > >> below. > >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > > > > > >> > >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >> > >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > >> below. > >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover- > request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the > >> Webinterface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > > > > > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > below. > > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover- > request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the > > Webinterface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > > > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > below. > > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.20/2251 - Release Date: > 07/20/09 18:29:00 > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >