Minimal Mac

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I wanted to share how the Minimal philosophy has impacted my work. I work from my home office. About 18 months ago I was using PC’s and you can see the setup as it was.

Then I switched - and everything changed. I’m now far more productive than I ever was. More organized. And my home office is a pleasure to work in.

Also included is a screenshot of my main workspace - the desktop of my Mac Pro on my 30” HD Cinema Display. (The other 30” HD CD is identical save for the wallpaper which reads MacBook Pro instead.)

I keep the dock hidden. I’m not so concerned with reducing the number of items in my menu bar, but that’s probably because I use such a large monitor with a very high resolution (2560x1600)

Even on this huge screen, I use Spaces to keep different types of app in groups - Productivity, Communication, Audio/Visual Media, Web browsing…

The only items on the desktop are Dateline and a single folder I use as a catch-all location for images, files and other stuff that accumulates during the day. It stays in that folder until I’m done with it, and I can delete or archive it properly.

I love Minimal Mac, read it every day and (as you can see) have been inspired greatly. Thanks for all you do!

(Submitted by Liam Cassidy)

What we believe in.

Posted October 22, 2009 at 12:31pm || home