Mac Finder and Spaces customizations

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Pimp my PC

Thursday April 15, 2010

Lucas discovers new pimps for the erstwhile boring Finder and the previously un-pimped Spaces. Simple pimps to

get custom wallpaper in different Spaces

and to make your Finder windows a little more representative of your personality.

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Customize your Finder window background

- Open up a Finder window.

- Go to View > Show View Options.

- Under Background select Color, click on the color swatch and select a new color

- Or, click on Picture and drag an image to the white box.

- Click on Use as Defaults and your custom background will appear in any Finder window you open.

Customize your Spaces

- Download SpaceSuit.

- Run SpaceSuit.

- While in the Space you want to customize, drag an image to the SpaceSuit icon in your Dock to change the wallpaper.

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