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Permanently Disable the OS X Bouncing Dock Icon Effect [Mac Tip] (20) share digg
by The How-To Geek (127) on Lifehacker (1993) 3 weeks, 3 days ago permalink
Mac OS X only: Have you ever been busy getting something done when the dock icon starts bouncing up and down? The Switching To Mac blog writes up the process of completely disabling that effect. The process is usually simple enough—just uncheck the option for "Animate opening applications" in the Dock preferences—but some applications start bouncing anytime they think they deserve your attention, breaking your concentration on whatever you are busy doing. The Switching To ...

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- Stolee said: I'm so happy right now... sniff there are so many people to thank!
- kapgar said: I'm with Kevin Spencer, it doesn't bother me... well, for the most part. Last.fm gets to me sometimes.
- Eric Lightbody said: Best. Tip. Ever.
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