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Use the search filters available to narrow down the type of downloaded files you're looking for. (Finder tends to revert to searching your entire computer, which is not what you want here.) In the section below the toolbar, confirm that the search folder is set to Downloads and not This Mac. You'll then see the familiar Finder search window. (This will be the Downloads folder if you haven't messed with the system defaults.) To begin, open the Finder folder where your downloaded files are. To be clear, creating a smart folder does not change the contents of the original. It only seems like you are, meaning the folder stays cluttered under the hood. On the downside, you're not actually deleting files or restructuring the Downloads folder. The folders are easy to set up, and depending on your rules, allow some overlap between their contents. Using smart folders in this manner has both its advantages and disadvantages. With this feature, instead of moving around the files in the Downloads folder, you can filter them to view a specific subset that interests you.

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WriteRoom | Hog Bay Software - 'WriteRoom is a full screen, distraction free, writing environment.Smart folders aren't folders at all-they're saved searches, to be precise-but you can use them as such.

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- megazoomer - 'Megazoomer makes windows full-screen.

Doodim - 'Doodim permits one to dim the background of the foremost application thereby enhancing its visibility.'.

Menufela - 'Menufela is a haxie that lets you hide away the menubar and/or get rid of the spotlight menu item.'.

WindowShade X - Hack control of your Finder Windows.

LiteSwitch X - Merlin's fave app switcher handy also for quitting, hiding, or restarting apps without changing focus.

Desktopple - 'With Desktopple, you can quickly and easily hide all of your Desktop clutter.'.

Witch - 'Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles.'.

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Hazel - Automagically clean up the contents of folders and the Desktop (e.g., 'move old MP3s here' or 'archive files older than a week' etc.).

Path Finder - Totally tricked out Finder on steroids that I love love love where I made the Desktop black and hid all mounted drives, folders, etc.

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Spirited Away - Hides non-active applications after the interval of your choice (thanks for the legacy download link, Don).

MenuShade - Alter the brightness of your Menu - or totally black it out, like I do.

Backdrop - Create a black background that still lets you easily interact with Desktop contents.

Turn Hiding On - In the Dock, CTRL-Click the Dock's vertical separator bar, and select ' Turn Hiding On'.

Hide Others - In the front app, select ' > Hide Others'.Here's the apps and tricks that we covered, with links:

MacBreak 33: The Distracted Mac ( Direct MOV Download)ДЄlthough it covers a lot of the same ground as a previous MacBreak we did on the subject, I think Leo and my segment on un-distract-ifying your Mac turned out pretty good (my atrocious hairstyle at shoot time notwithstanding).