Customize hidden OS X settings.
Yosemite Preferences lets you customize hidden settings on your Mac. Every Mac includes a utility called System Preferences, used to change hundreds of settings within OS X. System Preferences has many features, but there are many useful features hidden within OS X that are not included in System Preferences. Yosemite Preferences unlocks those features in a beautiful, easy-to-use widget.
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I am aware that you have had difficulty with Yosemite Preferences, and I am willing to help. You mentioned that you could not find the app when it was installed. Did you follow all of the directions exactly as written in the User Guide? If not, try re-installing the app the proper way. If you used MacUpdate Desktop, try downloading and installing manually.
If you followed the instructions correctly and a re-installation did not solve the issue, I would appreciate it if you would contact me at this URL: http://www.ccard3.com/support.html#contact
I would also like to mention that despite not being as feature-rich as Onyx or TinkerTool, Yosemite Preferences was intended to be simple and easily accessible. The features included were carefully selected and limited to those that would be more frequently accessed. Many users may appreciate the powerful features of Onyx and TinkerTool, and others may prefer the convenience of Yosemite Preferences. I myself use Onyx for more powerful functions, and Yosemite Preferences when I need to quickly show hidden files or hide desktop icons.
I hope this helped, and have a great evening!
Sorry Yosemite Preferences didn't work out for you, and have a great day!
You don't seeing the point in using it is one thing but rating it an half star is unfair because it makes it look like it is indeed, not working properly.
Your comment + you rating is misleading.
A simple review would have been much more suitable to reflect your personal taste and/or opinion.
I made the same mistake as the developer because "I don't see the app" means just that, not "I don't see (the point using) the app" or whatever it is you meant.
as a simple user coming and checking the reviews, when I see a bad rating I expect to read about functionality for example, a bug, or an expensive price not justified, and not someone simply expressing his taste, that's all.
maybe that's just me..
btw, I made a mistake on my previous post, I meant a simple comment would have been much more suitable, not a review, since you must give a rating.
This way to behave, think and write is against the purpose of this site, intended to help both developers and users to develop better apps and use the better ones, in a symbiotic and collaborative relationship.
First of all, nobody have mistaken your thought, you simply expressed it wrong and you should have apologize for it, simple.
Second, indeed you don't say anything about the app itself, only comparing to other softwares, 'doing a better job' but at what?
Onyx is better, for what?
this app has a limited number of functions but as long as they are easy to use and does it well, it's all that matters.
your personal opinion doesn't matter as long as it only refers to your tastes because, like you say, we all got different ones.
And lastly, you should just have left a comment without rating the app just to be fair and useful to others who might want to give it a try. Nothing in your 3 lines of comment justifies half a star, period.
Yes, this forum is all about helping other users but with helpful information and not just what you do or don't like, you probably don't care what others like either so you easily get the point.
Stop posting several messages for saying nothing, recognize your mistake, apologize for making it and just move on.
Read it again and figure it out.
This has gone way too far and is mad long, it's ridiculous, I hope the staff will delete most of this useless conversation that has nothing to do with this application.
but this is hopeless, don't question yourself, don't change a thing.
keep rating bad just because you don't like an app without providing much explication, that's really helpful to everyone. bye.
ranting has nothing to do with it, don't play the poor victim.
let's take it to the beginning then, you write:
"I D/L and installed it and I don't see this app at all"
when I read that sentence, it means you installed the app and was not showing anywhere, especially not where it was supposed to be so you may have not even tried it properly.
"Secrets does a much better job and TinkerTool Systems is great"
what much better job does Secrets do? glad you like TinkerTool, though.
"I f you don't want to pay than Onyx is better"
better for what again? Onyx is great for a lot of things but can scare a lot of people off and for simple things needed and provided by Yosemite Preferences app (and easily accessed in the notification center), there is no need to use Onyx.
oh, and if you don't want to pay, they are both free.
how in the world does your three sentences justifies an half star rating?
would you rate bad Safari just because you like Chrome better and it can do the same things anyway?
no users are interested in your personal taste, or mine, just give facts and useful information, think before you click submit to be sure you really wrote what you meant and be fair in your rating.
I'm done, over. I leave you the final word.
Have a look at the cdock page here on MacUpdate - there are some troubleshooting hints there from others that may help you. Some users had to fix permissions, others had to reinstall before it worked... like I said, in my opinion, worth the effort