Dashboard question

[Ladybug]

Is there any way to turn off Dashboard altogether? I really never user Dashboard for anything, just seems like a waste of resources. Thanks

 

[gauchogolfer]

Try this, or read this.

Cheers

 

[mkrishnan]

Try this, or read this.

I've been using the first option for some time on my iBook and it works just peachily....

 

[Ladybug]

Try this, or read this.

Cheers

Awe you're an angel..thanks so much Gauchogolfer. Exactly what I was looking for.

 

[MacBoobsPro]

At versiontracker I noticed some people complaining about dock crashes with the disable utility. Someone posted the following reply:

No need for an application for something that can be done easily from the command line:
To turn Dashboard off:
# defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
To turn Dashboard on:
# defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean NO
You have to restart the Dock after making either change for it to take effect:
# killall Dock