I see now what you are saying. We were using different terminology. When you say system files are hidden, most would take that to mean the chflags hidden flag was set for the file. You meant that it was just not visible
Yeah lol, sorry about that.
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I like how the system files are hidden to the average user
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Yeah lol, sorry about that.
To be honest I think they need to be a little careful with what exactly they dumb down and how much they do it. By dumbing down I do of course mean such things as hiding the Library folder and Macintosh HD by default, among other minor things in Lion. I think Snow Leopard had a nice middle ground, it still had the simplicity without making things difficult for those of us who actually like to use our computers
One of Microsoft's biggest mistakes with Windows was the dumbing down of the UI, Windows XP for example had that new default view for explorer which dumbed down almost everything, which actually had the effect of making things very difficult indeed for almost anyone who wanted to use the computer.. even finding things in Control Panel became a cumbersome mess. I just hope Apple doesnt make the same mistake with their UI.
If your worried learn the Unix command line.
More power down there than you ever imagined. A little time learning and it's all yours when ever you need it.
That said there is a big difference "dumbed down" and getting things out of the way until there needed.
This is all well and good until someone tries to make a ~/Library folder to keep all their new eBooks in...