Very true about being too opaque on Mac OSX sometimes. It forces you to run with an iTerm open all the time to keep your Unix skills sharp, which is a good thin

Very true about being too opaque on Mac OSX sometimes. It forces you to run with an iTerm open all the time to keep your Unix skills sharp, which is a good thing, right? I prefer falling system tray notifications "big balloons" :-) Btw, I am not trying to dismiss Windows. I use it daily and love it. But sometimes the inundation of popup balloons is a bit overkill, but that's only when using infested computers...