Regarding your "Grinder" article for AOL users...for those who like that uncluttered look, how about a nifty little program called "Hover Bar"? I use it and love it.

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You can find it just about anywhere. I think I picked it up on a local BBS. It placed #1 in system enhancements in the 1995 MacUser Shareware Awards.

Here's what they say:

Hover Bar - Guy Fullerton's program launcher for System 7.5 ($5) is way too cool. Among its features are a floating program-launch palette and multiple clipboards.

Here's what _I_ say:

When I open my internet connection from my apple menu, Hover Bar appears on the screen. I can drag and drop it anywhere I want and I can place the bar vertically or horizontally. If it "gets in my way" I just use command-escape and it disappears! The same key combination brings it back again. Hover Bar is the answer for those of us who like "neat" desktops. By clicking a tiny icon I can log in, go to FTP, IRC Homer, Netscape, Newsgroups, Eudora...for uploading and attaching chores I simply drop the file in question onto DropStuff, Sound App or Stuffit Expander. All this (and more, if I wanted...I used to keep Claris Emailer on "the bar" for example) on one small neat little bar that comes and goes with one keystroke combination. I love it!