Visor

One of the tweaks that I use for OS X is Visor, it’s a plugin for Terminal app. Maybe I like it because it is a Quake style command line, and Quake was one of the first computer games that I really played. Anyway, in my job I find it very useful to have quick access to the terminal and not have to wait for it to launch, or hide windows etc. It just makes sense to have it drop down when you need it and pop back up when you are done.

Unfortunately, there is not a Visor that is Snow Leopard compatible yet. But Ken Collins has come up with a fabulous work around: here. If you haven’t tried Visor, give it a shot. If you are on Leopard you can just visit the site, download and install. For Snow Leopard see Ken’s tutorial to get it up and running.