On finding apps in the mac:
This doesn't address the issue directly, but reminded me of something I have which is a bit unconventional... I have the dock minimised permanently and don't use it - I have a folder of links to the apps I use come up by default in new finder windows, and whenever I want to launch something I switch to the finder and open a new window with apple+N. Not using the dock means you can't recover minimised things, but I prefer hiding to minimise so this is OK for me.
by cratuki — Mar 10
This doesn't address the issue directly, but reminded me of something I have which is a bit unconventional... I have the dock minimised permanently and don't use it - I have a folder of links to the apps I use come up by default in new finder windows, and whenever I want to launch something I switch to the finder and open a new window with apple+N. Not using the dock means you can't recover minimised things, but I prefer hiding to minimise so this is OK for me.