How do I access applications / utilities / my personal home folder? I use three different methods from time to time for the sake of variety and because they look “pretty”.

1 I most commonly use two “spaces” – one which has my Application folder open and the other which has my Utility folder open.

2 I sometimes use the dock icons in grid view. I have tried to separate my applications proper from utilities. It is a little tricky to get a recognisable icon for each of the three grids – the grid uses the icon of the first file but this can be changed via the info panel or using a little trick to bring a chosen icon into first place: rename the file with a leading space.

3 And thirdly, I sometimes use a menu bar item called “Himmel Bar” which displays applications and utilities as lists with mini icons.

In the Dock itself (which I keep on the right hand side) I keep icons of those applications that normally reside in my Spaces – very useful when they disappear by accident.

In addition I keep the icons of one or two extra favourites like “XaoS” and “LimeWire” and my Printer’s icon. I occasionally use [Command - Tab] to access those already open but probably not often enough considering its efficiency.