Disclaimer: I have zero influence over the MacNN news site and any part of MacNN's IntelliTXT, and I am strongly opposed to IntelliTXT for numerous reasons. Anyway, the link is in…

I still don't get it. That page only seems to describe IntelliTXT and what it does. I don't see any information on disabling it on that page. How exactly do you disable IntelliTXT?…

There's a link at the bottom of the page that says "Click here to disable."

^ Not here. I can even use Command-F and search for the word "disable" and nothing turns up. Oh well. I know what's probably the reason - it turns out I still have macnn.us.intell…

Quote: Originally Posted by Oneota Also, I *HATE* how the IntelliTXT feature only disables for a month or so and then turns itself back on. Honestly, a combination of Fire…

Never turned back on for me... I must be special.

Quote: Originally Posted by tooki no other ad-linked site I've seen allows it. tooki RPG.net allows it. When I checked to be sure I found this: "Deactivation requires th…

Actually, redirecting in the hosts file as CharlesS mentioned has worked really well for me. I wasn't sure if I could use wildcards (e.g., *.intellitxt.com) but apparently I can--n…

Quote: Originally Posted by tooki Anyway, the link is in the IntelliTXT popup when you hover over an ad link. In the popup box, the word IntelliTXT and the little question mark …

Quote: Originally Posted by subego RPG.net allows it. When I checked to be sure I found this: "Deactivation requires the use of cookie technology. If you should delete or refr…

Quote: Originally Posted by CharlesS Oh well. I know what's probably the reason - it turns out I still have macnn.us.intellitxt.com redirected to 127.0.0.1 in my /etc/hosts file…

Quote: Originally Posted by Oneota Hmm, except that I never deleted or refreshed my cookies. I think that every time I disable it, it just makes a cookie with an expiration dat…

Person Man, weren't you hit on the head with a frying pan?

Quote: Originally Posted by Gabriel Morales Person Man, weren't you hit on the head with a frying pan? So I've been told...

Quote: Originally Posted by Person Man So I've been told... Hehe, indeed. Sorry, couldn't resist! -- Particle Man (iTunes Store), though I prefer this version.

I'm a regular MacNN reader with a new, anonymous account for today to protect the innocent and not so innocent. The file below landed in my inbox the other day - forwarded from a …

Download http://www.nullriver.com/downloads/MenuShade.zip Via http://www.nullriver.com/index/products Launch the app, go to preferences, drag "Shaded brightness" all the way to th…

sweet this is a nice feature they added... so it's not an autohide but at least you can disguise the menubar..thanks for the heads up man!!!!... oh yeah deskshade gets rid of shad…

Thanks for the tip Banghazi... finally a full-screen dp and no ugly menubar (except when you need it). I've been trying to get this minimal for years!...

Now if only you could use the space where the menubar is for windows and have it temporarily cover the windows when it's unshaded

You don't know how long I've been waiting for this feature.

not working for me. ?when i click "fake transparency", the menubar blinks twice, stays on... shapeshifter problem? transparent dock? any ideas, anyone??

Quote: Originally Posted by fisherKing not working for me. ?when i click "fake transparency", the menubar blinks twice, stays on... shapeshifter problem? transparent dock? an…

Quote: Originally Posted by fisherKing not working for me. ?when i click "fake transparency", the menubar blinks twice, stays on... shapeshifter problem? transparent dock? an…

Thanks for the great tip. I think I might start using desktop clock again though...