43Folders’ faux full-screen mode is one of my favorite Mac tricks, and I don’t think I’ve ever linked to it. Let’s fix that.
Why now, over two years later? The excellent MenuShade stopped working with Leopard, and after throwing a tantrum, begrudgingly accepting an ever-present menu bar, forgetting about the trick, remembering the trick a year later when re-assessing my Quicksilver triggers, frantically searching for a Leopard-friendly menu bar auto-hide app, and finally finding one (Menu Eclipse), I now have faux full-screen goodness again!
Menu Eclipse doesn’t have the features MenuShade had… you have many choices for your desktop color, as long as it’s black. But now I can happily single-task once more! I highly recommend giving it a try.