Apple Finder New Window Height bug

Hello,
Every time I mount a mount a file system with a Finder > Connect to Server or a Command+K, the Finder opens the new window at the full height of my laptop screen. It is very annoying. I always resize the height back down, but Finder never remembers that I have done this.
Is there any solution to this problem I have a MacBook Pro 13 with Retina Display and OS X 10.8.4. This problem has been here since 10.8.0.
See the attached screen shot.
Thanks,

Open the Terminal utility and run the following command (copy and paste it):
sudo find / -name ".DS_Store" -depth -exec rm {} \;
When you press Enter, you will be prompted for your password (this will not show), and then wait for the command to drop back to a dollar-sign command prompt (it may take a few minutes to complete).
This will remove all of the hidden window settings files from your system, and should allow any resized window settings to be saved properly.

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