Change "Finder" name in dock.

Hey guys,
I'm really into customizing my mac, and I'm trying to figure out how to change the name of the finder icon in the dock, so that when I roll my mouse over the finder icon, instead of saying finder, it will say something of my choice.
I already did this with my trash icon (making it say "recycling" instead just for the **** of it) so I have tech know how, I just don't know where to look to change the finder name.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.

come to think of it, since finder is an application it probably simply uses the name of the application to show in the dock. that's how it works with all other applications. That would mean that you have to rename Finder.app in /System/Library/CoreServices. However, personally, I would NEVER do something like that. Finder is a part of OS X and its path and its name are likely referenced in lots of places. I have no idea what renaming it would entail. If you feel adventurous go ahead and try to rename it. Make sure you have a good backup and on your head be it.

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Pierreiphone wrote:
Hello all
When I click on Finder on the Dock, it always opens to Places into my short name folder.
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