OS X Dock in Windows
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http://live.pirillo.com/ – RudyPB wondered if I’ve ever used a Dock program for Windows, and what I think of them.
A Dock on a Mac is that little bar at the bottom of the screen on OS X. It shows you what programs are running, which windows you have open, and even has the little trash can on it. Some people hate it, while others love it. I feel it’s not as useful as the Windows Start Menu, and not quite as in depth as I’d like it to be.
Stardock is a program that allows you to replace or enhance your Windows Start Menu. It lets you organize your shortcuts, programs and running tasks into an attractive and fun animated Dock. Likewise, RocketDock does virtually the same thing. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization.
There are an unlimited number of cloned programs for Windows. While the Windows clones tend to be somewhat too complicated, some of the original Apple programs they are based on tend to be too simple. The key is to find what you are comfortable with by experimenting with programs.
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8 Comments
Windows Fanatics
August 27th, 2007
at 7:45pm
[IMG Author Avatar] Gnomie Peter Schwankl writes: Hey, Chris! Cygnus here. Just sawyour dock broadcast, and enjoyed it. I was with you for a long while, using a dock to augment my start menu, using it as a quick way to launch every day applications and games. It really made my computer more enjoyable and easy to use.
Peppery
August 19th, 2007
at 10:13pm
Just a note, the product is called ‘Objectdock’, the company is Stardock ;)
Peppery
August 19th, 2007
at 10:13pm
Just a note, the product is called ‘Objectdock’, the company is Stardock ;)
Scott
August 19th, 2007
at 11:07pm
The name of the application is actually ObjectDock. Stardock is the company that wrote the software.
Scott
August 19th, 2007
at 11:07pm
The name of the application is actually ObjectDock. Stardock is the company that wrote the software.
Paul
August 21st, 2007
at 2:22pm
I have used both ObjectDock & RocketDock extensively on XP Pro, Home, & Media Center. I have found there to be some long-term stability issues with ObjectDock (settings & icons for dock disappear, dock moves off-screen) that I have not experienced with RocketDock. I heartily recommend RocketDock
Dhensli
August 26th, 2007
at 5:05am
I’ve used ObjectDock since 2002 and v1.9 (Plus) is the best ever. No more stability issues than Explorer itself :). Together with kkMenu (a plugin) you can have your Windows cake and eat it. ObjectDock now has the Start Menu built in anyway if you want it. RocketDock and y’z launcher are free(?) and maybe FWIW more stable, but OD plus has finally pulled away from them featurewise. Editing the menus and saving themes is still extremely arcane, same as most Stardock bloatware :( but the ‘hide dock on maximised app’ option is worth the price of admission.
ilterocktive
August 28th, 2007
at 2:54am
Well, let’s just don’t forget the good old Alt+TAB :)
Although it is not a docking system or an app, it still serves for some geeks or Windows ‘literates’. hehe