The very first Dock included with Mac OS X was quite different from the one that shipped with the final version of the operating system. Instead of floating icons on a shelf, the Dock was just a ...

The Dock's origin story goes something like this: Back in the late 1990s, Apple was building a new operating system, Mac OS X, to replace its older system, Mac OS 9. One of the standout features ...

extra Dock creator and Finder enhancer. The new version features support for Mac OS X docklings as well as changing the label size, fixes bugs and adds performance enhancements. It also comes with ...

Each new dock can be created as a copy of your active one, the OS X default one or an empty dock ... ve always wanted to be able to create and manage multiple docks on your Mac. The Spaces integration ...

Mac OS X: You don't need to click through system settings or use a third-party app to hide and show the OS X dock, all you need is a quick keyboard shortcut. Just hit Command+Option+D at any time ...

Windows 7's new Taskbar has drawn many comparisons to Mac OS X's Dock, and many of them negative, with the overwhelming concern that Windows is becoming too Mac-like. Even among Mac users ...

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion reverses a trend toward user interface ... grabbing new widgets to arrange in the Dashboard area, and the Dock is always available as well, making it even easier to jump back ...

There are two primary functional (not aesthetic) interface annoyances -- both related to the way the Dock handles folders. 1. Hierarchy gone You can no longer access the hierarchy of a folder ...

Apple’s Mac operating system has undergone many sizeable changes over the years. Here’s every version in order, from the first edition in 2000 to the present.

Since the release of Mac OS X 10.0 in 2001, the Dock has been one of the most prominent features of operating system's user interface, serving as a centralized and resizable launch pad for ...

Screenshot courtesy Stephen Hackett of 512 Pixels. Mac OS X introduced concepts then foreign to Mac users, like the Dock and Terminal. As someone who lived through the transition, Mac OS X was a huge ...

Ubuntu/Debian Linux: Cairo Dock is an app launcher for Ubuntu and Debian Linux that closely mimics the sleek look and feel of the Mac OS X dock. Cairo Dock works with or without OpenGL ...