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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I just upgraded my iMac to Mac OS X 10.1. The installer changed the Internet Explorer icon in the Dock to a question mark, and now nothing happens when I click on it. Surely Apple didn't put ...

Apple has already demonstrated a variety of changes on the way for Mac OS X Lion's Dock, Dashboard, Exposé, and Spaces, but there are a variety of interesting details about how these components ...

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 ...

Mac OS X: The dock is a handy tool for quickly accessing apps, folders, and files, but it isn't terribly organized. Tab Launcher offers a dock replacement that gives you multiple docks ...

Sometimes the Mac OS X Dock may become locked, with the user not being able to add or remove items from the Dock, or apply custom settings. Here is how to tackle this problem if it arises.