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i guess Dock Block would have been too over the top.

Never mind. Hey, I see there's a new version of Crash Doubler out for Windows.

Jul 07, 09 - 11:17 am Comment from: HMCIV

@applesauce Niiiice.

Or just remove Dock.app from System/Library/Core Services. I'll do it for ya for only $10.95

Jul 07, 09 - 11:17 am Comment from: cptnkirk

Wow! Next they'll give directions for getting rid of your speedometer, fuel gauge and tach. Foolish!

Jul 07, 09 - 11:20 am Comment from: Lolcat

Inopportune times...? I guess I must fall into the love it crowd, or the, I don't see the problem with it crowd.

Jul 07, 09 - 11:24 am Comment from: jtc

I think its not a bad idea. I'd like a keyboard shortcut to toss the dock when I have my design apps open.. then I have 2 screens.. so I dont really need that extra small amount of pixels with the dock gone.

@HMCIV

haha I'll do it for $9.99 and that includes tax!!

Jul 07, 09 - 11:25 am Comment from: Jubei

If it can play a sound file, can I record a sound and have it play that? I want to scream and record, "WINDOWS IS A POS" every time the dock pops up. Or maybe say " Palm Pee Pee"... the possibilities are endless.

Jul 07, 09 - 11:27 am Comment from: TowerTone

I can't reach my Dock with my lips....

Jul 07, 09 - 11:29 am Comment from: Fergman

I love it and shiny screens as well. My 17" has a HD glossy screen. It makes the dock look fantastic. Crisp beautiful colourful icons.

Jul 07, 09 - 11:38 am Comment from: ron

KillDock is here!

Why do I want to get rid of the Dock now?

Jul 07, 09 - 11:55 am Comment from: Cubert

I bet there is a simple way to permanently hide the Dock via a Terminal command and save yourself $15.

I don't mind the dock - it must be a good idea if Windows are copying it in 7.

If anything I would like to be able to assign a key combination for hide dock/show dock.

@jtc:

You mean like command-option-D to hide and show the Dock?

@auctoris

brilliant! where do I send you my check for $14.95?

Jul 07, 09 - 12:30 pm Comment from: It's About Time

I would simply like a Dock that is click activated. Position my cursor at the bottom of the screen and click - Dock appears. Why is that such a difficult task to program???

This "now you see it, now you don't" method has to have been inspired by a mole planted in Cupertino by Microsoft.

Jul 07, 09 - 12:47 pm Comment from: LordRobin

I cannot believe people are still whining about the dock after all these years. Sheesh.

I've always used TinkerTool to put the dock in the bottom right corner, then I hide it. It's handy, because the trash can slides up in just the right place, only when I need it.

------RM

Jul 07, 09 - 01:00 pm Comment from: Cubert

It's About Time,
I am assuming that what you are asking for is the addition of the click to make the Dock appear rather than just mousing to the bottom of the screen as you can do now?

@TT . . . Good thing too, or you might never leave your house again.

Re: The Dock
Personally, the option to have it, or not, is the typical feature in Apple GUIs that I appreciate so much. There always seems to be two upfront ways to do things, . . . and then there are the secret key commands.

Jul 07, 09 - 01:43 pm Comment from: HazMatt

Huh, I thought this was an insight into some radical new change in the imminent Snow Leopard. Didn't expect a shareware app promo.

HazMatt

Jul 07, 09 - 01:48 pm Comment from: Me In LA

Unreal.
Does Joe Jackson own MDN???

Jul 07, 09 - 01:48 pm Comment from: The Other Steve

It does much much more, get this, it even . . . drum roll please . . . plays a system sound for you!!!!!!! :-|

Jul 07, 09 - 02:03 pm Comment from: Mr. Reeee

I've been using it for a few days and it's great! Using Auto-Hide Dock is okay, but this is SO much better.

About the ONLY thing I use the Dock for is accessing the Trash. Command-Tab and LaunchBar do the rest.

I work with VectorWorks drawings at as close to full-screen as possible. It seems that every time I move the cursor down to page bottom, the Dock is constantly popping up and getting in the way. This solves it.

I set Command-F2 to toggle the Dock on and off.
$10 might be a better price, but it's worth it.

Jul 07, 09 - 02:08 pm Comment from: Mr. Reeee

"I don't mind the dock - it must be a good idea if Windows are copying it in 7."

@Gosh... If Apple does it, it's gotta be good, right?
Microsoft copies anything and everything they can, since they lack any original ideas or, it seems, the ability to come up with any themselves.
Oh, wait... I forgot the revolutionary Big-Ass Table™

One of my toes keeps getting in the way- think I'll chop it off so my shoe isn't so tight.

Jul 07, 09 - 02:42 pm Comment from: alansky

Not only do I not mind the Dock, which is hidden on my computers until I need it, but $14.95 is really expensive for such a simple utility! I don't generally have a problem with software prices, but this one is definitely a little over the top.

Jul 07, 09 - 03:12 pm Comment from: neomonkey

Mr. Reeee, why not put the Dock on the side instead of the bottom?

Jul 07, 09 - 03:51 pm Comment from: Micro Me

@neomonkey. That's the first thing I advise new Mac users to do. The screen is wider than it is deep, so it saves useable real estate. It also simplifies the dock appearance.

The second step I advise is to buy DragThing. I have 5 pop-up tabs in the bottom left corner of the screen for less-often used apps, organised by type.

Jul 07, 09 - 04:26 pm Comment from: toby

A third party hack to get rid of something I use 50 times a day...at least....


Mmmm, I'll pass.

how much does MDN get for each sale of this "shareware?"

MDN Magic Word: shareware. as in Old Jewel Software is sharing the sale of their wares with MDN.

Jul 07, 09 - 06:58 pm Comment from: Tommyr

I like my dock, he helps keep me alive.

Oh wait........never mind........

I too use the dock every day. I have it on the left on autohide and it pops up only in Photoshop once in a while.

I can see how some people wouldn't like it though.
You know, the .02% of people who find that having a convenient place to launch apps, open files and hide windows is just plain annoying.

And it's annoying to have the Trash in the Dock too, because it's impossible to send stuff to the trash or empty it without seeing where the icon is located...

Jul 07, 09 - 07:59 pm Comment from: Jim of D

Correct me if I'm wrong but is this the first time did a MacNN-like infomercial?

Jul 07, 09 - 11:51 pm Comment from: Gordon

@ Nobama
" because it's impossible to send stuff to the trash or empty it without seeing where the icon is located..."

Command Delete - send selected item(s) to trash

Jul 08, 09 - 12:12 am Comment from: Mr. Reeee

neomonkey...
Same problem with Dock on the side... I keep hard disk icons and work folders there... where they belong! There's something unnatural about having anything other than folders and hard disks on the right side of the Desktop.

Please Apple, just let me put the Trash in the Finder window sidebar. Please?

@Gordon... True enough about Command Keys for the Trash. My question is where the fuck is the Command Key to OPEN the Trash?
... y'know, after you realize that you hit Command-Delete a few times without thinking. I NEVER empty the Trash without checking first!

How 'bout we change it back to its old name... the "Chooser"!
I use it constantly. If it's in the way, I move it to the side. Learn the shortcuts, people! No need, at all, to spend money on something like this. That's why we bought Macs... everything's a couple clicks away, and, included in the price you pay for your Mac, along with some other pretty spiffy software.

command "O", just like in the "File" pulldown.

Jul 08, 09 - 05:17 am Comment from: SKY LARK

@Mr. Reeee re:- Trash in Finder window sidebar.

Links and info below on "Compost" and "SideTrash"

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http://www.fastforwardsw.com/compost/

http://work.to.it/software/sidetrash/index-en.html
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Some old info on both, but I'm sure there will be more recent reviews about.

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http://www.macworld.com/article/44323/2005/04/sidetrash.html

http://www.macworld.com/article/44378/2005/04/compost.html

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skylark

Jul 08, 09 - 09:32 am Comment from: jtc

@auctoris

command + option + D works nice... UNTIL you move the mouse over the bottom of the screen and it pops up again.. which is not fun if you have illustrator or photoshop open full screen and move the mouse to the bottom.. would be nice to have a key combo that hides it AND wont pop back up

Isn't there a s script or can use terminal to disable the dock? Why spend $15 to do this? I agree with Nobama.