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Mac OS X Power Hound: The Dock

Overview The Dock, a central and critical component of Mac OS X, combines several important operating-system functions into a single row of icons across one edge of the screen. It's a program launcher, a program switcher, a document-storage site, an information hub, a floor wax, and a dessert topping! Seriously, though, the Dock can help simplify the workflow, and the user can personalize it to within an inch of its life. The hints in this paper are designed to make the time with the Dock more productive. And if one can't stand the thing, the last hint explains how to vanquish the Dock completely.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	O'Reilly Media	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2004
Format	Book chapters
Topics	Mac OS

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