Subscribe to RSSProgram Review: RocketDock
Posted by Phil on Wed 23 Aug 2006
I've always been a Windows user, but I have had Mac OS X dual booting on my laptop before, and during that time there were a few different things that I found very useful in OS X, one of which was the object dock that they used for launching files and programs. I'm not a big fan of icons on my desktop, and keeping things neat and simple is a big priority of mine; enter RocketDock.
RocketDock looks, and exacts almost exactly like the dock that is in OS X, although one thing that I wish it did was automatically add open windows to the dock so you can see what you currently have running, but I guess I'll have to still use my Windows taskbar to see those for now. It is compatible with other skins from programs like ObjectDock, MobyDock, and Y'z Dock. Take a look at the many different features that are covered on the download website:
- Compatible with MobyDock, ObjectDock, RK Launcher, and Y'z Dock skins
- ObjectDock Docklet support
- Unicode compliant
- Simple drag-n-drop interface
- True multi-monitor support
- Supports alpha-blended ICO and PNG icons
- Icons zoom and transition smoothly
- Auto-hide
- Popup on mouse over
- Layering options
- Horizontal and Vertical offsets
- Fully customizable
- Runs great on slower computers
- Supports many languages and can easily be translated
- And best of all…its FREE
That last feature is one of the ones that really sold me on it, you could pay as much as $20 for other progams like this, but this one will not cost you a dime. If you are looking for some of the mac user interface features in Windows XP this program is for you. Check it out and see if you like it, and if you have any other programs that help bring OS X and XP closer together let me know about them in the comments.
