Comments on: My Windows Machine Got a Facelift. http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/ a journal of one Christ-following digerati wannabe. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:27:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: nathan http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/#comment-1852 nathan Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:07:46 +0000 http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/#comment-1852 The dock is similar in function to the quick launch, except the quick launch does one thing: Launch applications. The dock not only launches applications, but you can minimize open applications to the dock. So, instead of taking up 1/2 your Windows task bar to have 20 quick launch buttons--which then reduces the amount of usable task bar space available, it combines them into one. One of the cool things (via an addon 'docklet') also, is a 'stack', which allows you to add a folder of icons to the dock. When you click the folder, the stack expands upward to show the stack. (Say, you can put Word, Excel, PowerPoint, on one stack, so it takes up one space on the dock but can easily open multiple programs.) The dock is similar in function to the quick launch, except the quick launch does one thing: Launch applications.

The dock not only launches applications, but you can minimize open applications to the dock.

So, instead of taking up 1/2 your Windows task bar to have 20 quick launch buttons–which then reduces the amount of usable task bar space available, it combines them into one.

One of the cool things (via an addon ‘docklet’) also, is a ’stack’, which allows you to add a folder of icons to the dock. When you click the folder, the stack expands upward to show the stack. (Say, you can put Word, Excel, PowerPoint, on one stack, so it takes up one space on the dock but can easily open multiple programs.)

]]> By: Adam http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/#comment-1851 Adam Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:40:18 +0000 http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/#comment-1851 How's the dock different/better than the Quick Launch? How’s the dock different/better than the Quick Launch?

]]> By: Todd Helmkamp http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/#comment-1850 Todd Helmkamp Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:05:04 +0000 http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/#comment-1850 You got me hooked on it, too! Now I'm running RocketDock at work and at home! You got me hooked on it, too! Now I’m running RocketDock at work and at home!

]]> By: marvin http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/#comment-1849 marvin Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:27:53 +0000 http://nathandiehl.com/2008/01/21/my-windows-machine-got-a-facelift/#comment-1849 Nice desktop.... For me, I am slowly migrating from Windows to Ubuntu.... (btw, haven't finished fixing my site...) Nice desktop….

For me, I am slowly migrating from Windows to Ubuntu….

(btw, haven’t finished fixing my site…)

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