Saturday Shenanigans - 1

Well ok, I'll admit it, I played around today. Yeah, I did accomplish a few things...but mostly I played. One of the things I did was update my desktop computer with an application called RocketDock, a free application designed to help manage your frequently used shortcuts.

Previously, I had used the Quick Launch bar across the top of the screen. I had it set to autohide and loaded it up with the majority of the applications I use. It was simple, practical and very utilitarian.

Below I have included a couple of screenshots from my desktop today. (Yes, I know I have a lot of icons on the desktop!) The first picture shows the RocketDock at the bottom of the screen. In the second picture, I have moved the mouse over the OpenOffice.org Writer icon, which is enlarged accordingly.

RocketDock

RocketDock mouseover

It functions very fast and the graphics transitions are smooth. Overall I think it is a definite improvement to my desktop and general user experience. While I didn't get the impression that this is open source software, it is free...so the price is right. If you would like your own copy, just visit: http://www.rocketdock.com

(And yes, for you Mac users, this is similar to the OS X Dock)