So you are on Windows but you really like the cool Mac dock, you know the one that magnifies the application icons as you mouse over them. You can do it with Stardock ObjectDock, for free even. For $20, you can get the Plus version that allows you to replace the Windows task bar with full functionality. Just to whet your appetite, here’s a picture of the mouse over effect of the weather icon.
Another option is to RocketDock, also free. A nice feature RocketDock has that the free ObjectDock version doesn’t is the ability for minimized windows to appear as icons on the dock. Unfortunately it doesn’t pick up the system tray icons, so it’s incomplete IMO. It has a lot more dock skins than ObjectDock though. You can set the dock to stay on top, normal, or stay on bottom. Staying on top is inconvenient when I have other windows open. Staying normal is also inconvenient because it doesn’t come to the top when I mouse over the dock if there is a window on top of it, ObjectDock brings it to the front, personally I like that better.
Play with both and see which one you like better, enjoy!
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Posted by Bob Ngu 
