How do you organize your dock?

jdgti · jdgti #1 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 01:10 AM

How do you organize your dock? (favorites first, color, no organization, etc.)

I organize by color just after dashboard. (blue - green - orange - yellow - white)

If you want you can attach your dock in a picture.

Picture 2.jpg

I don't know if this has already been posted somewhere, sorry if it has, but if so, please point me in the right direction.

goobimama · goobimama #2 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 01:58 AM

I have the three main apps Safari | Mail | Quicksilver in the left. Then come the adobe apps. Then the word processing apps. and at last the misc apps...

EuphLlama · EuphLlama #3 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 02:07 AM

I just put them in order of suites. Most are just randomly in place.

iLindzo · iLindzo #4 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 03:22 AM

Mine are organized by use. The ones that I have open at login and use most often begin at the left after the Finder and Dashboard.

giulio · giulio #5 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 07:54 AM

I put absolutely nothing in my dock. Only running apps show left of the divider. Then I use stacks to organize aliases: Apps, Utils, Acc, and Docs.

ki99 · ki99 #6 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 08:58 AM

mine are just in the order that i put them on the dock when i installed os x.

fearlessfreap24 · fearlessfreap24 #7 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 01:11 PM

i like mine to flow by color. they are not organized by any certain way. with the exception on MS Office. i just found it easier to keep them together.

tacsniper · tacsniper #8 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 01:48 PM

most open/close: mail, safari, itunes, calander, contacts, word, pages, adium etc.

saxnbass · saxnbass #9 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 04:21 PM

I don't have really an organization to my dock. It's pretty much just the order I installed the apps in. I was planning on organizing it somehow, so I'm keeping my eye on this thread, maybe I'll get some good idea.

Ryan13 · Ryan13 #10 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 06:06 PM

use stacks
it makes everything easier

Ryan13 · Ryan13 #11 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 06:07 PM

also check this out.

eric · eric #12 (**permalink**)

11-30-2007, 10:49 PM

by app type mainly. as i go from top to bottom on the left side of my screen, it goes:

organization
- finder
- iCal
communication
- safari
- mail
- adium
- unison
office-ish
- neooffice
- smultron
media
- photoshop elements
- cog
- itunes
- DVD player
games
- various

the8thark · the8thark #13 (**permalink**)

12-01-2007, 07:37 AM

From left to right here is my dock. Organised in this way:

System styled apps:
-finder
-dashboard
-system prefs
-console
-terminal
-activity monitor
-disk utility
Music and Video playback apps:
-audio overload
-quicktime player
-preview
-itunes
-vlc
-realplayer
-dvd player
MSN like apps:
-adium
-amsn
-msn
-colloquy
Text editing apps
-pages
-text edit
-appleworks
Unzipping and filesharing apps:
-unrarx
-the unarchiver
-drop7zip
-poisoned
-limewire
-frostwire
-ssx
-transmission
-igetter
Creativity Apps
-photoshop
-imageready
-illustrator
-garageband
Nintendo on the mac APps
-rocknes
-snes 9x
-sixtyforce
Miscellaneous apps:
-visual hub
-iserial reader
-ksnscrew
-audio hijac pro
-toast 6
-toast 8
-dos box
-snaps pro x
-hp scan pro
-mactracker

So that's a total of 49 apps in my doc. I dunno if that's too many or not. But I like it that way. Well now I come to think of it there are a few apps in ym doc I hardly ever use. And for me the doc is a "frequently used app" storage space. So it's time for my dock to have a spring clean.

Gish · Gish #14 (**permalink**)

12-01-2007, 11:24 AM

How do some of you have so many apps in your dock? I have 9 including the trash, Finder, and Dashboard. All of my most used apps are in the dock, and if I need a different app I use Spotlight.

Weird Fish · Weird Fish #15 (**permalink**)

12-01-2007, 11:48 AM

Mine's organized by:

1: Internet stuff
2: School stuff
3: Commonly used stuff
4: Commonly used folders

iLindzo #4 (permalink)
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eric #12 (permalink)
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jdgti #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 14, 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 444 Mac Specs: 17" Macbook Pro Unibody 2.66 Ghz and Powerbook G4 1.67 GHz 2.0GB RAM	11-30-2007, 01:10 AM How do you organize your dock? (favorites first, color, no organization, etc.) I organize by color just after dashboard. (blue - green - orange - yellow - white) If you want you can attach your dock in a picture. Picture 2.jpg I don't know if this has already been posted somewhere, sorry if it has, but if so, please point me in the right direction.
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goobimama #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 2,542 Mac Specs: iMac Core Duo 20", iBook G4, iPhone 8GB :)	11-30-2007, 01:58 AM I have the three main apps Safari \| Mail \| Quicksilver in the left. Then come the adobe apps. Then the word processing apps. and at last the misc apps...
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Ryan13 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2007 Posts: 1,444	11-30-2007, 06:06 PM use stacks it makes everything easier
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Ryan13 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2007 Posts: 1,444	11-30-2007, 06:07 PM also check this out.
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the8thark #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	12-01-2007, 07:37 AM From left to right here is my dock. Organised in this way: System styled apps: -finder -dashboard -system prefs -console -terminal -activity monitor -disk utility Music and Video playback apps: -audio overload -quicktime player -preview -itunes -vlc -realplayer -dvd player MSN like apps: -adium -amsn -msn -colloquy Text editing apps -pages -text edit -appleworks Unzipping and filesharing apps: -unrarx -the unarchiver -drop7zip -poisoned -limewire -frostwire -ssx -transmission -igetter Creativity Apps -photoshop -imageready -illustrator -garageband Nintendo on the mac APps -rocknes -snes 9x -sixtyforce Miscellaneous apps: -visual hub -iserial reader -ksnscrew -audio hijac pro -toast 6 -toast 8 -dos box -snaps pro x -hp scan pro -mactracker So that's a total of 49 apps in my doc. I dunno if that's too many or not. But I like it that way. Well now I come to think of it there are a few apps in ym doc I hardly ever use. And for me the doc is a "frequently used app" storage space. So it's time for my dock to have a spring clean.
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Gish #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 33	12-01-2007, 11:24 AM How do some of you have so many apps in your dock? I have 9 including the trash, Finder, and Dashboard. All of my most used apps are in the dock, and if I need a different app I use Spotlight.
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