Monday, 8 February 2010

Dock applications - Which one is right for me?

Dock's which one is right for you?


Last night, I made a video giving my opinion on what dock application you might want to use and why.
However I didn't cover all of the Dock applications on Windows. I feel I should cover them here on the blog. (In no specific order)

  1. RKLauncher (http://home.cogeco.ca/~rklauncher/) - Personally I do not like this dock application, it's buggy, it's full of glitches and just overall  it is a pain in the arse to work with. It will keep constantly adding icons automatically for no reason which will eat away your CPU and RAM. However if you can get it working correctly it can be a great application.
     
  2. Circle Dock (http://circledock.wikidot.com/) - I covered this in a video on YouTube, and I must say it is a very good little application if you don't like the other dock applications out there. It seems to be built off the same engine as rocket dock so it is worth checking out. However, on lower end computers it struggles performance wise, also the dock it's self tends to get in the way of doing normal everyday things on a computer.
  3. XWindows Dock (http://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/) - I gave this dock a try and it is quite a good dock, it works just as the website says it does. However, performance wise it kept lagging even on my high spec system which can run most games. It leads me to believe that the application it's self is the cause, but it works quite well when it can run smoothly.
  4. ViGlance (http://lee-soft.com/viglance/) - A very good dock application that emulates the Windows 7 superbar. Works amazingly well on Vista and doesn't do any CPU/RAM damage to the computer. One thing I don't like is on XP the transparency doesn't work which ruins the overall effect it brings to Vista users.
Ultimatly it is up to you to decide which dock application you want to use. If you know of any more Dock applications for Windows don't hesitate to send a link to illage2@googlemail.com.

Thanks for reading.

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