Here’s what I’ve got (not including the things I’m forced to have by Mac OS X):
- iCal
- Dockdrop
- Reeder (Beta)
- Sparrow (for now)
- iChat
- Google Chrome
- Wunderlist
- Notational Velocity
- Preview
- Photoshop CS5
- iTunes
I also arrange my dock like my iOS homescreen, using stacks as folders for other applications I use often but not as often as the list above.
How about you?
warcroft
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 7:32 AMIm on my work machine so, left to right:
Firefox 4
Thunderbird
My Computer
Illustrator CS5
Roland Versaworks
Photoshop CS5
Paintshop Pro X3
Awnet Production Schedule (custom work production production)
Calculator
WinAmp
Link to Artwork Server
Link to My Server Folder
Link to My Sidekicks Server Folder
Link to Ripped Artwork Folder
Link to Templates Folder
Show Desktop
But, even though Im using Windows 7, I still have my task bar set to look and operate like XP. Quick Launch bar and all that.
Tim
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 7:54 AMNever really thought about this before. Makes me wonder WHY I keep certain items there (Photobooth and System Prefs, for example).
For the record, I keep:
Chrome, Mail, Twitter, Skype, iCal, iTunes, Photobooth, iPhoto, MS Word, Torq, Terminal and System Prefs…
Ross
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 8:11 AMOff memory (I’m at work at the moment)::
-Explorer (with all my frequently used folders pinned)
-Chrome
-Windows Live Mail
-Windows Live Messenger
-Windows Live Photo Gallery
-Word 2011
-Excel 2011
-Zune
-MS Paint
-Photoshop
valamas
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 8:18 AMIE8
Chrome
Visual Studio 2010
Sql Enterprise Manager 2008
RDP
Notepad++
Paint.NET
FeedDemon
Digsby
Password Depot
Core-Temp (CPU Temp)
Steam (For Civ V)
Logitech G9 Mouse profiler (Use extra buttons for mute and minimise). Mute, great for shutting up ads before news videos.
A number of batch files and utility apps i created.
Hunter Beanland
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 9:06 AMThis is a bit like playing guess the person’s job/hobby.
Outlook
Nomad.Net
Visual Studio (2 copies)
Chrome
Firefox
SQL Server Management Studio 2005
RJ TextEd
Paint.NET
KeePass
FileZilla
System Tray: AutoVer, Cobian Backup, PicPick, Touch Freeze, MS Security Essentials, Google Calendar Sync
Shaun Wilson
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 9:18 AMI really like my taskbar (I’m in Windows 7) to reflect what I’m currently working with. As such the only permanently pinned items I have are Explorer, Windows Media Player, Outlook and Chrome. Everything else I use frequently is pinned to the top of my Start menu.
My edit machine is almost always video tasks though, so I have Avid Media Composer, After Effects and Photoshop pinned permanently.
This is actually my main problem with the OS X dock – it blurs the line too much between what you sometimes work with and what you are currently working with. Windows 7 makes that quite clear, even with permanently pinned apps – there’s a strong visual difference between a running and not running application.
Trjn
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 9:24 AMOff the top of my head:
Transmission, Mail, Chrome, Twitter, Notational Velocity, Scrivener, Calibre, iTunes, Adium.
Nodeity
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:03 AMErm,..
Explorer
Explorer side by side
Firefox
Chrome
Then I use True Launch Bar for everything else that’s installed on the system “TLB” is the best program manager out there. In it I keep Photoshop, CorelDraw, Libre Office, Freecalc, Everything search, plus… All my video editing stuff and all my PC management stuff… :]
Joe Euston
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:04 AMFrom left to right:
Finder
Trash
Since I installed quicksilver I have no use for the dock other than to see what programs I have open. Quicksilver = win.
Rubens Peculis
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:22 AMOff the top of my head:
Finder,
Chrome,
Safari,
IE8,
TextMate,
CyberDuck,
Coda,
Photoshop CS5,
Illustrator CS5,
Fireworks CS5,
Transmission
iTunes
….
This has made me think that maybe I don’t really need the CS5 on the dock… I seldom create new files as a web developer mostly I open them…
Scott MacLeod
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:51 AMFinder, Chrome (dev), Twitter, Reeder, Skype, iTunes, Evernote, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Kindle for Mac, Trasmission, System Preferences. I also have my Dropbox folder in my dock as well!
Pretty much everything a Marketing student needs! Though Chrome is used way more than all the others, cannot wait to get a Chrome OS netbook.
Nenad
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 11:10 AMiTunes
Safari
Skype
Face Time
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Dream Weaver
Apature
Font Case
Stickies
Calculator
MS Word
Emily Parker
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 11:24 AMW7:
Explorer
Chrome
RockMelt
VLC
WMP
uTorrent
Steam
Andrew Swan
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 2:51 PMOn Windows 7, I have:
- Windows Explorer (with my home folder, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, a “Downloads and Programs” library, and Computer pinned to it)
- Firefox 4
- Chrome (for when FF4 fails on me)
- Windows Live Messenger
- Microsoft Word
- iTunes
- uTorrent
- Dreamweaver CS5
- Photoshop CS5
- Flash CS4 (cos CS5 can’t save to CS3 format, so portability sucks :P)
Peter Hardy
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 2:53 PMMy work machine is Ubuntu, and all I have are:
- Chromium
- Terminal
- Keepass
They’re the apps I use most often *that I’m restarting often*. There’s a lot of other apps that I rely on; mail client, IM client, VirtualBox. But I start them in the morning and keep them running all day. I’d rather take the extra time to dig through menus once a day than have them cluttering the taskbar all the time.
Anton
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 3:26 PMfirefox
filezilla
xchat
gimp
vlc
bluefish
gedit
gnome shell (terminal
system monitor
Jacob
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 4:45 PMFinder Safari Adium Mail iCal iPhoto iTunes Photoshop Microsoft word
Mac OSX
astrogirl
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 5:04 PMFor me (Mac) its:
Finder
Calculator
iCal
Firefox
Mail
Adium
xPad
Evernote
iTunes
Preview
Pixelmator
Skitch
Steam
Team Fortress 2
World of Warcraft
Minecraft
Steve
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 9:17 PMfirefox, transmission, gedit, thunderbird, terminal, chromium.
Everything else I just run after boot, and I reboot once every two months on average – It’s not worth having them in front of me all the time. I just have a quick script that launches them all, and run it when required.
Will
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 11:53 AMI use an option in onyx that only shows the applications that are running. I launch everything using Alfred and have it so the dock automatically hides. I have always thought the dock takes up screen real estate and have unconsciously worked out a way to live without it..