What’s In Your Taskbar/Dock?

20 responses to “What’s In Your Taskbar/Dock?”

1. 

   warcroft

   March 1, 2011

   Im 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.

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2. 

   Tim

   March 1, 2011

   Never 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…

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3. 

   Ross

   March 1, 2011

   Off 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

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4. 

   valamas

   March 1, 2011

   IE8
   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.

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5. 

   Hunter Beanland

   March 1, 2011

   This 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

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6. 

   Shaun Wilson

   March 1, 2011

   I 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.

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7. 

   Trjn

   March 1, 2011

   Off the top of my head:
   Transmission, Mail, Chrome, Twitter, Notational Velocity, Scrivener, Calibre, iTunes, Adium.

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8. 

   Nodeity

   March 1, 2011

   Erm,..
   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… :]

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9. 

   Joe Euston

   March 1, 2011

   From 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.

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10. 

    Rubens Peculis

    March 1, 2011

    Off 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…

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11. 

    Scott MacLeod

    March 1, 2011

    Finder, 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.

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12. 

    Nenad

    March 1, 2011

    iTunes
    Safari
    Skype
    Face Time
    Illustrator
    Photoshop
    InDesign
    Dream Weaver
    Apature
    Font Case
    Stickies
    Calculator
    MS Word

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13. 

    Emily Parker

    March 1, 2011

    W7:

    Explorer
    Chrome
    RockMelt
    VLC
    WMP
    uTorrent
    Steam

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14. 

    Andrew Swan

    March 1, 2011

    On 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)

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15. 

    Peter Hardy

    March 1, 2011

    My 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.

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16. 

    Anton

    March 1, 2011

    firefox
    filezilla
    xchat
    gimp
    vlc
    bluefish
    gedit
    gnome shell (terminal
    system monitor

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17. 

    Jacob

    March 1, 2011

    Finder Safari Adium Mail iCal iPhoto iTunes Photoshop Microsoft word

    Mac OSX

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18. 

    astrogirl

    March 1, 2011

    For me (Mac) its:

    Finder
    Calculator
    iCal
    Firefox
    Mail
    Adium
    xPad
    Evernote
    iTunes
    Preview
    Pixelmator
    Skitch
    Steam
    Team Fortress 2
    World of Warcraft
    Minecraft

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19. 

    Steve

    March 1, 2011

    firefox, 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.

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20. 

    Will

    March 2, 2011

    I 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..

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