Some applications lack the option to only display a menu bar icon rather than a dock icon. Luckily, you can force some of these icons to be hidden from the dock. Here's how. For this example ...

While you'd have to estimate it using the slider, you can set it to the exact size without any guesswork using this command: defaults write com .apple .dock If app icons look a little squished ...

If the app was minimized, clicking its Dock icon restores the window to its previous size and location on screen. The Windows counterpart is the Taskbar (see Win Taskbar). Introduced with Mac OS X ...

The dock on a Mac computer allows you to select applications for quick access along the bottom of your screen. From web browsers to favorites such as Pages and iTunes, you can customize your dock ...