RocketDock

If you are a Windows Vista or 7 user, you are surely familiar with the QuickLaunch bar. This feature, together with the Start menu, allows computer users to launch applications faster and more convenient. The problem is that it may be difficult sometimes to launch an application easily using this feature. Let's suppose that you need to hide the taskbar at some point or it gets too crowded and cannot accept new program icons. In this case, you would need a specialized application for this purpose. Programs like RocketDock are a real help in this case.

This simple and intuitive Windows application adds an animate dock to the top of the screen, from where you can launch all your favorite applications and games with great ease. The program is very simple to install, just like most other Windows applications. After installing and running the program, the dock will be immediately displayed at the top of the screen. By default, the dock includes some often accessed folders and applications, like Computer, My Documents, Recycle Bin, Internet Explorer and so on.

The user can easily change this and he can add his own icons to the dock, using drag and drop. Items can also be added to the dock by accessing the context menu and selecting the Add Item option. Besides adding and removing items from the dock bar, the user can also change its position, being able to place it on the bottom of the screen or left or right.

What's more, by accessing the settings section of the program, the user can choose the quality of the bar and also its opacity. Setting a higher quality level will require more system resources. One can also change and customize the animation effects when hovering the mouse over the icons. RocketDock supports different themes, offering the possibility to download more from its website in case the included ones don't please the user.