Dock
Navigate your Mac faster with handy Dock icon shortcuts
There are all sorts of ways to use shortcuts on your Mac. From tons of common keyboard shortcuts to those that help you navigate webpages faster; you have plenty of options.
Along with some useful keyboard shortcuts for your Dock are additional ways your Dock can help you do things faster. And especially for those new to macOS, you might not realize they exist. Here’s how you can navigate your Mac quicker with Dock icon shortcuts.
Customize your iPhone’s Dock with Dockify
If you’re in the market to change the look and feel of your iPhone’s application Dock on the Home screen, then you might feel right at home with that of a new jailbreak tweak release called Dockify by iOS developer burrit0z.
After you’ve installed Dockify, you’ll find a dedicated preference pane in the Settings app with a myriad of different customization techniques for your Dock:
3 ways to create a screen saver shortcut on Mac
If you’re going to walk away from your Mac for a minute, you might want to start your screen saver. You may not want to lock your computer or put it to sleep but just display your screen saver instead.
There are three quick and easy ways to create a shortcut to start your screen saver, and we’ll walk you through each one.
How to lock the Dock on your Mac to prevent unwanted changes
Learn how to lock the Dock on your Mac to prevent unwanted changes to it by you or anyone with access to your computer.
How to customize the Dock on your iPad
Learn about a few simple ways to customize the Dock on your iPad to make it more useful, thus improving your everyday productivity.
Miss Infinidock? Docky is a jailbreak tweak that will trigger your nostalgia
As you scroll through the multitude of pages that make up your iPhone’s Home screen, one thing that’s always visible is the application Dock. That said, the Dock is a wonderful place to store your most frequently used apps, as it makes them quick and easy to access in a pinch.
But for those who demand more than just four application spaces in their application Dock, a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed Docky by iOS developer Nepeta shows a lot of promise.
How to use the Dock of your Mac like a pro
Maximize your workflow with these tips and tricks to customize and use your Mac's Dock like a pro.
This tweak removes the Dock’s background to make your wallpaper more visible
While there are slight variances in the Dock's background appearance between iPhone models, such as the iPad-style rounded corners on the iPhone X, XR, XS, and XS Max when compared to the rectangular appearance on every other handset, the fact remains that all iOS devices have a Dock background of some sort.
If you’re in the market to do away with the Dock’s transparent background to maximize your Home screen wallpaper’s visibility, then we think you’ll take a liking to a newly released jailbreak tweak called ClearDock12 by iOS developer NoisyFlake.
2dock doubles the real estate of your jailbroken iPhone’s Dock
The Dock on any stock iPhone’s Home screen is limited to just four application icons, but with a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed 2dock by iOS developer Nepeta, you can effortlessly double the app real estate for any iPhone’s Dock.
As you might’ve noticed from the screenshot example above, 2dock doesn’t make the Dock scrollable, nor does it push all the app icons together and cause crowding. Instead, it transforms the Dock we all know and love by turning it into a dual-row interface.
OWC updates its USB-C Travel Dock with 100W passthrough power, built-in cable & storage
Other World Computing (OWC), which has been selling some of the most compelling accessories and upgrade kits for a fraction of Apple’s exorbitant prices, today unveiled a new version of its USB-C Travel Dock that brings up to a hundred Watts of passthrough power so you can recharge even the 15-inch MacBook Pro (which ships with an 87-watt adapter).
Vinculum brings a Nexus-inspired app drawer to your jailbroken iPhone
If you’re any bit familiar with the Google Nexus 7.0 Nougat app drawer, then it might’ve crossed your mind once or twice about what it might like to have a similar experience on the iOS platform.
If you’re keen about the idea thus far, then you’ll definitely want to try a refreshed jailbreak tweak dubbed Vinculum by iOS developer William Vabrinskas. As you’ll see in the screenshot examples above, this tweak brings app drawer-like functionality to your pwned iPhone or iPad.