Comments on: RocketDock – A Cool Application Launcher For Free

By: KE Kiss

KE Kiss — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:11:22 +0000

using the portable version of rocketdock on Vista 64 bit, but have to start it manually, other than that, all is well

By: fiona@TV Episodes

fiona@TV Episodes — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:36:44 +0000

wow this is a nice app. really ads up style on my Desktop, giving me a feel of a new OS like system. cool!

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By: PCLicious Video Tutorials

PCLicious Video Tutorials — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:54:39 +0000

RocketDock dos have its quirks like when dragging an aitem to it to use as an icon, but the workaround is to just right-click RocketDock and select add-item.

RocketDock is a great tool & can make life more productive on the computer as well as make it look pretty

BTW, Here is a great video tutorial on how to install, setup, beautify & organize RocketDock: RocketDock, Increase Productivity And Coolness Factor To Your Desktop

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By: kouji@haiku poems examples

kouji@haiku poems examples — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:02:30 +0000

i used to use objectdock from stardock to do something similar. i gave up on that though when my 256 mb ram laptop started to chug along really slowly. i noticed that you pointed out that rocketdock doesn’t use much in the way of system resources. i’m considering giving that a go, since the aesthetic looks alright. but maybe i’ll put off a bit longer, at least until i can add a bit more ram.

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By: Michael Aulia

Michael Aulia — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:37:00 +0000

I used this a long time ago (years ago) when it was still on its early stage

Glad to see that it’s still around. Might want to try it again

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By: bleuken@Busby Challenge

bleuken@Busby Challenge — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:46:05 +0000

I’ve downloaded it and i find it cool! It seems that I have seen this application launcher in one of a Linux distro, i’m not sure but I really have seen it. Thanks my XP desktop looks more nice right now.

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By: Syahid A.

Syahid A. — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:18:47 +0000

I’ve used this one too. It has many config options so I think most of the end users will love to have this one installed.

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By: Ramana@Sample Resume

Ramana@Sample Resume — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:39:40 +0000

Thank you for this information. I too have been thinking of doing something about the clutter and this is bound to be of great help. shall down load asap.

By: Andrew@Fredericksburg Lawyer

Andrew@Fredericksburg Lawyer — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:07:02 +0000

This looks like an incredible utility. I love trying out things like this, but I typically end up uninstalling them after a little while. Maybe RocketDock will be a keeper.

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By: Mark Sierra at MeAndMyDrum.com

Mark Sierra at MeAndMyDrum.com — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:11:42 +0000

This sounds pretty slick, K. Thanks for posting about it! I’ve never really given it much thought about using something like this, but in retrospect I think I can find this to be a solution to a problem I didn’t know I had.

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By: K

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:16:27 +0000

olly, if your start menu is as bad as you say, you will definitely benefit from any of the application launchers out there.

Amir, glad you like it!

Kyle, right on. Like I mentioned I use Enso Launcher (similar to Launchy but different) in conjunction with RocketDock. They are both light weight and greatly helps with my freedom from the Start Menu! By the way, I am installing Launchy on my Linux machine today.

John.. it does act up a bit from time to time. I have seen apps disappear when I thought I had clicked on it! Useless visual effects.. hmmm I have to sheepishly agree that I like them. It gives a nice life into things that I stare at almost 10-12 hours day! But, only as long as they are not sucking up the resources. As Kyle mentioned, I guess it comes down to preference.

By: John Lee

John Lee — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:49:33 +0000

I tried RocketDock but got fed up with it randomly losing applications, staying on top of everything despite being set not to and its general unreliability. Having tried over several months to get it behave on two different machines I can say it is history. And do you know what ? I don’t miss it at all.
I am not a fan of useless visual effects anyway which is why Compix is not allowed to work on my Ubuntu machine. I cannot see the point in useless effects that achieve nothing. RocketDock was interesting when it was installed but my patience wore out on it.
My scores. As an idea 10/10. Reliability 1/10. Overall usefulness 1/10. Would I recommend it 0/10.

By: Kyle Judkins

Kyle Judkins — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:10:53 +0000

I have used RocketDock for a while, and I have always thought it was great. However, I recently switched over to Launchy. I think it comes down to preference, though.

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By: Amir

Amir — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:59:59 +0000

Thanx, i’m downloaded rocketdock after reading this post, and i’m now using it and it’s very useful

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By: Enso Launcher Commands Cheatsheet | ShanKri-la

Enso Launcher Commands Cheatsheet | ShanKri-la — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:42:29 +0000

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By: olly@Buy Guitars

olly@Buy Guitars — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:54:12 +0000

Sounds worth a shot to me, my start menu already spans four columns and my desktop is a mess with icons. This makes even regularly used programs somtimes hard to locate.

This sounds like an ideal resolution for the apps I use most.

By: K

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:52:25 +0000

Memo, I have tried sTabLauncher as well in the past. I just checked out the screenshots and it looks much better than before. I’ll try that on my other computer.

Madhur, I think you might have mentioned this to me earlier or I might have read it in your blog. I like the minimizing option too. In Vista, it can show a minimized running video in the dock. That is cool!

By: Madhur Kapoor

Madhur Kapoor — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:46:23 +0000

I have been using it for some time now. I find it much better than Object Dock. It has got a good option of minimizing windows to it too.

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By: Memo

Memo — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:18:23 +0000

I tried RocketDock a while back but couldn’t get it to load properly, so I went with sTabLauncher http://stablauncher.com/ instead. Works fine and dandy tho not as flashy as RD. I’m gonna have to give it another whirl.

Thanks!

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