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Skin a Dock

Skin a Dock - 1.0b2

Dock skins to customize the look of the dock

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.0b2
Release Date: 2002-11-05
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 23,207
Downloads (all versions): 24,730

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Product Description:

Skin a Dock is a program that will change the way the Mac OS X Dock looks. By applying 'skins' - visual styles - to the dock, Skin a Dock allows you to take desktop customization to a new level. The program can also make the Dock background transparent, and customize the Poof cloud.

Skin a Dock includes several standard skins created by Matthew Bice at IHeartNY.com. A skin archive is also hosted at IHeartNY, and new skins will be added as they become available. Users may create their own skins and submit to a common archive.

Skin a Dock is $10 shareware, but is unrestricted even before registration (subject to change in future, final release, versions). Skin a Dock uses the Application Enhancer system from Unsanity. Application Enhancer is included in the download and is automatically installed.

What's new in this version:

  • This version fixes the _very_ serious bug that made applications with dynamic icons highly unstable. We apologize to those who suffered from this bug. It also fixes a problem which caused System Preferences to crash when switching panes, and updates the Readme to include more detailed uninstall information.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or later

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Skin a Dock CommentaryAll apps will… - Version: 1.0b1, 11/4/2002 08:15PM PST

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blee
have bugs not matter how much testing you do, also if you have other "hacks" installed they can conflict with each other. Programs like clear dock or dock detox or even skin a dock are hacks. Apple did not intend for the dock to be modified and if you do so you are taking a risk. As to why the author would charge for a beta is beyond me.
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Skin a Dock CommentaryYou could just… - Version: 1.0b1, 11/4/2002 07:06PM PST

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kbotc
delete Application Enhancer, log in, log out. Then the enhancer can no longer affect any app. I program with Application Expander daily for an upcoming application skinner.
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Skin a Dock ReviewI feel sorry… - Version: 1.0b1, 11/4/2002 06:47PM PST

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WCityMike
for the author of this software. It is a neat idea, and they produce other good shareware and freeware I've used for quite some time. But this is such a huge and universally experienced problem that I can't believe it wouldn't have shown up in beta testing on his own computer, and thus, the question remains: why the hell did he let this off into the wild with such presumably poor precautions? One-star rating for that. I suppose we'll have to wait to hear his side once his website comes back up for air. This is an absolutely huge public relations nightmare for IttPoI; for those who don't realize the fix is a simple deletion of ~/Library/Application Enhancers/Skin a Dock.ape, people are going to go right up to reinstalling the OS and all the presumable data loss that might entail. This debacle is a rival to the great debacle Apple had with its iTunes installer a few versions back. My advice to the author? Obviously, take the software offline. Then, post an extremely clear analysis as to why the software did what it did, and also clearly stating how to uninstall every trace of it from the system. Then, make the software disappear from the Mac world for a while. Zap this VT listing, remove every mention of it from your website. In the meantime, fix it and give it an absolutely cruel and rigorous workout with a group of handselected alpha and beta testers to make sure your release is as solid as a rock. Then, when three or four months have passed, try releasing it again, while acknowledging the prior goof-up and assuring people that this new release is much more solid. How a company handles a public relations crisis like this can make or break its reputation. I hope IttPoI handles this one well, and with class.
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