Apple has long provided the ability to create desktop aliases in macOS by Command-Option dragging. Here's how to do it from the macOS Dock. Given most macOS desktop items such as files, apps, disk ...

A wide variety of ports and a built-in M.2 SSD slot make Kensington's new Thunderbolt 5 dock one of the best in 2025. IS it ...

What if your macOS dock behaved more fluidly, dynamically morphing to show background processes such as download progress, media controls, text messages, and so on? The following concepts demonstrate ...

Apple has added new ways of interaction in iOS with Live Activities, which give users a glimpse of important activities in progress, such as media playback or even the estimated time for an Uber to ...

After macOS Big Sur brought a more iOS-like look for the apps in the dock, we have yet to see another revamp with the Mac software UI. Thinking about what could change with macOS, designer Janum ...

A new website has popped up that’s focused on sharing your macOS dock and getting inspiration from others. Called Dockhunt, it’s basically a social network, but for showing off the apps that you keep ...

I’ve had one burning question ever since Apple announced Stage Manager for macOS Ventura: does it work for those of us who have the Dock on the side of the screen? The answer is it very much does.

The trademark application launcher in Mac OS X is now covered by a patent, but the debate over Dock positioning endures. Tom Krazit writes about the ever-expanding world of Google, as the most ...