Hello again! Today, I’ve decided to talk about a really cool little Mac app called Dockables.

Well OK, in all fairness, Dockables is not really an app, but more of a series of mini-apps that trigger system events like “Shut Down” or “Sleep Display”. In fact, the latest version of Dockables, (v1.2) includes 14 separate triggers: Shutdown, Restart, Sleep, Log Out, Eject Volumes, Start Screen Saver, Empty Trash, Mute Volume, HIde Windows, Close All Applications, Sleep Display, Take Screenshot, Lock Screen, Backup Time Machine.

Each of these triggers can be placed in your dock, on your desktop, or anywhere else that you prefer. They can even be combined with shortcut keys by using apps like Quicksilver, (more on Quicksilver later on) for those of you like myself, who prefer the use of keyboard shortcuts over the mouse.

Dockables also provides themes to help you co-ordinate with your existing dock icons. It includes 3 other versions as an alternative the the default icons: Colour, Midnight & Tangerine. To use these, it’s as easy as substituting the themed apps with the default ones. It also includes something called DockSnaps, which basically act as dividers so you can organize and separate your Dockables in your dock.

Dockables is compatible with all versions of OSX from Tiger (10.4) and up, including Snow Leopard. And, as with all of my app recommendations to this point, Dockables is a free download. It can be picked up from www.getdockables.com.

Your beloved Scapegoat,

Mike Schumann, Owner/Operator

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