This works!!!!! Perfect!!! The only thing that would make it better is if DockBlock could place the Dock at the top of the screen.

Make sure to check the preferences; you can make the blue icon a simple toggle button to display/hide the Dock!!! That is what Apple should have implemented.

Clearly the number of forum posts on the net regarding the OS X Dock would indicate people want Apple to FIX the Dock. But hey Apple is too busy patting themselves on the back to make the user interface really shine.

'Himmelbar' is similar. It allows you to keep the dock, and has allows full access to all your apps and utilities through two drop down menus.

great app installs with no problem on g4 powerbook
however it does use 2-3% processor power when seemingly idle?

If you want to remove the dock from sight, get two programs: 1) Transparent Dock, and 2) Deskshade Plus. Set Transparent Dock so that the dock is not in front of other applications. Deskshade will then keep it hidden, plus you can toggle Deskshade so that you can hide and unhide the desktop, giving you access to the dock if you so want it. Granted, you will have to pay for these programs. But if you hate the dock that much, I have found that this combination keeps the dock out of sight no matter what. Both programs have trial versions, so see if it works for you. Just suggesting an alternative to the dock haters out there.

I think that those of you who are knocking this app. don't get its point. Even when you have your dock hidden it, it has a "hair trigger" reaction so that even if your cursor grazes the bottom of a screen for a millisecond, up she comes (compare A-Dock, which lets you set the time necessary for cursor/bottom contact before its dock comes up). This is a an irritating failing in the OSX Dock which Apple should have fixed long ago, sometimes you may be doing some particular kind of work where you want to turn the Dock off altogether to eliminate the problem. DockBlocker to the rescue.