STEVEN GOODHEART  Thanks for the Snow Leopard tweaks!

A-Dock X is one of my all-time favorite utilities...I use it dozens of times a day and it saves me so much time and effort. One of my favorite features is being able to type command-option-h to reveal the desktop while I'm in any program, and then hit it again to pop back to that program. Such a huge time-saver and more useful to me most of the the time than the Expose F11 reveal desktop. Great, great program at a great price.  
(Version 1.5.4)

EASER  I finally got around to playing with this and opted to buy it. Apple's dock stinks, mostly because it needs better (or any) customization options. In particular, I like that with A-Dock, I can have a transparent dock background if I wish; and I like the ability to pick and choose what actually shows up in the dock.

The only other programs that came close to doing what A-Dock does are DragThing and WorkStrip. The latter is no longer supported and doesn't really play well with Leopard. (It tends to make my windows jerk a lot when resizing them, and I've found that once I use the program, then the window resizing is bad thereafter no matter what I do.) I think DragThing is an awesome program, but I really wanted it only for the ability to show open windows in a dock. Unfortunately, it does not always do this properly, particularly with iTunes and NeoOffice.

A-Dock does allow me to select open windows via right-clicking on the dock icon, but I would prefer the ability to actually see open window icons in the dock and select them directly that way. I doubt that A-Dock will ever do this, but it is a feature I'd like.

Overall, the program is stable and has some good customization options.   
(Version 1.5.1)

EASER  Okay, I tried it again a few hours later, and it downloaded decently. Must have been a glitch.  
(Version 1.5.1)

EASER  I would be happy to try this if it weren't taking 6 months to download the thing. I've been waiting over 20 min., and it's barely halfway done. I've tried downloading from MU and from the developer's site. Both are giving me the same results. Not having this problem with anything else, so I'm assuming it's something on their end.   
(Version 1.5.1)

ZORRRO  Nice tool which does its job.  
(Version 1.5.1)

ROBOTANK  I've quickly become a fan of A-Dock. On the surface it doesn’t look that much different from Apple’s dock, but it offers many features sorely lacking therein. Some of its best attributes include: 1) You can add folders to it whose contents can be viewed hierarchically and dragged out of the menu (including smart folders). 2) It’s far more customizable. You can tell it to show only favourites or tell it not to display individual running applications, so you don’t have to have background apps that don’t need to be displayed taking up screen space. It can also be freely positioned on the screen and its appearance can be altered with free themes. 3) You can select modules to add to the dock, including volumes and a System Preferences icon that expands into a hierarchical menu. 4) A-Dock can also display your trash (supports custom icons and can display the number of items within) on either the dock or the desktop and its contents can also be viewed in a hierarchical menu. There are numerous other little features in A-Dock, and as of 1.5.1, it’s properly displaying all animated dock icons (though no bouncing). Perhaps its only real weak point is an inability to display minimized windows. In terms of support, A-Dock’s developer is responsive and his website contains plenty of useful information. This app is well worth the $10.  
(Version 1.5.1)

MITCH BICQUET  Adding new favorites crashes and quits a-dock on 10.5.5 macbook 2,16ghz.  
(Version 1.5)

TUISHIMI  Wow! It is great to see that the author is still maintaining this. Downloading and firing up as we speak. Thank you for not abandoning the product.  
(Version 1.5)

DANA SUTTON  A-Dock has some features (such as delayed-action activation) that the Apple Dock ought to have. But something important is missing. It ought to supply some instructions, or something like an Apple-Script, that would allow the user to turn off the Apple Dock. I have no idea how to do that, and I bet a lot of other users don't either. And yet if I am going to use A-Dock this is a very obvious need I'm going to have.  
(Version 1.4.7b3)

EMET1  I started using A-Dock in OS 9, as soon as it was released. I reviewed it when I moved to OS X, remarking on how much I respect the developer for keeping this marvelous software alive and improving it every step of the way.

As I was researching Leopard, one web site mentioned that A-Dock was a great replacement for the 3-D Apple Dock in 10.5. This was before this new version of A-Dock! Since then people have figured out how to mod the new dock to 2-D, but A-Dock is still a great alternative if you want the control-click expansion of docked folders, something I use all the time.

It's flexible, it's fast, it's cheap. It's an essential part of my OS X experience and I find myself looking for it when I'm using other people's Macs.

And no, I'm not in any way connected to the developer.  
(Version 1.4.7b3)