Freedom from Windows Taskbar, Almost!

I've always wanted an alternative for the Windows

Taskbar. Maximizing windowed applications do not

occupy the whole screen. Auto-hiding the taskbar shows

a thin line which does not satisfy me. I want the taskbar

gone with no trace. I want the Start Menu shown only

when I tapped on the Windows key on the keyboard.

This is the attitude I got after working under Windows

platform for a very long time.

This is how my desktop look now:

Program applications that I often use are launched with

a single click. I do not need to browse in the Start Menu

and go levels down, either double-click on the desktop

shortcuts.

There is a Start Menu launcher in case I needed to access

program applications that I do not usually use.

Program icons grow big when you point the mouse cursor

over it. Cool!

Applications are now maximized in full screen. I can't

even see the program icons.

Program icons are accessible by moving the mouse cursor

at the bottom of the screen.

Screenshots of minimized applications are shown as icon

thumbnails.

This is a free utility from Stardock. ObjectDock 1.9 enables

me to free myself from Windows Taskbar.

It has a lot of options I can customize. It comes with 30

built-in background--mine is Glass Vista. I can also adjust

the normal icon size and magnified icon size. Animations

can also be set. My icons bounce when I click on them.

Additional icons means dragging and dropping icons from

my the desktop to the ObjectDock-- same with removing it.

This is really easy.

I do not have to worry that this will slow the performance

of my machine. It has a built-in option that allows me to

choose how it will adapt with my machine--whether it will

use much memory for smoother response or it will use

memory in minimum.

A new way to enjoy Windows platform is what this is--aside

freeing me from the taskbar of course.

Almost, is what I can say. This free version of ObjectDock

does not include the ability to show taskbar notification

icons. Some items such as Safely Remove Hardware icon

and connectivity status are important to me. They should be

accessible to me when the taskbar is not displayed. Also,

my habit to right-click the taskbar in accessing the Task

Manager is also gone together with the taskbar.

However, ObjectDock Plus has the functionality to do this--

with a cost of course. It has the ability to to display multiple

docks and display the notification icons. One can check

ObjectDock Plus by following the link provided earlier.

I am happy with the free version of ObjectDock. I am able

to free myself from the taskbar and customize my program

shortcuts as well--with cool animation!