For the last few days I’ve had my dock hidden on the left side of the screen – and I haven’t missed it yet. The 1024×768 resolution on my powerbook is starting to get to me, and the sixty or so pixels the dock uses wastes are just too precious.
Surprisingly, I’ve hardly even needed it. Command-Tab switches between applications just fine, and Quicksilver can do anything the dock can, only better and quicker.
The dock is still good for forcing apps to quit, but I shouldn’t have to do that all too often.