How to add web links to the dock bar of Mac OS X
Among social networks, email services and online newspapers, there are many Internet sites that we visit daily, and we open to immediately switch on our PC.
For this reason, it is convenient to have at hand the connections that link directly to our favorite sites, without us having to spend time to search for or type the addresses in our browser.
Now you can treat the links as if they were applications and add icons from the dock bar of our bootable Mac OS X. How? Through the use of a simple software downloaded from the Internet: Fluid. Let’s see how to do it.
1.) First of all, you need to download the software. Go to the address of the official website: ” http://fluidapp.com “, from here you can start your free download Fluid, by clicking on ” Free download. ” Once the download is complete, the installation simply drag the program icon in the Applications folder on your Mac, just as you have done for dozens of other applications on OS X. Fluid is now ready for use.
2.) Let us now see how to use it. Start the program and choose which web application, or website, you want to be present on your dock, always at your fingertips. Copy the URL of the site that you are interested in and paste it in the URL in the dialog Fluid (e.g. www.facebook.com) In the Name field, instead, you name it, giving it the name you like (eg FB). Finally, running the drop-down menu that will appear under the word Icon, you can decide which icon to associate with your new application, choosing from the site favicon (the icon that is automatically assigned) or a PNG file to your liking. Followed this procedure correctly, you can just click on Create and your application will be ready for use. So you can access your favorite websites without having to open the browser.
3.) If you wish to enjoy more services, the website of Fluid (http://fluidapp.com/) is also a paid version of the software, which allows you to save the cookies separately from the browser, using the display screen whole, or to add icons in the status bar of OS X. The price is affordable, and it might be worth it ..
