Restart your Dock with AppleScript

Have you ever had your Dock lock up on you under OS X? If you just closed an application and it still shows that it is running in the Dock, then the way to clear up the problem is to quit the Dock. When you quit the Dock, OS X realizes that the Dock isn't running and it restarts it for you, putting you right back in business.

Here is the easiest way to make sure restarting your Dock is as easy as one click, with the help of a simple AppleScript.

First, dig into your Applications folder and open the AppleScript folder, then double click on the Script Editor. What you are going to do here is create a script, save it as an OS X applet and then place an alias to the applet in your Dock so that all you will need to do to restart the Dock is click on the applet icon and watch your Mac do its work.

With your Script Editor open, type:

quit application "Dock"

Then save the new script, being sure to save it as an OS X applet. Once it is saved, go to the folder where you stored the saved applet and drag it to the Dock to create a shortcut.