Plugs can be finicky, especially when you need to connect more than one. It's easier to just plop a gadget into a dock than connect a power cord, audio out, video out, USB, and whatever else you'd otherwise need to connect. Using a dock also reduces clutter on your desk, and, from a purely aesthetic perspective, just looks more neat. I've got a dock for my smartphone and one for my portable media player but not for the most-used gadget of all--my MacBook.
When I work, I like to plug my...
Published on April 21, 2010 07:16