here's my first Mac OS X tip (which is being mirrored from my blog Radio blogaritaville).

a simple, free (as in "free beer") way to reduce Dock clutter and give you quicker access to your apps is to take the "Applications" folder from your Finder directory view and drag it into the your Dock. now you can Control-click, mouse down, or (for multi-button mouse users) right-click on the Applications folder icon in your Dock for access to your applications.