Nice tip from TUAW : Add recent Applications … simply
> defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'
> killall Dock
if you’ve mis-typed and the Dock would no start again you can remove this domain(com.apple.dock) and key(persistent-others) by using
> defaults delete com.apple.dock persistent-others
and redo the above…. you can also use
> defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-others
to see the current values
defaults man page and more excellent tips from MacOSXTips.co.uk
