For macOS 13, Ventura... Go to the Apple menu, then System Settings. Click "Desktop & Dock". Turn off the option "Show recent applications in Dock".
For systems before macOS 13, Ventura... Go to the Apple menu and choose "System Preferences". Choose the "Dock" preference panel. Uncheck the box next to "Show recent applications in Dock".
I usually write a blog post about once a week. The latest post can be viewed here: Avoid Microsoft: If you don't really like computers much you could make things a bit better for yourself. (posted 2024-12-04 at 12:05:50). I do podcasts too!. You can listen to my latest podcast, here: OJB's Podcast 2024-11-18 Unity Through Division: Sometimes hard decisions need to be made to make genuine progress..