"If like me you have Firefox set as your default browser in Windows but need to create a desktop shortcut to a web page but force it to open in Internet Explorer or any other non-default browser there are two methods to achieve this."
RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from the dock.