> Dock > Position on Right
As for the 2D effect, you could try Candybar Not too sure if it does 2D, but there are some nice effects and subtle changes to be made.
Best of luck.
S.
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES
defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string start
HDD>System>Library>CoreServices>Dock>>Contents>Resources
killall Dock
Thanks mate, but I can't see an option to get rid of the black box...