Black bar over program icon in Dock ?

Hello
New iMac (2 weeks old) running 10.5.2 (think there was a video update in there somewhere)
I've noticed on 2 separate occasions, effecting 3 separate programs (FireFox and Macromates TextMate and Finder) a black bar covering a portion of the program icon in the Dock, when the doc is magnified. It follows the icon as the dock magnifies and remains after the program closes. It goes away if the iMac is rebooted.
My G5 and MacBook Pro both run 10.5.2 as well and don't have this problem, which leads me to believe its specific to the iMac
I do sleep the computer every night and its only used for side work after hours, so its not on for more than 6 hours at a time ?
Any ideas ? its wierd - I've never seen it happen in using OS X since 10.3 and its not on a program like Mail that can have a status icon over it.
-Mario

The items on your Dock are shortcuts to the actual items - in this case in your Applications Folder. The transparent question mark means the dock cannot find your iPhoto - because it's not there:
I went into the applications folder to see if I could get into it from there, and now the iPhoto icon (as well as the GarageBand icon), is missing from there.
You need to re-install the iLife Apps.
Regards
TD

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