Comments on: Mac Dashboard Widgets – 10 Must Haves

By: Jakob

Jakob — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:03:08 +0000

Note that you can open and edit .docx files with Word 2008 for Mac! So there definitely is a way to open and edit those files on a Mac.

By: darek

darek — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:30:04 +0000

I’m using:
- istat pro
- hakore sms (sms sender for polish networks)
- Accue weathen
- mamp (starting/stopping mamp services)

For application updating i’ve got AppFresh. I don’t need so fresh apps :D

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:27:29 +0000

I’m a sucker for widgets! There are heaps of them out there that cater for individual interests but here are some general interest ones that I find useful -

Gmail; Mail Widget; BBC Listen Again; iPlayer; Weather; VAT Calculator; Time Machine; Time Map; junk Meter; Egg Timer.

Of those already mentioned I use iStat Pro, word Counter and Pemdas.

Re: Wikipedia, I’ve set up ‘Butler’ so I can search Wikipedia from the menu bar, along with several other search engines and shopping comparison sites – very convenient.

By: Anders Täpp

Anders Täpp — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:59:37 +0000

I haven’t looked at the suggested Wikipedia widget but just wanted to say that we actually have Wikipedia built in to OS X 10.5. Select and click any word and select Look up in Dictionary. Then open the Dictionary Preferences. Click the check box for Wikipedia (if it’s not already there).

By: David Driessen

David Driessen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:17:51 +0000

Another great widget I find very useful is “TV Show tracker” that allow you to keep up with the upcoming TV shows. Find it at:
http://www.pixelperfectwidgets.com/tvshowtracker/index.html

By: MacTipper

MacTipper — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:26:19 +0000

If you don't want to open up Word, but you want a more dignified editor than TextEdit, check out Bean. Bean is a lightweight (read: quick to open) text editor with a live word/char. count (at the bottom of the window) and a selection word/char. count. Also, thanks for app update widget. I was thinking about an app that does just that earlier this week! :)

By: Garcya

Garcya — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:14:01 +0000

A plus for Wikipedia widget !
Thanks for the list.