Comments on: What Widgets Can You Not Live Without? http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jak http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323146 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:15:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323146 Wikipedia
Dictionary/Thesaurus
Radar In Motion (live local radar)
iTunes Lyrics
Translate
WhoIs

]]> By: Adam http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323130 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:25:25 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323130 I have to say the two widgets that warrant the dashboards existence are – Degrees Down Under, real time feed of the current temp from the Bureau of Meteorology and what one may call its sister application Weather Australia – a seven day forecast (the inbuilt Apple one just didn’t cut it).

At 7.15pm it is 15.1 and will be tomorrow – lovely.

It has coined a new saying that if anyone wants to know the weather, just F12 it.

]]> By: Mike http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323141 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:31:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323141 Doesn’t the middle scroll bring up dashboard for you? its easy for me like that. never do i ever press f12 :P

]]> By: Ryan http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323140 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:33:49 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323140 I’d love to say I use dashboard but I disabled it after it repeatedly was using 100% processor. So now dashboard no more and I honestly don’t miss it.

]]> By: bt http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323139 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:07:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323139 Amnesty Singles is a shareware app that lets you run widgets as standalone apps. It’s only ~$10 and has a free trial.

Really, a great little piece of software.

]]> By: Vitor http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323138 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:13:05 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323138 -Image Upload
-PearLyrics
-Digg

]]> By: Andy http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323137 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:37:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323137 Movavi Online
Gmail Inbox
Delivery Status

]]> By: Galley http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323136 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:16:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323136 iStat Pro
iCal Events
Delivery Status

]]> By: Suzanne http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323135 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:51:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323135 Utility Button!

]]> By: greg http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323134 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:39:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323134 Weather Channel widget (use it every morning)
Xcuts (mac keyboard shortcuts)
Dashlytics Google Analytics Widget
Istat Pro

These are by far the most used widgets for me.

]]> By: Larak http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323133 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:41:16 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323133 I have Dashboard disabled.

]]> By: Brandon Eley http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323132 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:07:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323132 Corporate Ipsum (TPS Report Lorem Ipsum)

Dashlytics Google Analytics Widget

Istat Pro

I use a lot of widgets, but those are the main ones I use every day.

]]> By: Randy http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323131 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:38:12 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323131 Radar In Motion. Hands Down!

]]> By: dave http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323145 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:24:19 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323145 screenshot plus (best ever screenshot snapper, custom shapes, preview before save etc, FREE)
application update (scans all apps, tells you about updates available, FREE)

]]> By: Ryan http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323144 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:53:43 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323144 BBC Radio 3.1
iStat Pro
Bluetooth / Firewall / Lockdown switch buttons

]]> By: J Phill http://gigaom.com/apple/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323143 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:42:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/what-widgets-can-you-not-live-without/#comment-323143 I love the dictionary widget. I find myself using it quite a bit, in addition to the Wikipedia widget.

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