I tend to F12 quite a bit. Here are the Widgets I use and what for…

These first two are given purpose thanks to kGTD and Merlin’s suggestion to “live in iCal.”

DoBeDo- A iCal To Do Tracker: Two of these open. One displaying “All” and the other “@Mac” this allows me to quickly check off NAs and feel productive.

iCal Events- Gives me a quick glance at what the next 7 days have in store for me.

Twemco- This is a Neato looking Clock and Calendar in one. It only displays the date of today, but I often can’t remember that even. Weather- You all know this one. I haven’t owned a car in 4 years. This one is nice to know when to bike and when to bus. (I only bus in the rain, I love me a snowy bike ride.)

Countdown Calendar- This little widget looks like those “tear a page off each day” type desk calendars. I have as many of these running as nessisary to keep deadlines/ coming dates in perspective. (right now, 16 day till school starts, and 88 days until my son’s due date.)

Egg Timer- This little timer is a parenting tool. Sometimes my two-year-old daughter has to “Come sit with daddy for two minutes and settle down while we talk about why mom’s laptop is not the same thing as a frisbee.” This gives her and I something to watch. Keeps her content watching the numbers tick, and keeps me from turning a quick talk into a long lecture.

So there is my dashboard scheme.