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I recently started using widgets...

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I recently started using widgets...

I recently started using widgets after harshly shunning them. I find most of them to be useless, with a few really making a difference. My favorites are New York Times, Junior Mint (stat tracking), Weather, Calculator, Digg (sometimes).

Dine-O-Matic (and the Dashboard widgets we love) By: Merlin Mann (53 replies) September 6, 2006 - 5:14am
  • I rely on a few... By: Thom G (2006-09-06 06:11)
  • I have a few widgets... By: pts (2006-09-06 06:12)
  • The widgets I use are... By: Alex (2006-09-06 06:13)
  • Pretty amusement park. I get... By: eric (2006-09-06 06:15)
  • As far as workflow goes,... By: Gord Fynes (2006-09-06 06:15)
  • I don't really use Dashboard... By: Nate Drake (2006-09-06 06:28)
  • I have some running that... By: Randy (2006-09-06 06:32)
  • I like to keep track... By: iMatt (2006-09-06 06:47)
  • I commute on my bike... By: Jim Phelps (2006-09-06 06:52)
  • For any fellow procrastinators, the... By: Ben Saunders (2006-09-06 07:00)
  • I think the widget concept... By: Stephen (2006-09-06 07:05)
  • I disabled it - machine... By: Alistair (2006-09-06 07:21)
  • iStat nano is a must-have AirPort... By: Brian (2006-09-06 07:27)
  • I just got the epicurious... By: Kim (2006-09-06 07:44)
  • Oblique Strategies! http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/ref By: Mike B (2006-09-06 07:51)
  • Just two: Apple's Dictionary/Thesaurus... By: Rob Mayoff (2006-09-06 07:56)
  • that's spooky. I downloaded this... By: Jestu What?! (2006-09-06 08:03)
  • I use Dashboard sparingly at... By: Kit (2006-09-06 08:05)
  • Uhh, Merlin, you do know... By: Grant (2006-09-06 08:18)
  • I use both Dashboard and... By: Jurgis (2006-09-06 08:33)
  • I almost never use the... By: Craig (2006-09-06 09:22)
  • Another vote for Oblique Strategies.... By: ian (2006-09-06 09:41)
  • I recently started using widgets... By: Ben Whitehouse (2006-09-06 09:43)
  • I use the apple address... By: Jeff (2006-09-06 10:01)
  • The Widget-I-cannot-do-without is The Daily... By: alessio (2006-09-06 22:26)
  • i swear, people who read... By: falsefridays (2006-09-06 21:00)
  • I tend to F12 quite... By: Gabe (2006-09-07 06:38)
  • I almost forgot a cool... By: Gabe (2006-09-07 07:06)
  • I love Dashlicious, it's my... By: krew (2006-09-07 12:13)
  • Two points: 1) I tend to... By: Ed Furlong (2006-09-07 11:34)
  • I'm an occassional dashboard user,... By: andybeach (2006-09-07 14:58)
  • There are a few widgets... By: Brian Middleton (2006-09-07 20:26)
  • Dictionary widget? Too much work.... By: andrew (2006-09-07 18:56)
  • [...] Like Merlin, I’ve never... By: NaturalBirthing.info » Blog Archive » Download o (2006-09-08 01:02)
  • dashboard is dead to me:... By: milkshake (2006-09-08 17:28)
  • my fave is Oblique a... By: disco selector (2006-09-08 09:16)
  • DashMail for quick messages -... By: sojourner (2006-09-07 06:28)
  • uh, sorry, my code was... By: duus (2006-09-07 03:58)
  • Speaking of food, what dining... By: Thomas (2006-09-07 02:27)
  • Count me as another Dashboard... By: Scott (2006-09-07 02:56)
  • If you like Dine-0-matic, you... By: Danny Zacharias (2006-09-07 03:48)
  • I keep it simple with... By: thirstyrobot (2006-09-07 03:51)
  • I only occasionally use dashboard.... By: duus (2006-09-07 03:51)
  • Dash Clipping (until Leopard is... By: Ross Hill (2006-09-06 17:48)
  • I don't understand all the... By: John (2006-09-06 16:26)
  • Aside from Oblique Strategies, this... By: DanD (2006-09-06 10:55)
  • Other than the Calculator and... By: Josh Hughes (2006-09-06 11:22)
  • I use the ProVoc widget... By: Derek (2006-09-06 13:38)
  • I think that Dashboard was... By: Ben (2006-09-06 14:17)
  • [...] Like Merlin, I’ve never... By: Desi Blah » Download of the Day: Dine-O-Matic Dashboar (2006-09-06 10:30)
  • I use the calculator all... By: MEP (2006-09-06 10:32)
  • I love Widgets but don't... By: Liz (2006-09-06 10:48)
  • I use Dashboard several times... By: picturegrl (2006-09-09 16:22)
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