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@pplejaxkz · Jun 3, 2008, 08:52 PM

I poked around a bit and didn't see a similar thread, sorry if it's a repost.

Right now I am using:
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miniCPUusage
miniUptime
miniFreeRAM
ToDo
Weather
All in which are available at Apple and the widget category is "Status"

I like the mini series because they update very quickly and don't take up too much room on my Dashboard. Is there any widgets that you guys can't live without?

Rev-O · Jun 3, 2008, 09:19 PM

Magical Pink Pony Widget.
And a bunch of other stuff I never use except for weather and some quick language translations and unit conversions.

Cold Warrior · Jun 3, 2008, 10:08 PM

Calendar
Two weather widges
Calculator
Stock ticker (AAPL, T, INTC, GLW, et al.)
TV Forecast
Two world clocks (Moscow, Baghdad)

ghporter · Jun 3, 2008, 10:11 PM

Cyberduck, Entropy, Sunlit Earth, Conversion Widget, iStat Pro, Maintiget, Translation Widget, Starry Night, Movies Widget, Movies.com's movie widget, Clock, Dictionary, Calculator and Weather Widget. Gee that sounds like a lot...

Andy8 · Jun 3, 2008, 10:12 PM

I do not use any widgets as such.

MacosNerd · Jun 3, 2008, 10:17 PM

I really don't use the dashboard except for maybe checking the weather.

scaught · Jun 3, 2008, 10:46 PM

^
Me too. I didn't really like it when it was first implemented. I still don't care.

Laminar · Jun 3, 2008, 10:49 PM

Here you go.

And for the record, the "Oil Chage" is done.

paul w · Jun 3, 2008, 10:59 PM

How exciting for you all. Oh look rain tomorrow.

Stogieman · Jun 3, 2008, 11:13 PM

Espn scoreboard
Weather
Unit Converter
Calculator
XBOX Live Friends widget (an absolute must have if you ask me.)

Sometimes I use the stickies & movie widgets too.

Lint Police · Jun 3, 2008, 11:31 PM

Nothing on the Powerbook. Widgets are meant for the iPhone and Touch. I'll use them on there.

@pplejaxkz · Jun 3, 2008, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Here you go.

And for the record, the "Oil Chage" is done.

Is that a Pandora widget I see? Did you make that one yourself?

OwlBoy · Jun 3, 2008, 11:42 PM

Harmonic.

jonasmac · Jun 3, 2008, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

Espn scoreboard
Weather
Unit Converter
Calculator
XBOX Live Friends widget (an absolute must have if you ask me.)

Sometimes I use the stickies & movie widgets too.

Thanks for the info on that XBOX Live widget! Very useful

imitchellg5 · Jun 4, 2008, 12:00 AM

I only use the weather widget. I'd rather not spend all my RAM in one place.

Rumor · Jun 4, 2008, 01:14 AM

Weather, Starry Night, the DNB show, iStatPro, Free iTunes downloads, Pandora, and stopdashboard.

Mac User #001 · Jun 4, 2008, 01:32 AM

I was on my laptop screen when reading this, so they're all crammed pretty tight. It's not so bad on my bigger screen.

zro · Jun 4, 2008, 02:39 AM

moep · Jun 4, 2008, 02:42 AM

Code:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES

Randman · Jun 4, 2008, 02:54 AM

I turn off the widgets when playing world of warcraft so I don't use it much these days.

- - e r i k - - · Jun 4, 2008, 04:06 AM

Rumor · Jun 4, 2008, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by Randman

I turn off the widgets when playing world of warcraft so I don't use it much these days.

StopDashboard Widget 1.0 - MacUpdate

Goldfinger · Jun 4, 2008, 06:11 AM

Weather widget
Calculator widget
Monthly internet data limit widget (yeah we have a 35GB limit...sigh)

sek929 · Jun 4, 2008, 08:00 AM

Crossing off items in Stickies has been a slow process...

Dakar the Fourth · Jun 4, 2008, 08:33 AM

Crap, a thread I can only do from home.

Great idea, though.

Tiresias · Jun 4, 2008, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Here you go.

And for the record, the "Oil Chage" is done.

I much prefer the old Stickies to the Widget.

badidea · Jun 4, 2008, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by MacosNerd

I really don't use the dashboard except for maybe checking the weather.

Same here + I used to play Poker with a dashboard widget (which I do now on my iPod)

Mac User #001 · Jun 4, 2008, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Goldfinger

Monthly internet data limit widget (yeah we have a 35GB limit...sigh)

Wish my ISP made a widget for my daily 450MB limit.

Don Pickett · Jun 4, 2008, 12:04 PM

Weather
Radar in Motion
Calendar
Stocks
Hypnotoad
Global clock

- - e r i k - - · Jun 4, 2008, 12:06 PM

Can your data limiter widget handle peak/off peak limits? Link?

Goldfinger · Jun 4, 2008, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Can your data limiter widget handle peak/off peak limits? Link?

It's a widget that logs in to the secured website and gets the stats from there so it's limited to my ISP. And we don't have a difference between peak and non peak hours. Its all the same 35GB up/download per month. Maybe you can adapt it to work with your ISP, I wouldn't know. I'm no programmer.

n00.be � OS X Widgets

sek929 · Jun 4, 2008, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Tiresias

I much prefer the old Stickies to the Widget.

Seconded. I am wicked late to the Tiger party so once I discovered you can only have ONE note that STAYS THE SAME SIZE and SHRINKS TEXT when to much info is entered I was very perturbed. Still comes in slightly handy for reminding me what a slacker I am.

Originally Posted by Don Pickett

Weather
Radar in Motion
Calendar
Stocks
Hypnotoad
Global clock

What on earth does that do?

boy8cookie · Jun 4, 2008, 03:07 PM

Calculator Widget, I have this floating over all windows even with the rest of my widgets hidden, I use it a lot.
Stickies Widget * 10, I have a lot of notes...
Transmit Widget, I never use this, because transmit is always open...
Weather Widget, kind of useless, since I never go outside.
Dictionary Widget, very useful, especially the thesaurus portion.

boy8cookie · Jun 4, 2008, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

What on earth does that do?

Futurama ?

d4nth3m4n · Jun 4, 2008, 03:13 PM

i'm boring

sek929 · Jun 4, 2008, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by boy8cookie

Futurama ?

I'm aware of the character, but I haven't the faintest clue as to what the dashboard widget would do, besides hypnotize you....

boy8cookie · Jun 4, 2008, 03:59 PM

It appears to be simply decorative.

Peter · Jun 4, 2008, 05:11 PM

@pplejaxkz · Jun 4, 2008, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by boy8cookie

Futurama ?

All glory to the hypnotoad!

Laminar · Jun 4, 2008, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by @pplejaxkz

Is that a Pandora widget I see? Did you make that one yourself?

Good ol' webclips. Although it does give me "Are you still listening?" messages all the time, often after playing only one song.

@pplejaxkz · Jun 4, 2008, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Good ol' webclips. Although it does give me "Are you still listening?" messages all the time, often after playing only one song.

Nicely done!

Dakar the Fourth · Jun 4, 2008, 07:07 PM

OwlBoy · Jun 4, 2008, 10:56 PM

Oh yeah I use Delivery Status too.

zro · 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Peter

#ignmac? Say... your last name wouldn't happen to begin with an 'L', would it?

Nevermind. I believe I already know that the answer is no.

Mac User #001 · 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Peter

Peter's Dashboard

Names or links to the Stop Dashboard and IP Address widgets, please?

Don Pickett · Jun 5, 2008, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by sek929

What on earth does that do?

Exactly what it sounds like: it's the Hypnotoad on your desktop, sans sound.

Dakar the Fourth · Jun 5, 2008, 11:00 AM

Christ, the sound is the best part.

Peter · Jun 5, 2008, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by zro

#ignmac? Say... your last name wouldn't happen to begin with an 'L', would it?

Nevermind. I believe I already know that the answer is no.

no, K. Why?

Don Pickett · Jun 5, 2008, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth

Christ, the sound is the best part.

Turn down your speakers first: r33b.net - ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!

zro · Jun 5, 2008, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

no, K. Why?

Years ago there was a PeterWLindsey from your neck of the woods that posted at the IGN Mac boards.