Handpicked Software » Dashboard Widgets

XBOX Live Gamer Card – Xbox user profile widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

XBOX Live Gamer Card is a Dashboard widget that displays your Xbox Live Gamer Card information in a widget.

Developer’s website: John Burkert

New York Times Widget – Displays the RSS feed for The New York Times

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

This is a small lightweight widget that displays the RSS feed for The New York Times. It shows the top 5 entries, and displays summaries if an entry is clicked.

This is based on the Think Secret widget, by Michael Kamioner.

What’s New:
Initial release

Developer’s website:

Ski Conditions Widget – Check conditions in many US resorts

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

The Ski Conditions Widget gathers webcams, snow conditions, current temperature, and weather forecast directly from each resort and packs it all into a small footprint. Hills are always being added so that you can check the conditions at your favorite resort quickly and easily. Features include:

- Resort webcams

- Snow conditions (including base depth and 24-hour snowfall)

- Current high and low temperature

- Weather forecast

- Direct links to the resort website and full weather forecast

- Measurements displayed in metric or imperial units

Current hills include Big Mountain, Big White, Fernie, Kicking Horse, Kimberley, Lake Louise, Mt. Baker, Nakiska, Norquay, Panorama, Park City, Red Mountain, Silver Star, Sunshine Village, and Whistler Blackcomb.

What’s New:
Version 2.01:

Fixed resort list bug
Universal binary compatible

Developer’s website: Filament Communications

Different District Widget – RSS feed from Different District

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

The Different District widget is an RSS widget for retrieving news from the Different District’s RSS feed for news. This widget helps users to get quick and easy access to the latest news and reviews from the Different District.

This widget was designed and written by John Tylko, with testing by Keith Smolar, and using RSS scripts by Mark Wilton-Jones.

What’s New:
Version 3.1:

Layout issues fixed
CSS update

Developer’s website: John Tylko

RadioBabboleo – Listen to Italian Radio Babboleo with this widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

RadioBabboleo is a Dashboard widget that allows you to listen directly from your Dashboard the Italian Radio Babboleo’s live stream without needing to have a browser window opened.

What’s New:
Version 1.4:

Removes the autoplay feature from the widget… Really this time ; )

The previous version did not solve the problem. Now the music start up when the user click the play button.

Developer’s website: Hurricane Studios

Google Image Search Widget – Search Google for images

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Searching for images on the internet has never been easier with Anomaly Industries’ Google Image Search Widget. Simply invoke dashboard, enter your query and you are off! No need to click through a bunch of preview pages, Google Image Search Widget shows you a preview icon, as well as the dimensions and file size of the image. A simple click will open the image in Safari. With the second version we’ve added features such as a size filter and automatic update check. You no longer need to worry about small changes in Google technology ‘breaking’ the widget! Download today and take it for a spin!

What’s New:
Automatic Update Checking
Small, Medium, Large image size filter
SafeSearch
Revised interface
Displays image size and file size

Developer’s website: Anomaly Industries

Google Blogger – Quick and easy blog posting widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Quick and easy blog posting.

Developer’s website: Google

ZipCoder – US zipcode search widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Will list the City from the Zip Code entered, or list Zip Codes from the City entered, both searches will include the Area Code, with the added feature of displaying the information inside the widget.

Developer’s website: WannaWidget

DNA Molar Converter Widget – Widget for molar coversions

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

The DNA Molar Converter widget is a Dashboard widget that allows to perform molar conversions for nucleic acids according to size.

What’s New:
Version 1.2: You can now perform conversions from the nucleic acid size field.

Developer’s website: AbOrygen

Protein Molar Converter Widget – Widget performs molar conversions

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

The Protein Molar Converter widget is a Dashboard widget that allows to perform molar conversions for proteins according to size.

What’s New:
Version 1.1: You can now perform conversions from the protein size field.

Developer’s website: AbOrygen

MiniSlideShow – Widget presents slideshow of your pics

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Widget presents a slide show of your pictures (.jpeg) with transitions.

Developer’s website: Tomonori Tomatsu

Sudoku Widget – Play Sudoku in your Dashboard

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Generate and play Sudoku puzzles on your Dashboard.

If you don’t know what Sudoku is yet, boy are you in for some sleepless nights. It’s an addictive and challenging game that will drive you mad but keep you itching for more. Sudoku Widget generates random puzzles with four different levels of difficulty, has the option to show when you have entered an incorrect answer, allows for ‘pencil’ marks for temporary numbers, times your games so you can see how much better (or worse) you are getting, allows for blank puzzles and more…Plus, the best part is, it’s free.

What’s New:
Version 1.5:

high scores
auto-pencil marks are editable and strikeable
pencil mark only mode for faster entry
ability to delete all pencil marks and/or reset puzzle
easy level is a little easier per request
universal binary
puzzle doesn’t disappear anymore upon completion
other minor bug fixes

Developer’s website: Brian DeBoer

Tech Terms Computer Dictionary – Technology terms widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Look up definitions of computer and technology terms from the Tech Terms Computer Dictionary.
This widget allows you to quickly look up definitions of computer and technology terms. Each term is not just defined, but explained in detail, often with helpful examples. Definitions are explained in simple language, so they are easy to understand.

Don’t know the meaning of a certain computer term? Use this dashboard widget whenever you come across a technical term that you don’t understand.

Developer’s website: Sharpened Productions

Shih – Tactical game widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Players move across and alter the arrangement of a hexagonal board comprised of 96 triangles, each of which has a wall attached. By re-orienting walls in such a way as they enclose one or more enemy pieces and no empty spaces or friendly pieces, a player captures the enclosed pieces.

The rules are simple enough to learn, but it takes time to master the use of tempo.

Developer’s website: Andrew Purvis

Gifraffiti – Widget generates wobbly GIF images

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Gifraffiti is a widget generating wobbling GIF images. Drawn strokes are converted to an animated GIF by clicking the "Anim" button. These funny GIFs can be saved to your desktop by drag-and-drop. Generated images are written in standard GIF file format and you can publish them on your website or see them in your web browsers.

What’s New:
Version 0.5:

Support for Intel Macs using the universal binary plug-in.
Improved efficiency and quality of GIF images.

Developer’s website: Takaho & Tamaki

Anagram Widget – Search for anagrams via wordsmith.org

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Anagram Widget is a Dashboard widget that helps you find any anagrams at the free anagram service of wordsmith.org. Simply type a word, a name or anything, hit enter and you�ll find (sometimes funny) anagrams of what you have typed

Developer’s website:

DNA/Protein Converter Widget – Perform size conversions between DNA and protein

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

The DNA/Protein Converter widget allows to perform size conversions between DNA and protein.

Developer’s website: AbOrygen

Daily Word – Word of the Day widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Displays the Word of the Day from your choice of nine different word-related websites including Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com. Click the widget to expand and reveal the definition. Specify the word source on the back of the widget. You can even keep multiple copies of this widget on your Dashboard, each with a different word source. The selected source is shown at the bottom of the front of the widget as a link to the corresponding web page. When the Wordsmith.Org source is used, the word can be spoken aloud by clicking the audio icon that appears next to the word.

Available Sources: Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, Wordsmith.Org, Yahoo! Education, TheFreeDictionary.com, MedicineNet.com, Brainy Dictionary, Scrabble-Assoc.com, Braingle.com

What’s New:
Version 5.1:

Now offers 9 different word sources (selected on back of widget)
Added Merriam-Webster word source
Hear the word spoken aloud (available for the Wordsmith.Org source only)
Updated user interface
Fixed a bug that caused the Wordsmith.Org source to display incorrectly

Developer’s website: Computing Human

Dating Widget – Widget displays dating profiles

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Dating Widget is a Dashboard widget that lets you see photos of single people that meet your dating interests, right on your desktop! First you set your dating preferences (I’m a Male/Female seeking…) and your location. It uses metrodate.com for data.

What’s New:
Version 2.5 added the ability to specify races for search results.

Developer’s website: True Communication, Inc.

Olympic Games Medal Standings – Widget displays country medals

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Olypic Games Medal Standings by Country is a Dashboard widget that displays the number of medals achieved by each country participating in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Developer’s website: Modstad

Valentine Maker – Create a custom Valentine widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Valentine Maker lets you create beautiful Valentine’s Day cards quickly and easily. Simply pick a card color and type a message, and Valentine Maker will create a customized Valentine’s Day widget that you can send to anyone you want.

Developer’s website: Ben Kazez

Desksaver Plus – Widget allows screensavers to run on desktop

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

A neat widget interface that allows screensavers to be run right on your desktop. Select from any standard screensaver on your computer – even RSS feeds. A CPU percentage indicator shows whether or not the screensaver is bogging down your system.

What’s New:
Version 1.1: Select from any screensaver installed from your machine, including .Mac and ones downloaded from the web.

Developer’s website: Steven Chaitoff

zlj post – Livejournal posting utility widget

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Livejournal posting utility with a beautiful Aqua interface with support for:

iTunes music detection (song/album/author)
Log-in/password storing
Mood setting
Security setting
Posting to communities
MD5 password encryption �on the fly�
Password saving option
Widget minimization
Auto-minimization option
Tags support

What’s New:
Version 4.6:

Ctrl-enter sending
Refined look
Enter and tab navigation through the widget

Developer’s website: Dmitry Kirillov

Daily Guitar Jam Widget – Widget displays a new guitar riff every new day

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

Daily Guitar Jam Widget is a Dashboard widget that gives you a newe guitar riff every day of the week, created by a 4 time EMMY nominated composer/producer/performer Roger Adler. The developer website has info on Adler’s CD called “the garage album” made with GarageBand and to OWC and NewerTech products

Developer’s website: OWC

I Used to Believe – Widget displays quotes people believed as kids

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:22:28 +0000

I Used to Believe is a Dashboard widget that displays random quotes from grown ups talking about the silly things they used to believe as a child.

Developer’s website: I used to believe