Handpicked Software

Widget presents a slide show of your pictures (.jpeg) with transitions.
Developer’s website: Tomonori Tomatsu

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 [...]

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.

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 youÕll find (sometimes funny) anagrams of what you have typed
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The DNA/Protein Converter widget allows to perform size conversions between DNA and protein.
Developer’s website: AbOrygen

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. [...]

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, [...]

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