[dfiler]

Now that Tiger has shipped, apple has gone live with it's dashboard showcase:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/dashboard/

There is a nice selection of additional widgets already available for download...
And the floodgates have only just now been opened.

I recently discovered just how easy is to write a widget. Simply by browsing the package contents, i was able to construct my own without reading a single word of documentation. An example was all I needed. I made a local weather radar loop to supplement apple's weather widget. This was complete a mere two minutes after opening a widget's package for the very first time. Then, I spent the rest of the night beautifying the graphics.

Now imagine what real/full-time web developers will be able to do without even trying!

Well, I'm off to peruse all the new widgets. What are your favorites?

[Paul]

Can we turn HTML code on for just this thread?

[thegelding]

oooh, widget games...never thought of that...



and delicious library widget look nice


fun times

g

[BlueRabbit]

Originally Posted by thegelding and delicious library widget look nice

At the University Village Apple Store, there were people from Delicious Monster showing it off. It's pretty awesome, even down to the back image, which is really nice and detailed.