New MacBook. Any great widgets?

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My new MacBook came in today. What are the "must have" widgets out there? Thanks ya'll.

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    1337_5l4xx0r1337_5l4xx0r Posts: 1,558member
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    My new MacBook came in today. What are the "must have" widgets out there? Thanks ya'll.



    Not 'essential' but I absolutely love the very well made Chess Widget by Robert Silverman. If you like chess, you must check it out.
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    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    I love the Etch-a-Sketch widget that you erase by shaking around with your mouse.
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    darth_appledarth_apple Posts: 199member
    I love iStat Pro 3.0 by Brad Gale and Marc Edwards you can find it here.
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    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    the new version of fetch FTP ( http://fetchsoftworks.com/ ) has a nice widget for drag-and-drop quick file transfers...very useful to me, and replaced an applescript i had doing the same thing.
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    r3dx0rr3dx0r Posts: 201member
    i frequently use the amazon album art widget and the one from imageshack.us which lets you upload images via drag 'n drop and copy the links when it's done.
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    segdehasegdeha Posts: 4member
    Hi, if I may be as bold as to toot my own horn, I have built a few widgets, some of which you may find interesting:
    • Sundial - allows you to track time on Basecamp projects

    • PHP Function Reference - quick lookup of most anything related to PHP programming

    • GetDilbert - brings the Dilbert comic strip to your Dashboard

    • IP Locator - geolocation widget; enter an IP address and see where the person is in the world

    • Make-A-Pass - secure, highly random password generator; highly customizable

    There are many others I like enough to keep on my Dashboard, including the following:
    • Dashalytics - Google Analytics summary

    • iStockDash - summary of your iStockPhoto.com account (I'm a contributor)

    • Spectrum - used in conjunction with iStumbler, gives you a graphical view of visible AirPort networks

    • imst3k - this one's kind of silly, but it makes your Dashboard look like Mystery Science Theater

    That should keep you busy for a while...



    Cheers!

    -Andrew
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    superbasssuperbass Posts: 688member
    sauna booby widgets?
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    irelandireland Posts: 17,802member
    1. BBC RADIO WIDGET

    2. PIRATE TRANSLATOR

    3. iGOOGLE

    4. UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

    5. WIKIPEDIA

    6. MAILWIDGET

    7. SKYPE

    8. GO GO REDBALL

    9. EGG TIMER

    10. DASHMAIL



    I wont be doing that again, so enjoy it while you can.
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