If you’re a Mac user, you’re probably already familiar with Dashboard, a feature introduced with the OS X 10.4 (a.k.a. “Tiger”) operating system.
Well, out of the blue, Cory sent me an email announcing that he’d created a Dashboard widget for ProfHacker because he was “bored.” Seriously. This widget is pretty nice. Let’s hope Cory gets bored more often!
Here’s how he explains things:
“This widget grabs the ProfHacker RSS feed and places the content in widget form. You can read an entire article, or click to go to the post on ProfHacker.
When you flip the widget over using the ‘i’ button, you can set the article length. If you move it all the way down, you’ll just get headlines for the articles.”
You have the option of only displaying headlines…
…or you can display as much of each article’s content as you like.
You can download a ZIP file by clicking here. Please note: I’ve been using this widget for awhile now with no problems, but neither I nor Team ProfHacker assumes any liability for your computer or your data should the widget suddenly turn evil and damage something of yours.
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6 Responses to Download the ProfHacker Dashboard Widget for Mac OS X
Billie Hara - February 10, 2010 at 2:55 pm
I so want one! (But I don’t want the MAC that comes with it.) Any hope for us PC users to have such a nifty little tool?
Heather Whitney - February 10, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Ditto here!
George H. Williams - February 10, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Does Windows have something like “widgets”? If so, maybe we could arrange for such a thing.
David Jarrell - February 10, 2010 at 7:35 pm
Sure… I have several widgets on my toshiba laptop… weather channel, pandora, a clock, etc… they tend to stack at the right hand side rather than scatter over the whole screen. If you have VISTA, look for “Gadgets”… that’s what they go by.
Amy Cavender - February 10, 2010 at 7:47 pm
It’s also possible to add widgets to a Windows system using Google Desktop.
Amy Cavender - February 11, 2010 at 11:24 am
Hmm–I’ve just noticed that the widget works beautifully on 10.6, but doesn’t seem to play nicely with 10.4. Not a complaint, just an observation. I know 10.4 is pretty antiquated at this point. :)