Yesterday, I came across the DoubleShot Coffee Order Widget. DoubleShot Coffee, the same Tulsa, OK folks on the receiving end of a trademark infringement claim by Starbucks, just made one giant leap for ecommerce. Simplicity and Persistence. After setting up credit card information on the widget’s backside, select one of their 18 coffees from the […]
Category: Dashboard Widgets
Apple’s Weather Dashboard Widget Won’t Go Below 28F?
As you might have heard, we finally got winter here in the upper Midwest. Not the Christmas-fluffy-white-snow-perfect-for-skiing-and-hot-cocoa-winter, the death-to-all-who-venture-out-of-doors winter. Both weather.com and accuweather.com say it’s a brisk -2°F (one degree lower since my last post). Strangely, Apple’s Weather Dashboard Widget tells me it’s a tropical 28°F and snowing. It’s way too cold to snow […]
New Years Productivity Tip – Removing On-Screen Distraction
While getting a few things done this holiday season I paid special attention to what was keeping me from staying focused, on-task. To kick this year off right, I’ve made some dramatic changes to my OS X desktop. From the menu bar, I’ve removed applications that change just enough to distract me. Including: clock (replaced […]
Pandora.com – The Good and the Annoying
Apologies for no Tuesday Triple Play this week. Perhaps a review of Pandora.com will make up for it. On a tip from Steve Borsch – I started a couple Pandora stations using two of my favorite bands as starting points (Too Much Joy Station, Transplants Station). On the plus side I’ve got nearly a solid […]
Introducing the ProjectMaker Dashboard Widget
The ProjectMaker dashboard widget is quick and easy way to create consistent groups across your iApps (Mail, Address Book, iCal) for your projects. Download the ProjectMaker Dashboard Widget Drop your comments and suggestions to the ProjectMaker Widget’s permanent home.
A Call for Dashboard Widget Evaluators
Last night, I was poking around Apple’s Dashboard Documentation and starting building a couple widgets. If you’ve upgraded to Tiger and interested in kicking the tires on them, drop me a line. Widget #1 released 18 May 2005: The ProjectMaker Dashboard Widget