3/6/2023 0 Comments Coreduotemp url access![]() PackageTracker- from Monkey Labs, where they make a terrible TV Tracker. Airport Radar- handy for checking signal strength of wireless networks Web Translator widget (uses Google)- handy for quick language lookups, as my Spanish vocab stinks sometimes Slothcam- I have it always tuned to the TGIFriday's camera in Times Square, great for people-watching! (You will see me on there once in a while too) iStat nano- surely everyone is using this or its older sibling by now, right? Often I use it to check my IP address, but I really wish I could have it quit bugging me about updates, that is really annoying IClipLite- what would I do without this? Very handy for storing form letters, the very ones I use every day WeatherBug- this one has a bunch more features, but ironically doesn't work as well as R-i-M. Radar-in-Motion- massive kudos to the poor developer who makes this, as NOAA keeps changing the protocols, formats, etc. Google search- pretty much never use it since Google is built-in to every browser but Flock, although sometimes I use the Blogger one too The unit converter is tucked behind the sticky note Apple's own calendar, weather, iTunes, calculator, and search Widgets (Dictionary, White Pages, Yellow Pages, and Address Book). ![]() Gotta love that.Anyway, as a Widget, it was too wonky for production use, so here's what I've settled on for daily use: I would have included a link to the MultiDash page, but going there today either crashed Firefox or made Safari eat up processor. Yes, I've tried MultiDash, primarily to swap around when I plug in to my 24" external monitor. Of course, until we're able to safely and securely swap our sets of Widgets around, I just keep a certain set loaded. While I've eschewed the volume of Widgets a true power-user may install, I have my fair share. Dashboard was a system hog on an already dog-slow machine, and I just killed it off. When my machine was a rickety little 800 MHz iBook, crusted with too many hacks, apps and utilities, I just gave up on Widgets. Huge range of Mac Screen savers, and there are some classics in there too. An Unsanity representative stated that Universal versions for all products were in the works. Unsanity ( ), a company that specializes in interface modifications, hasn’t yet released Universal versions for many of its applications (to see a compatibility list, go to ). There’s very little support for interface manipulation on Intel Macs. Replaced all the icons with Sascha Höhne’s Snow E.2 collection C ( ). Options to improve text legibility and darken the sidebars B. Your Mac, Your Way I customized my Mac using Unsanity’s ShapeShifter to apply Daisuke Never wonder what time it is again! As for showing up on time, that one's still up to you. PolarClock is free, and can also be installed in widget form (or in Windows, if you happen to know someone who swings that way). I'm not sure it'll replace your other clocks in terms of being easy to read, but as a screensaver, it looks good, and can be pretty functional as well. It's hard to explain, but the implementation looks really nice, and this one also offers a lot of customization. It features a visual clock (wait, aren't they all?) that consists of a number of circles rotating around each other. PolarClock, a new screensaver from pixelbreaker. a great way to show how information design can change the normal clock or digital readout into something interesting. No one wants to stare at their computer with a dull old Desktop background, but where can you get high quality free desktop backgrounds? Why, Flickr of course! This Flickr group, called Wallpapers (1024x768 minimum), has thousands of pictures that folks want you to download and display proudly on your Mac (or PC, if you must). ![]() This tip isn't Mac specific, but I thought I would share it anyway. Themes, icons, desktop pictures, Mighty Mouse cursorsį | Group | Wallpapers (1024x768 minimum) Replacement icon for the Trash is from Iconfactory.) Wholesale Mac face-lift, you’ll find free, downloadable resources online. Whether you’re looking for a subtle palette change, special icons, or a ![]() this list was complied while I was coordinating the Swinburne National Institute of Design Research NIDR masters of multimedia design course. I saw this in US Macworld Sep 2006, may interest people if they wish to customise their mac. ![]()
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