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Ooooh! Just discovered a new trick.

plugz's picture

Open dashboard, click on a widget and press 'Apple' + 'R'

I got all excited.

Eyecandy = win.

;P

natobasso's picture

Poo: Don't have tiger yet.

Poo: Don't have tiger yet. :)

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JimD's picture

It just refreshes the widget

It just refreshes the widget during which time it "twists" the widget on the screen. You're not missing much nato... Dashboard is about the most overrated feature of the Mac OS since Sherlock

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natobasso's picture

I tend to agree with you on

I tend to agree with you on this! I don't exactly need a dictionary widget when I can just type in dictionary.com in a browser. :)

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plugz's picture

Or, upgrade to tiger and use the built in Dictionary app...

;o)

geoff's picture

I don't even have Dashboard running...

just to save resources.

Ivan's picture

It's a good tip. I would've

It's a good tip. I would've promoted it to the front page if I haven't posted it already. http://creativebits.org/mac_os_x/refresh_your_widget

plugz's picture

Pfffft.

Didn't read that far back.

mara06's picture

Dashboard widgets

I'm of the ho-hum school. I only use them to amuse my PC friends.

And natobasso, you can put the Dictionary icon on your dock and click on it whenever you need to look something up. It's faster than browsing.

Mara

natobasso's picture

I can put dictionary.com in

I can put dictionary.com in the search bar of my web browser which I'm in all the time anyway. :) I still am not convinced widgets are anything but extra bells and whistles...just my opinion.

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plugz's picture

THe more they mature the better they get.

I have about 12 running, most of which I use daily, mainly iStat Pro, 3 World CLocks, the Calendar, Flight Tracker, Translator, Unit Converer & the BBC Weather Widget.

stephanie's picture

Meh, it's a quick way to pull up a calculator or weather.

Unless you're into reading your horoscope or something. :P

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pokie's picture

Oh come on, there is nothing

Oh come on, there is nothing better in this world than my "Chi Pet" widget... stinking thing died over the weekend though. PFFT. ;)

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