Ooooh! Just discovered a new trick.

Submitted by plugz on Wed, 2007-08-08 14:03.

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

I got all excited.

Eyecandy = win.

Poo: Don't have tiger yet.

Submitted by natobasso on Wed, 2007-08-08 16:01.

Poo: Don't have tiger yet. :)

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Powerpoint is not a design application.

It just refreshes the widget

Submitted by JimD on Wed, 2007-08-08 16:36.

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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I tend to agree with you on

Submitted by natobasso on Wed, 2007-08-08 16:49.

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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Powerpoint is not a design application.

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

Submitted by plugz on Thu, 2007-08-09 12:40.

;o)

I don't even have Dashboard running...

Submitted by geoff on Wed, 2007-08-08 17:41.

just to save resources.

It's a good tip. I would've

Submitted by Ivan on Thu, 2007-08-09 13:35.

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

Pfffft.

Submitted by plugz on Thu, 2007-08-09 18:50.

Didn't read that far back.

Dashboard widgets

Submitted by mara06 on Thu, 2007-08-09 15:49.

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

I can put dictionary.com in

Submitted by natobasso on Thu, 2007-08-09 15:55.

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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Powerpoint is not a design application.

THe more they mature the better they get.

Submitted by plugz on Thu, 2007-08-09 18:52.

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.