Put Widgets on your OS X Desktop
I stumbled upon a very nice (and extensive) list of modifications for Mac OS X today. I didn't have time to try out every one of the modifications on my Macbook, but one really struck me as interesting. When I was a Freshman I was stuck in Windows World and could only attempt to force my Inspiron 9300 to look like a Macintosh. One of my favorite programs was called Konfabulator, a widget engine which soon became Yahoo! Widgets. With Konfabulator, I could put widgets onto my desktop (kinda like Vista's "sideboard").
There you have it, enjoy! By the way, check out the video below: "The Count Censored". It is one of the funniest videos that I have seen in a while.
When I got my first Mac I really enjoyed Dashboard, but I soon got tired of not being able to have some of my widgets work while I was using other applications. With the below Terminal code, you can drag your widgets onto your desktop. My only wish is that i could move the widgets behind my active window, but that is a minor tradeoff in my eyes.
Open Terminal and paste in the following code: defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
You will have to restart after you apply this change. Once you have done this, open Dashboard and select a widget with your mouse. Begin to drag this widget around the dashboard and simultaneously press f12 (or your specific dashboard hotkey). Your widget should now be on you desktop. If you want to remove the widget, simply repeat the process but start from the Desktop and press f12 to get back into the dashboard.
There you have it, enjoy! By the way, check out the video below: "The Count Censored". It is one of the funniest videos that I have seen in a while.
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