In a previous post that has easily been the most popular I've written, I mentioned some of the Yahoo! Widgets I've been using regularly. With the advent of Yahoo! Widgets 4.0 (which I'll look at more closely later) I've decided to mention a few more of the widgets I use regularly:
TachClock: A slickly designed and deceptively simple clock that pops up unobtrusively on the hour and/or half hour. No numbers, just tick-marks for the hours, minute and second.
PowerX: Another simple but elegant widget that allows easy one-click access to log off, shutdown, and restart. I use it every time I reboot.
ClipDrop: A handy clipboard tool that saves and displays as many clipboard items as you want. Click a copied snippet from the list and it's ready to paste.
Yahoo! Maps: I prefer Yahoo! Maps over Google Maps these days and this widget makes looking up locations and directions a snap. I just wish it connected directly to the "Broadband" version of Yahoo! Maps by default.
2 comments:
So, what you are saying is that the Internet age has made you too lazy to look at a clock, hit ctrl-alt-del and hit ctrl-c/ctrl-v?
We will soon be just a bunch of hovering heads.
The only clock in my cube is on my PC. Besides, the best part about the widget is the subtle hourly alert. Then I know how much of my day I've truly wasted so far.
It is actually easier to click a button instead of CRTL-ALT-Delete. For me anyway. But I hate keyboards. I'd type with my mouse if I could. It would leave my other hand free to drink more coffee.
Finally, the paste thing keeps a copy/paste history like Microsoft Office attempts to do. But this works across all apps. If you don't do a lot of copying and pasting I suppose this might be no big deal. Also, lucky you.
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