Widgets

Design

Customise The Look Of Any Android Widget Using Just A Photo Editor

9:00AM October 26, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

If one of your favourite Android apps has a widget that’s just a tad too ugly, or doesn’t go with your particular home screen design, you can tweak those widgets to your liking in just a few simple steps. More »

Design

XWidget Is A Mac-Like Dashboard For Windows

12:00AM October 18, 2011 | Thorin Klosowski

Windows: If you’re a Windows user and you always wished you had OS X’s widget based Dashboard, XWidget adds those features without hogging resources. More »

Work

Elixir 2 Explores Android System Info And Adds Customised Widgets

6:00AM September 11, 2011 | David Galloway

Android: If you’re an Android user that likes to delve deeper into system settings Elixir 2 might be up your alley. The app tests and displays metrics for your accelerometer, gravity sensor and magnetic field sensor (among many other system properties), and can even create skinnable widgets so you find relevant data on your home screen. More »

Organise

Mashup RSS Feeds With ChimpFeedr

9:00AM August 7, 2011 | David Galloway

RSS feeds are handy not just for people who use feed readers such as Google Reader to keep up with their favourite sites, but also for bloggers who may wish to feature recent posts from other sites in a single widget. ChimpFeedr is a very basic webapp that can mashup RSS feeds for both uses. More »

Work

Swidget Replaces Banner Ads On The Web With Widgets

9:00PM July 1, 2011 | Alan Henry

Firefox/Chrome/IE: Swidget is a browser add-on that swaps banner and box ads for useful widgets, like the weather, news headlines, or even your Facebook feed. More »

Communicate

Gmail People Widget Provides Added Context to Your Messages

6:05AM May 27, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Today Google announced a new Gmail People Widget to provide contextual information about the people in your address book from within Gmail. The widget shows you details about the people you’re interacting with in a given message and provides shortcuts for chatting with and replying to them. More »

Work

Dock Unlocker Keeps You From Accidentally Removing Apps From The Dock

6:00AM May 23, 2011 | Alan Henry

Mac OS X: Free download Dock Unlocker puts an end to accidentally removing app shortcuts from the dock and not realising it until you see the puff of smoke. The app allows you to lock and unlock the dock with a single click, thanks to a dashboard widget. More »

Design

Make Your Clock Widget Creates Custom Home Widgets On Android

2:30AM March 5, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Android: There are some pretty neat clock widgets to be had out there, but if you don’t like what you find, free app Make Your Clock Widget lets you make your own — either from scratch or from a number of templates. More »

Work

Run Google Gadgets On Ubuntu, No Screenlets Needed

11:00PM December 2, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

There’s some handy stuff in Google’s iGoogle/Gadget directories, but getting them to work in Ubuntu Linux previously required a semi-wonky Screenlets setup. These days, you only need open the Software centre, search Google Gadgets, and get started. More »

Work

WidgetBlock Removes Social Networking Widgets From The Web

5:00AM November 27, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Chrome: We’ve shown you how to remove annoying Facebook clutter from web pages, but a new extension called WidgetBlock takes it a step further by removing widgets from most social networking sites, speeding up page loading times and de-cluttering the web. More »