Thread

OS X Tiger Customisation + Widgets

MacNN Software 29 posts Apr 24, 2005 to May 1, 2005

#1 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 04:47 MacNN

Now that Tiger has started shipping (to some people)

I thought it would be good to have a thread where people post pics of the widgets they are using and/or have created and the customisations they have done in/to Tiger.

What you think??
Daz

#2 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 19:22 MacNN

my legal copy came in yesterday, is it alright to post shots yet? shapeshifter doesnt work with tiger yet, nor do any other haxies.

#3 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 - 01:30 MacNN

WSX does.

#4 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 - 02:54 MacNN

Yeah its ok to post shots i guess as it has shipped and lots of people have it

- Looking forward to seeing the widgets as apparently theres loads on the net :o

#5 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 - 13:40 MacNN

someone sent me the torrent, but i didnt want to use it

#6 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 - 16:16 MacNN

You're doomed man. Apple wrote down the IPs downloading the Install DVD. Sorry to frighten you and 1,000.000 other users.

#7 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 - 19:49 MacNN

Quick question. Do the widgets that were open in Dashboard stay open after a restart?

#8 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 - 22:41 MacNN

who ever said i downloaded the install dvd? i got it from work that got an early copy.

#9 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 - 23:05 MacNN

I personally think the Dashboard is pretty impressive and not at all as fugly as I first thought it was when we saw it back at WWDC 2004. My only wish: the development community puts out some decent widgets and not just a bunch of weather-related widgets like I see on Konfab. Even so, I can't wait for my copy to arrive on Friday! Probably one of the biggest and best OS X updates to date for all the under-the-hood innovation as well as all the visible stuff. Longhorn can't touch it!

#10 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 00:10 MacNN

hey deermatt, what instant msging program are you using? it is just AIM for OSX? im using ichat.. and its ok, but i would like to check up on people's profiles on AIM and such but AIM for OSX isnt really cutting it for me. thanks.

#11 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 01:33 MacNN

The weather widget is just beautiful. Probably will replace WeatherMenu for me (with Dashboard just a button away).

BTW this thread could use some more thumbnails (I believe the above graphic violates forums policy about image size, at least without it specified in the subject

#12 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 02:44 MacNN

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGUiTom

You're doomed man. Apple wrote down the IPs downloading the Install DVD. Sorry to frighten you and 1,000.000 other users.

I am thinking not mate... - I dont care to be honest as I am still on panther till tiger finally arrives, which will hopefully be here soon.

Also it would not be possible for apple to do that as you are NOT downloading from there servers... so they have no access to the information as to where you would/have got it from, and rather than trace the users they would just bring down the site/newsgroup/whatever distributing it.

Anyways this is not about how you got the copy etc...
- This thread is intended for those who have a "proper" copy to post some images and information ect... on widgets and customisations.

Cheers
Daz

#13 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 02:45 MacNN

So far I have come up with the below after looking around in preperation for my copy to arrive.

Dashboard Widgets

Sites
- http://www.dashboardexchange.com/
- http://www.dashboardlineup.com/
- http://www.dashboardwidgets.com/
- http://www.vanillasoap.com/widgets.html
- http://www.thedashboarder.com/

Widgets
- GMail Checker: http://www.dashboardexchange.com/wi...&cat=509&page=1
- Quicktime: http://www.dashboardexchange.com/wi...&cat=515&page=1
- Dash Monitors: http://www.gauchosoft.com/index.pl?...Dash%20Monitors
- Yell.com (UK): http://www.dashboardwidgets.com/sho...ils.php?wid=138
- Gmail Checker: http://www.dashboardwidgets.com/sho...ils.php?wid=116

#14 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 10:18 MacNN

I cannot wait for Tiger to come, got a couple of ideas for widgets to create myself.

#15 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 10:31 MacNN

asodamiac - yes , i HATE ichat, so i just use regular 4.7 aim for mac, and it works well for me

#16 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 11:09 MacNN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noonster

Also it would not be possible for apple to do that as you are NOT downloading from there servers... so they have no access to the information as to where you would/have got it from, and rather than trace the users they would just bring down the site/newsgroup/whatever distributing it.

Apple can see who is downloading files VIA Bit Torrent without said server belonging to them.

#17 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 11:46 MacNN

try adium

adiumx.com for aim and the rest

#18 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 11:59 MacNN

Quote:

Originally Posted by deermatt

who ever said i downloaded the install dvd? i got it from work that got an early copy.

deermatt : everybody can see the .torrent on your desktop ...

#19 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 12:41 MacNN

Quote:

Originally Posted by AveTenebrae

deermatt : everybody can see the .torrent on your desktop ...

Ha ha, busted!

#20 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 13:27 MacNN

Quote:

Originally Posted by AveTenebrae

deermatt : everybody can see the .torrent on your desktop ...

PWNT!!

#21 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 13:36 MacNN

at first I was "How rude!!" but then . . . [picture is proof, Duke] well either you got your hands on the .torrent or you are distributing the .torrent . . . hope you're telling the truth and neither is true.

#22 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 13:43 MacNN

archived for pwnt posterity:

Full Size

PS. not sure your 'Homies' are gonna be down wit' y'all representin' their ScreenNames all through the hood and lookin' the foo', dawg.

#23 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 15:19 MacNN

haha, didnt notice that, someone sent me the torrent , but i didnt want to try it incase it would ruin my system, so i guess i was sorta owned

#24 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 15:48 MacNN

You know that little white part that you can see on chicken poop? Well, its chicken poop too...
Just thought you would want to know, Deermatt.

R

#25 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 16:04 MacNN

Quote:

Originally Posted by deermatt

haha, didnt notice that, someone sent me the torrent , but i didnt want to try it incase it would ruin my system, so i guess i was sorta owned

Hey atleast you came back being a good sport about the ownage.

That is commendable.

#26 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 16:07 MacNN

Yeah... But come on! It's still chicken crap...

R

#27 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 - 16:20 MacNN

Stranger things have happened

Not sure what they are, but they doubtlessly have

#28 Wed, 27 Apr 2005 - 02:48 MacNN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zimphire

Apple can see who is downloading files VIA Bit Torrent without said server belonging to them.

Yeah good point.... I was thinking he ment if someone downloaded it from a newsgroup....
- As they cant trace on the newsgroups...

However I have seen the pic and theres a torrent in there - shocked :o
- Thought he was a lucky one who got one that was released early

#29 Sun, 1 May 2005 - 13:16 MacNN

LOL Ok, so where are the pictures of people's widgets??