• Temperature Monitor Widget Edition 1.9
• Hardware Monitor Widget Edition 1.9
• miniStat2 1.85 System Monitoring Widget
• Virtual Dashboard 1.1
• iCOS 1.3 Beta Dashboard Widget
• Mt. St. Helens VolcanoCam Widget 2.2.2
• eBay Autos Widget 1.0
• Hollywood Widget 1.3
• Single of the Week Widget 1.4
• CornerWeight 1.0
• eBay Widget 3.5.2

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Widget Watch - Thursday, September 21, 2006

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Temperature Monitor Widget Edition 1.9
Hardware Monitor Widget Edition 1.9
miniStat2 1.85 System Monitoring Widget
Virtual Dashboard 1.1
iCOS 1.3 Beta Dashboard Widget
Mt. St. Helens VolcanoCam Widget 2.2.2
eBay Autos Widget 1.0
Hollywood Widget 1.3
Single of the Week Widget 1.4
CornerWeight 1.0
eBay Widget 3.5.2



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Temperature Monitor Widget Edition 1.9

Temperature Monitor Widget Edition is the Dashboard version of its "bigger brother" Temperature Monitor. It is recommended that you use Temperature Monitor first before using the widget edition to learn more about the sensor equipment of your computer. The applications are designed to give you access to all temperature sensor readings Mac OS X uses to monitor and cool your computer.

The widget allows you to select two of your computer's temperature sensors which should be displayed via Dashboard.

Unlike other widgets, Temperature Monitor is capable of processing the hardware calibration data Apple stores individually into each G5-based computer. So it displays the exact readings Mac OS X internally uses for cooling control, not just an "educated guess".

Temperature Monitor Widget Edition is the small gratis version of the application Hardware Monitor Widget Edition. Hardware Monitor is capable of displaying "non-temperature" sensors additionally. Temperature Monitor Widget Edition is part of a software suite of 9 different monitoring applications which can be used for numerous purposes.

Temperature Monitor Widget Edition is electronically distributed software. You can download the product free of charge.

New in version 1.9:
• Added support for the 4 new iMac series introduced in September 2006.
• Added support for temperature sensors in some old hard drives which are not fully compliant with today's implementation of the S.M.A.R.T. industry standard.

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitorWE.html







Hardware Monitor Widget Edition 1.9

Hardware Monitor Widget Edition is the Dashboard version of its "bigger brother" Hardware Monitor. You need a working registered copy of Hardware Monitor in order to fully use this widget. The applications are designed to give you access to all sensor readings Mac OS X uses to monitor and cool your computer.

The widget allows you to select two of your computer's sensors which should be displayed via Dashboard.

Unlike other widgets, Hardware Monitor is capable of processing the hardware calibration data Apple stores individually into each G5-based computer. So it displays the exact readings Mac OS X internally uses for cooling control, not just an "educated guess".

Hardware Monitor Widget Edition is electronically distributed software. You can download the product and test it before you decide to purchase an unrestricted usage license.

New in version 1.9:
• Added support for the 4 new iMac series introduced in September 2006.
• Added support for temperature sensors in some old hard drives which are not fully compliant with today's implementation of the S.M.A.R.T. industry standard.
• By user request, the widget now additionally supports monitoring of the case security lock for all Xserve systems. The lock position is monitored by a logical status sensor, where 1 denotes the normal, locked position, and 0 the unlocked setting.

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Shareware

For more information, visit:
http://www.bresink.com/osx/HardwareMonitorWE.html






miniStat2 1.85 System Monitoring Widget

All about your processor, memory, storage, temperature sensors, network connections and battery. Customizable skins

Original miniStats have been downloaded more than 150,000 times and some have been in Apple's Top 50 for weeks. Our new miniStat2 doubles the features of previous miniStat widgets.

Now you can increase your Mac system monitoring with many new features, its numerous code optimizations, and all in a compact widget with customizable skins. This widget shows all informations about your Mac's processor, memory, storage, sensors, network connections and battery.

Detailed statistics about CPU, memory, storage, network, temperature sensors and battery. Customazible cool looking skins. Updates every second. Only 1% of CPU when updating. 10M of RAM at average.
miniStat (including Traffic Meter) 350x250 total for all 7 widgets. All this stuff separated into 6 widgets. Each widget shows only one value. For example, miniFreeRam shows only amount of a free RAM. miniStat2 widget shows a detailed view for all 4 types of RAM usage. 15% of CPU total and 50M of RAM at average for all 7 widgets.

• Six different view types – processor, memory, storage, network, sensors and battery
• Really tiny size and low cpu usage
• Customizable skins – make widget look like your Mac!
• Ability to change "Desktop" background picture
• Very useful desktop mode – summarizes all statistics on one screen
• Control widget without mouse via hotkeys
• Very accurate AirPort signal strength values
• View your wireless mouse and keyboard batteries charge
• "Lock this window" feature
• Smooth animations and cool graphics
• You choose preferred temperature units – °C or °F
• Simply the best system monitoring tool from the #1 dashboard widget company

No special configuration required beyond selecting your skin and your temperature units. Just install with a few clicks and it is up and running on your dashboard.

New in version 1.85:
• With new temperature driver for Intel-Macs there is no need now to install 3rd party software to allow the widget to monitor temperature values on a new Intel-Macs. Just install miniStat2 and you will see at what temperature your processor is operating right now, and you will be also notified with Growl notification when it will reach a maximum critical value. Current processor frequency is also can be viewed in the widget with the help of new driver.
• Bluetooth switch will be useful for everyone who use it to connect Mac to the modern cell phones or PDA's. Just open the Network section and click on either big Bluetooth icon or little green icon to change Bluetooth power or discoverable status respectively.

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

$4.95 Shareware

For more information, visit:
http://www.shockwidgets.com/?widget=miniStat2






Virtual Dashboard 1.1

With the release of Apple Macintosh OS X10.4, Apple released the Dashboard. The Dashboard allows you to use mini applications called widgets. These widgets allow you to see information such as the date and time, or the running value of stocks that the user can setup. They also can be games or just about anything that developers can come up with. The Dashboard makes it very handy to easily access these widgets and the type of data or information that the user wants to look at. There are literally thousands of these widgets that have been developed and can be downloaded from various sites. The problem with the Dashboard is that the number of widgets that can viewed on the screen at one time is limited to the amount of viewable screen space that the user has. To solve this, Virtual Dashboard was created. With Virtual Dashboard, users can create widget sets that can be switched in and out either through a menu or keyboard shortcuts. This allows users to create different sets and add or remove the widgets that they want to see. Virtual Dashboard allows the user to create as many sets as they desire. Users could literally have access to hundreds, if not thousands of widgets right at their fingertips

New in version 1.1:
• Fixed bug where Registaion inforamtion was not being saved correctly.

Added:
- Added feature to show Dashboard set name in the menu bar, also can color the text of the text in the menu bar
- Changed to Sparkle version 1.1

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

$10.00 Shareware

For more information, visit:
http://www.bitblasters.com/






iCOS 1.3 Beta Dashboard Widget

First iTunes 7 now iCOS 1.3, Beta, what a wonderful week. I’ve been working long and hard on this and pretty much rewrote the widget from the ground up.

The iComicsOnSale (iCos, for short) Dashboard Widget allows you to easily browse and search which comic books are being released that week.

New in version 1.3b:
• Current Week/Expected Next Week
• Item Details
• Pull List
• Archives of Previous Weeks
• Add Company/Imprint filters
• Keyboard commands

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://www.icomicsonsale.com/content/







Mt. St. Helens VolcanoCam Widget 2.2.2

More than just a simple webcam, this widget displays a half-size static image from the Mount St. Helens Volcanocam, as well as the current volcano Alert Level as assigned by the US Geological Survey. The Alert Level is not available on the volcanocam site, but the widget displays both the image and the Alert Level in a single, easy to access place. The VolcanoCam image and the Alert Level automatically updates approximately every five minutes.

As always, the Volcanocam button below the image will take you to the official website in your default web browser. In the same way, the Alert Level button takes you to the USGS site for an explanation of the Alert Level.

New since version 2.1 is automatic version checking. If a newer version has been released, the Volcanocam button will change colors and caption to let you know. In that case the button will take you to this site instead of the Volcanocam site.

The current version is 2.2.2, please download the latest version if your current version is older.

New in version 2.2.2:
• Fixed bug that prevented the Alert Level from being displayed if the USGS website contained a particular typo

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://home.comcast.net/~graymkt/






eBay Autos Widget 1.0

eBay Autos Widget... Search all of eBay.com’s Motors auctions using our eBay Autos SearchWidget. This will be a great add on to any Dashboard. Quickly search virtually any car or car part right from your desktop.

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://www2.cheepa.com:8888/ebay-autos-widget.html






Hollywood Widget 1.3

Even more complete news from Hollywood! Hollywood widget now brings the latest RSS headlines from industry leader variety.com to your Dashboard. To use, simply select your preferred RSS source on the backside - choose from Variety.com, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN Entertainment, People Magazine, BBC Entertainment, Yahoo! Entertainment or American Entertainment. Seeking specific information? Type in your search and get an answer from Google News.

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://www.lexink.com/Widgets/






Single of the Week Widget 1.4

Always forgetting to download the latest free "Single of the Week" from the iTunes Music Store? This is a free Dashboard Widget to get you to the iTunes Music Store's free weekly song. Just click the image on the widget and download the free song posted on iTunes every week!

Never Heard of the Free Single of the Week?

Each week, the iTunes Music Store posts the latest up-and-coming hit available on the iTunes Music Store. Each week you'll be able to download a free track with no strings attached. A month later when the track you downloaded for free is a monster hit on the radio, you'll realize that these tracks are well-selected and chosen for good reason!

Use our free widget to show you the latest Single of the Week and click the image to take you to the iTunes Music Store, where you can download the track for free.

New in version 1.4:
Updated the source of the links to the US iTunes Music Store to correct lagging updates to the image and store links.

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/sotw.html






CornerWeight 1.0

CornerWeight is a Dashboard Widget for Mac OS X that enables quick and convenient calculation of a car’s relative weight distribution.

By entering the measured weight at each wheel, the widget will calculate the relative percentage weight for each wheel as well as front/back and left/right and also the total weight (circled).

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://wiredupandfiredup.co.uk/products/cornerweight.html





eBay Widget 3.5.2

The OSX eBay Widget gives you quick and easy access to items on your "My eBay" page. Just maintain your "My eBay" page at http://www.ebay.com and the widget will update automatically.

When the tray is not in use, you can minimize the search bar into a mini form which allows for easy storeage, but still allow for quick searches from the comfort of your dashboard.

To use the "My eBay" feature you must login to the widget using your AuctionMonitor.net account.

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later, free account at AuctionMonitor.net.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://www.auctionmonitor.net/widget.php




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