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Now you don’t need to keep compulsively reloading Google Reader — gRead will keep an eye on your account and let you know when there’s something to get stuck into, through its built-in Growl support and on your Dashboard. And all it takes is a click to get you there!

Keeping you informed

gRead is designed to be simple and bold, letting you know at a glance how your Google Reader account is doing with its large, clear unread items badge. gRead updates regularly, so it’s always got the latest information. That’s all it does — no fancy features to deal with. Oh, and the whole widget is a giant click target to take you right to Google Reader so you can get that unread count down. Neat, huh?

Maybe you don’t even need to know how many items there are, and just want a subtle indicator that they’re there. gRead’s got you covered there too — just ⌥ (option) click the i button to get to gRead’s advanced preferences and turn on Colours mode: blue means nothing new, green means there’s a little and red means you’ve got plenty to read!

Colours mode — nothing, a little, or lots to read.

Growl support is built-in.

gRead can use Growl, the subtle, customisable notifications manager, to keep you informed. If you check the box to enable Growl notifications, then — assuming you have it installed — gRead will put a small notice up on your screen whenever it finds new material. It even works when Dashboad is hidden... because gRead will check for new articles in the background, every ten minutes.

Just because it’s a widget, doesn’t mean gRead is cavalier with your personal information. gRead has always connected securely to Google’s servers, so that noone can spy on you or intercept your password.

And now, unlike many widgets, it doesn’t store your password in plain text; it’s locked away in the keychain, safe from prying eyes. It’s as secure as a widget can be, and we’re always on the lookout for ways to tighten things up!

Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.3 or greater is required. If you’re using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, the widget installer appears. Click Install if you want the widget installed on your Mac. If you’re using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive and open it to show the widget installer.

Flappie

Flapiticus Docilicus Tadpole

The "flapper" is a rare amphibian species found only in the mountain ponds of Tibet. Flappers are very sensitive to weather conditions and there are 3 things vital to their survival - FOOD, PLAY & SLEEP. Caring for flappers is a daily task, if you neglect them they will die. If you care for your flapper well, it may just grow into something else.

Mac OS 10.3 (Panther), 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard)

Gift-it! 

Gift Management Widget

Gift-it! is a wish list, gift tracker and birthday reminder all in one! With Gift-it! not only will you never miss a birthday - you can also keep track of stuff you want to buy for yourself, friends and family. Gift-It! pushes Apples Dashboard to the limit.

Mac OS 10.3 (Panther) and 10.4 (Tiger)

About Dine-O-Matic

Dine-O-Matic is a fun Dashboard widget created by the Iconfactory and Joesph Roback for Mac OS X that randomly selects a place to eat out when you just can't make up your mind. Does your family have a hard time deciding on where to head for dinner? Your co-workers want to go one place for lunch, but you want to go some place else? No problem, enter your selections into Dine-O-Matic and let the food fates decide!

What's New in 2

• Custom cuisine categories
• Enable / disable entire categories
• Expanded restaurant information
• Restaurant price filtering
• 'Weight' your favorite restaurants
• Google Maps and web integration
• Localized for these languages:
  • German
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Swedish
  • Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)

Installing the Widget

If you are using Safari as your browser, click the "Get It" button above to download. Once the download is complete, you will be presented with a dialog box asking if you would like to install the widget. Click the install button and Dashboard will automatically open and place the widget on the desktop. Once you see the widget loaded onto the screen, simply click the "Keep" button to complete the installation.

If you are using a browser other than Safari, once the widget download is complete, decompress it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. Show Dashboard in the Finder, click the plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget's icon in the Widget Bar to open it.

Using Dine-O-Matic

The widget comes with several eateries pre-loaded so you can get a quick feel for how it works. To enter your own favorite restaurants, simply click the "i" button in the red title bar to flip the widget over. You can then clear the pre-set dining selections and enter your own.

Once a new eatery is created, you can add the restaurant's address, cuisine category, phone number, fax number and website address as well as set price and favorite ratings. You can then use these ratings to filter or weight Dine-O-Matic's final selection. When you're finished adding your favorite places to dine, simply press the "Done" button.

To have Dine-O-Matic select a place to eat, first set the price filter level using the dollar sign icons. By selecting the number of dollar signs, you are telling the widget to select eateries rated at that price level or lower. For example, selecting one dollar sign will choose from only the least expensive restaurants, while selecting all four dollar signs tells Dine-O-Matic to select from all restaurants.

Click the "Blue Plate Special" button to have Dine-O-Matic start its magic and let you know where you'll be eating tonight! It's that easy!

What's the Shiira mini?

Shiira mini is a small web browser widget designed for in your Dashboard environment. Small and quick, best for a quick browsing.

Shiira mini is not a limited Web browser. It provides full features for browsing including shrinking images. It also supports also GIF animation and Flash. (Some plug-ins are not supported, ex. QuickTime plug-in.)

Since Shiira mini imports Shiira and Safari bookmarks, you can migrate with zero configuration required. Bookmarks are displayed as HTML.

Two background colors are provided. Green and Silver.

You can configure the home page, bookmarks bar, and background color on the preferences panel.

Shiira and Safari bookmarks are transparently imported.