Comments on: Roll Your Own Widgets With OS X Leopard http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:50:14 -0800 hourly 1 By: SimplyBox: Drag-And-Drop Clips Of The Web For Research, Sharing « Openr Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-2494321 SimplyBox: Drag-And-Drop Clips Of The Web For Research, Sharing « Openr Blog Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:23:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-2494321 [...] There are a number of other ‘clipping’ tools available, including Sazell, Diigo, and to some extent, Safari’s Webclip. [...] [...] There are a number of other ‘clipping’ tools available, including Sazell, Diigo, and to some extent, Safari’s Webclip. [...]

]]> By: SimplyBox: Drag-And-Drop Clips Of The Web For Research, Sharing http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-2493276 SimplyBox: Drag-And-Drop Clips Of The Web For Research, Sharing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:25:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-2493276 [...] “clipping” tools available, including Sazell, Diigo, and to some extent, Safari’s Webclip. CrunchBase Information SimplyBox Information provided by CrunchBase [...] [...] “clipping” tools available, including Sazell, Diigo, and to some extent, Safari’s Webclip. CrunchBase Information SimplyBox Information provided by CrunchBase [...]

]]> By: Replica watches http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1764095 Replica watches Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:24:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1764095 http://www.games2web.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=21029 http://www.game...pic.php?p=21029

]]> By: D. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1755356 D. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:26:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1755356 What's this about: "It’s as simple as clicking on the web widget button" What web widget button? Excuse me for being so naive. Thanks. What’s this about: “It’s as simple as clicking on the web widget button” What web widget button? Excuse me for being so naive. Thanks.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1712027 Ryan Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:52:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1712027 Can these be plugged into iweb though... that would be great! Can these be plugged into iweb though… that would be great!

]]> By: Tomsoft http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1709978 Tomsoft Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:05:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1709978 Webwag launched the Wod, beginning of this year. The wod allows every user (with a web browser) to do this: http://blog.webwag.com/?p=24. We recently launched also a Firefox plugin to even simplify this process ( http://blog.landspurg.net/widgets-creation-made-magic/ ) Webwag launched the Wod, beginning of this year. The wod allows every user (with a web browser) to do this: http://blog.webwag.com/?p=24. We recently launched also a Firefox plugin to even simplify this process ( http://blog.lan...ion-made-magic/ )

]]> By: Stefano Buliani http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1709702 Stefano Buliani Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:19:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1709702 I have just bought a copy of Leopard and was very impressed with how easy the DashCode development environment is to use. I set off right away to create a widget (just for kicks) and decided to leverage Covestor's data export APIs. worked like a charm and took me only a few hours. The interface design part is just magic! The widget is available here: http://stephsthoughts.brainage.org/?p=150 I have just bought a copy of Leopard and was very impressed with how easy the DashCode development environment is to use.

I set off right away to create a widget (just for kicks) and decided to leverage Covestor’s data export APIs. worked like a charm and took me only a few hours. The interface design part is just magic!

The widget is available here: http://stephsth...nage.org/?p=150

]]> By: micfo.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1709015 micfo.com Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:16:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1709015 I agree with alan we want more choice rather than a system that just emphasize on few features. I agree with alan we want more choice rather than a system that just emphasize on few features.

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1708876 Tim Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:56:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1708876 "We cover widget providers extensively" - Why not feature some useful Firefox extensions like iMacros or (maybe) Coscripter, that are much more useful than 99% of all widgets? “We cover widget providers extensively” – Why not feature some useful Firefox extensions like iMacros or (maybe) Coscripter, that are much more useful than 99% of all widgets?

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1708293 Dave Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:40:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1708293 Apple-R will refresh the widget, as well as any other widget. Apple-R will refresh the widget, as well as any other widget.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1708276 Duncan Riley Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:31:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1708276 Fake Steve Ballmer doesn't Vista have desktop widgets? :-) Fake Steve Ballmer
doesn’t Vista have desktop widgets? :-)

]]> By: Fabian Schonholz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1708244 Fabian Schonholz Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:17:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1708244 I love the new OS and the web-widgets are awesome. I love the new OS and the web-widgets are awesome.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1708234 Steve Ballmer Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:11:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1708234 Just a gimick! Gadgets are the real thing anyways! I admit it, for a while there I was scared that Jobs was going to announce that their next candy-coated OSX (Leotard) would run on any PC hardware! My fears were abated when I heard him say this: “Our goal is to make the best personal computers in the world and make products we are proud to sell and recommend to our family and friends. .... But there’s some stuff in our industry that we wouldn’t be proud to ship. And we just can’t do it. We can’t ship junk,.... There are thresholds we can’t cross because of who we are. And we think that there’s a very significant slice of the [market] that wants that too. ... We don’t offer stripped-down, lousy products.” THANK GOODNESS he still has a bad attitude like that and it sounds like he will never change! I hope he stays CEO of Apple forever. http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Just a gimick!
Gadgets are the real thing anyways!
I admit it, for a while there I was scared that Jobs was going to announce that their next candy-coated OSX (Leotard) would run on any PC hardware! My fears were abated when I heard him say this:

“Our goal is to make the best personal computers in the world and make products we are proud to sell and recommend to our family and friends. …. But there’s some stuff in our industry that we wouldn’t be proud to ship. And we just can’t do it. We can’t ship junk,…. There are thresholds we can’t cross because of who we are. And we think that there’s a very significant slice of the [market] that wants that too. … We don’t offer stripped-down, lousy products.”

THANK GOODNESS he still has a bad attitude like that and it sounds like he will never change! I hope he stays CEO of Apple forever.

http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

]]> By: alan jones http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1708160 alan jones Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:34:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1708160 The other thing to consider is what percentage of users will make their own widget given the opportunity to do so. My experience working on personalisable homepages for portals suggests that while everyone ticks "yes" when you ask them whether they want their own personalisable homepage, when the product goes live, most of those yes-tickers will never take the time to personalise their homepage. My observations suggest that ease-of-use has no bearing on that result - it doesn't matter if it's one button on the toolbar away. Personalisation is like fast-food - knowing that the fast-food franchise lets you choose your own fillings gets you in the door rather than the competitor's door. But 98% of us choose the off-the-shelf burger after we walk in and view the menu because it's quicker, easier, and we figure whoever decided that pickles and ketchup go together must know what they're doing. Mistakenly... We think we want choice, but what we really want is the feeling that we could choose if we wanted to. The other thing to consider is what percentage of users will make their own widget given the opportunity to do so. My experience working on personalisable homepages for portals suggests that while everyone ticks “yes” when you ask them whether they want their own personalisable homepage, when the product goes live, most of those yes-tickers will never take the time to personalise their homepage. My observations suggest that ease-of-use has no bearing on that result – it doesn’t matter if it’s one button on the toolbar away.

Personalisation is like fast-food – knowing that the fast-food franchise lets you choose your own fillings gets you in the door rather than the competitor’s door. But 98% of us choose the off-the-shelf burger after we walk in and view the menu because it’s quicker, easier, and we figure whoever decided that pickles and ketchup go together must know what they’re doing. Mistakenly…

We think we want choice, but what we really want is the feeling that we could choose if we wanted to.

]]> By: Danny (Mesa) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1707970 Danny (Mesa) Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:08:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1707970 The Webclip feature in Leopard is indeed novel and interesting, but it is limited to "clipping" live content from a live web page. On the other hand, Hypercube is a true solution for users wishing to move Google Gadgets and other web widgets directly to the desktop, OS X Dashboard or Vista Sidebar. No live hosted page is required. The public beta of Hypercube due later this year -- with its integration with Facebook and other web services -- will make this distinction even more clear. The Webclip feature in Leopard is indeed novel and interesting, but it is limited to “clipping” live content from a live web page.

On the other hand, Hypercube is a true solution for users wishing to move Google Gadgets and other web widgets directly to the desktop, OS X Dashboard or Vista Sidebar. No live hosted page is required.

The public beta of Hypercube due later this year — with its integration with Facebook and other web services — will make this distinction even more clear.

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1707969 Steve Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:08:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1707969 Widgets can also be refreshed by clicking on them (to select) and then refreshing with the key sequence 'command' and 'r'. Widgets can also be refreshed by clicking on them (to select) and then refreshing with the key sequence ‘command’ and ‘r’.

]]> By: Markus K http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1707955 Markus K Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:02:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1707955 I agree, this is not news, stick to startups. Stick to what your business promises. I say Techcrunch to the deadpool! I agree, this is not news, stick to startups. Stick to what your business promises. I say Techcrunch to the deadpool!

]]> By: Niall Kennedy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1707845 Niall Kennedy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:17:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1707845 A subset of Netvibes and iGoogle widgets will work in <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html#dashboard" rel="nofollow">Dashboard</a>. Netvibes and iGoogle are personalized <em>homepage</em> providers, not desktop providers as you mention above. <a href="http://dev.netvibes.com/" rel="nofollow">Netvibes <acronym title="Universal Widget API">UWA</acronym></a> serves widgets as a stand-alone web page individually accessible from any browser, including the WebKit (Safari-light) powered Dashboard. Older Netvibes widgets, or inline widgets dependent on other on-page modules and functionality, will not work outside the Netvibes.com homepage. <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open" rel="nofollow">Google Gadgets for Your Webpage</a> are stand-alone web pages served by Google and will also work within the WebKit rendering engine. Inline gadgets or gadgets that have specified no syndicated distribution will not be available in stand-alone environments such as Dashboard. <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari.html" rel="nofollow">Web Clips</a> lets any Leopard user view any webpage inside a smaller viewing window and offset to the location of their choice. A subset of Netvibes and iGoogle widgets will work in Dashboard. Netvibes and iGoogle are personalized homepage providers, not desktop providers as you mention above.

Netvibes UWA serves widgets as a stand-alone web page individually accessible from any browser, including the WebKit (Safari-light) powered Dashboard. Older Netvibes widgets, or inline widgets dependent on other on-page modules and functionality, will not work outside the Netvibes.com homepage.

Google Gadgets for Your Webpage are stand-alone web pages served by Google and will also work within the WebKit rendering engine. Inline gadgets or gadgets that have specified no syndicated distribution will not be available in stand-alone environments such as Dashboard.

Web Clips lets any Leopard user view any webpage inside a smaller viewing window and offset to the location of their choice.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1707814 Duncan Riley Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:03:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1707814 We cover widget providers extensively. This is news...even if I didn't give a 500 word lecture as to how services like Amnesty Hypercube could be made redundant by this, and even some of the personalized desktop service providers will be challenged as well: after all, if I can create my own widgets and even steal theirs, why would I necessarily use their services? We cover widget providers extensively. This is news…even if I didn’t give a 500 word lecture as to how services like Amnesty Hypercube could be made redundant by this, and even some of the personalized desktop service providers will be challenged as well: after all, if I can create my own widgets and even steal theirs, why would I necessarily use their services?

]]> By: Michael http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1707803 Michael Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:58:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1707803 This is not news. Stick to startups ;) This is not news. Stick to startups ;)

]]> By: Will http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1707798 Will Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:57:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1707798 grasping for content? grasping for content?

]]> By: Ron http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-1707794 Ron Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:55:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/28/roll-your-own-widgets-with-os-x-leopard/#comment-1707794 This is one of my favorite new features to OSX. I have found web clip to be very useful. This is one of my favorite new features to OSX. I have found web clip to be very useful.

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