In this episode we talk about all kinds of widgets, gadgets, and little software thingamabobs. We discuss what qualifies as an app, how to hack together a Konfabulator widget, and hardware accelerated ripples.
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followup YoruFukorou means "night owl" etymology of "widget" (OED)
1937 E. Lyons Assignment in Utopia (1938) iii. iii. 299 Every time the percentage of widgets turned out by her factory rose her features shone. window widgets desk accessories
Chooser Font/DA Mover MultiFinder Folklore.org: Desk Ornaments The Death of Desk Accessories Konfabulator FAQ (including Arlo Rose and Perry Clark bio) original teaser website [WayBack] Windows Active Desktop acquired and became Yahoo! Widgets K widget gallery [WayBack] Dashboard OS X 10.4 Tiger Apple widget gallery DashCode, part of Xcode Safari Web Clips intro at WWDC – ripples! Go Go Redball! widget Disable Dashboard widg
