SmorgasDashBord
by Magnus
Chi Pet
The Chi Pet Widget is one of those totally useless widgets that is nonetheless fun and even a bit addictive. Put simply, the only thing you do with this widget is you have to water your Chi Pet at least every three days or it dies. You water it by clicking on the water drop.
Download from:
www.novisdesign.net/Widgets/?chipet
Rating: 4 (because it's simple in all it's uselessness)
Sudoku Widget
Personally I'm not that into Sudoku but it's spread across the world just about as fast as the Rubik's Cube did years ago. Wow, did I just show my age by mentioning Rubik's Cube? Anyway, this widget is good for a quick game of sudoku. Since it remembers your game between activating Dashboard, you can always settle your Sudoku-craving with a quick F12 keystroke.
Download from:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashb...okuwidget.html
Rating: 5 (because it's just so Sudoku, if you know what I mean)
AMEInfo Widgets
Whether it's because their CEO having switched to Mac or not, it seems that AME Info is paying more attention to Mac users lately. Two Dashboard Widgets is a testament to that. The Podcast Widget shows you all their latest podcasts and you can select one episode in a drop down menu and it will play. The Latest News Widget is a pretty basic RSS-feed viewer, made with Dashcode.
Download from:
www.ameinfo.com/toolbar/
Rating: Podcast: 5 (because it's really cool); Latest News: 3 (because it's just okay)
iStat Pro
IStat Pro must be the swiss army knife of Dashboard Widgets. It displays the status of your Mac with more details that you can ever want. It covers hard drive space, network activity, uptime, battery status, and much more. And it does it all in a very nice interface.
Download from:
www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=7
Rating: 5 (because it's just so useful and pretty to look at)