e22 – Widgets

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.

Links for this episode:

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