Bite size standards on your dashboard

Stuart Frisby | 15 April 2006

A treat for all you OS X users out there. I've whipped up a little dashboard widget to keep you up-to date with the bites from the site. The widget will, periodically, check the site for updates, and display the three most recent additions right there on the dashboard.

Download the widget

Bite Size Standards OS X Dashboard Widget

Develop your own widget

And, if you fancy turning your hand to developing for the dashboard, the following tutorials at the Apple Developer Connection are as good a place to start as any.

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Stuart Frisby is a web designer, student and musician in Liverpool, England. His passion lies in creating good looking, fun to use websites. He writes about all and sundry at his blog.

Stuart is currently studying at John Moores University towards a degree in International business studies and Japanese. He can usually be found talking geek in one of Liverpools many swanky bars.

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James AkaXakA : http://akaxaka.gameover.com/

16 April 2006, 04:06 : Permanent link to comment

Oh man, that’s awesome!

And damn you for making me want a mac even more!
Andrew Disley : http://andrewdisley.com/

16 April 2006, 04:55 : Permanent link to comment

Great work Stuart, that is indeed awesome.
John Oxton : http://bitesizestandards.com

16 April 2006, 06:51 : Permanent link to comment

‘tis awesome indeed. Nice one Stuart!
Paul Dixon : http://blog.dixo.net

18 April 2006, 08:25 : Permanent link to comment

I’ll bet you could whip that into a Yahoo Desktop Widget (aka Konfabulator) for us Windows users too… :)
Stuart Frisby : http://www.36-degrees.co.uk

18 April 2006, 08:39 : Permanent link to comment

Hey Paul, someone is taking a look at that actually. I have never looked at Y! widgets so I’m unsure how they differ.

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