Blogger widget on the Dashboard

Been trying to figure out the appeal for the Mac Dashboard.  As I was browsing the gallery of widgets for the dashboard, I came across a Twitter and Blogger widget.  So, what's so cool about them?

Well, I think I'm finally starting to form an answer.  

First off, if I want to post to Blogger, I don't have to go to email or the blogger website to make a post.  I simply press the F12 key and start typing my post.

Secondly, similarily, if I'm on the Mac and not my iPhone, I can send updates to Twitter with the F12 key and enter my Tweet in the Twitter dashboard.

In a nutshell, the widgets provide simple interfaces into common programs or utilities you find handy.  With the dashboard one key press away, that makes these programs and utilities one key press away as opposed to navigating to a website or launching another program.  

A couple of other widgets I'm finding useful is the Weather Underground and iStat Pro widgets.

Cool iPhone app: Schmap - City Guides

In another round of surfing this evening, came across a cool web app for the iPhone called Schmap. What is so cool is the user interface. It is by far one of the easiest to use city guides I've seen to date. Its not cluttered with info I don't care about. It makes finding information easy. And to boot, once you find the place you are looking for, turn your iPhone on its side to see a map.

Check it out at http://www.schmap.com/

Ester chillin'

Ester chillin'
Originally uploaded by K3bert

I think I know our greyhounds pretty good. I can tell when they need to go outside, when they are about to chase a small animal, pounce on a toy...but, darn it, I can't figure out what Ester is thinking here.