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THEMES & OS-SPECIFIC GUI STUFF:
Dashboard
Dasboard
Version: 1.0 Date: Mar 25, 2005
Description: You can either look at Dashboard as:
  • the modern equivalent of Apple's classic Desk Accessories, or
  • a complete ripoff of Yahoo! Widget Engine
I tend to lean toward the latter, but that doesn't mean that there still isn't something to like about Dashboard and its various widgets. The built-in widgets aren't that great, but there are several places to download more:
Iconverter
Iconverter
Version: 0.86 Date: Dec 15, 2002
Description: This is an excellect icon extractor! All of the PNG images of the Mac OS X icons in these pages were created with this program. This program hasn't been updated in a while, but continues to work fine in OS X 10.3.6.
Yahoo! Widget Engine
Yahoo! Widget Engine
Version: 3.1.1 Date: Apr 13, 2005
Description: Yahoo! Widget Engine (originally called Konfabulator) is absolutely the coolest thing I have ever seen on a computer! It's a Javascript engine that runs widgets, which are pieces of code and graphics that integrate seamlessly into your Desktop. There are hundreds of widgets available - some show you the weather, some control your iTunes, some are just silly (like the Yellow Submarine), but there's no end to the originality of these widgets. Besides, if you have a little programming experience, it's easy to create your own - or hack someone else's!

The information above represents my experience with a certain version of each piece of software. I have no vested interest in any of these programs, and only provide this info as a guide (your experience and preferences may vary greatly!).

The version number listed is the latest version I have tried. To download the latest version, click on the name or the icon of the program, which should take you to the program's homepage, or to a software archive site. You can also track new releases at MacUpdate and VersionTracker.