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Macworld Weekly Newsletter
July 17th, 2006
Macworld - The Mac Product Experts
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07.11.06 -- 07.17.06Macworld - The Mac Product Experts

Run Widgets Prior to Install


By Rob Griffiths (mailto:macosxhints@macworld.com)


Mac OS X Hint of the Week



Are you addicted to Dashboard widgets? Do you find yourself checking
Apple's Dashboard Widgets download page daily, perhaps even hourly? Do
you download many widgets and go through the installation routine,
only to try them out and decide you don't want to keep them around? Or
do you have a collection of widgets that you use only occasionally,
and would rather not see in the Dashboard bar, forcing you to page
through many widgets in order to find those you do use regularly? Or
do you develop widgets, and would rather not see your in-development
projects in the Dashboard bar?


Well, here's a nifty trick that will let you simply run a widget,
without installing it first. Assuming you are a Dashboard widget
junkie, you know what happens after you download and uncompress a
widget, then double click it: you get the Widget Installer screen.
Click Install, and the widget loads in a "temporary" window, where you
can see what it looks like, then choose to Keep or Delete it. If you
choose to keep it, of course, you'll have to use the Widgets widget
(or the Finder) to remove it later on.


By default, iChat supports the iSight as well as FireWire camcorders.
You can also video-iChat your way to happiness with a USB webcam
compatible with Mac OS X and a copy of Ecamm Network's $10
iChatUSBCam, a utility that mucks with iChat to allow it to accept
input from one of these cameras.


As an alternative, here's how to use a widget for as long as you'd
like without making the decision to keep it permanently. When the
widget installer loads, just press and hold Command and Option. When
you do, the Install button changes to a Run button. Click that, and
Dashboard will open, displaying the widget you just launched. You can
use it as you normally would -- modify its settings, move it about,
view its output -- and it will behave just like any other open widget
on the Dashboard. But when you close it, that's it -- it's gone. The
widget file will still be there in your Downloads directory (or
wherever you stored it), but the widget won't be found in the
Dashboard bar.


As noted in the intro, you can use this trick for anything from
testing widgets you've downloaded to building a collection of
rarely-used widgets (just put them all in a folder, and use the
run-only trick when you want to see one).


For more tips like this, visit
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/ where I post an OS X hint
every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

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Best of Gems: Shortcuts, launchers, and search tools
http://www.macworld.com/2006/07/features/softwarejackpot3/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Save time with seven must-have shortcut apps. We also profile a pair
of search tools that improve upon OS X's Spotlight search technology.
And we sing the praises of three launchers that will help you access
applications, documents, and other data more easily.

Review: FileMaker Pro 8.5
http://www.macworld.com/2006/07/reviews/filemaker85/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

This modest upgrade won't matter to every database user. However, the
Web Viewer is a sweet addition that's easy to set up for databases
that can make use of the new feature. And the speed increases brought
about by FileMaker 8.5 -- particularly for Intel-based Macs -- are
worth the update cost by themselves.

Macworld Podcast: Mac Gems, VoIP, and Gamerhood
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mwpodcast/2006/07/mwpodcast44/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Whether you work with multimedia, make Voice over IP calls via your
Mac, or just want to get your hands on the latest games, we've got you
covered in the latest Macworld Podcast, thanks to three interviews
covering that diverse array of topics.

iPod Blog: The dearth of iPod/camera options
http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2006/07/camcondearth/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Seeking a way to move images directly from your digital camera to an
iPod? Your choices are very limited.

Review: Noiseware Professional 4.0
http://www.macworld.com/2006/07/reviews/noisewarepro4/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Noiseware 4.0.1 is a must-have plug-in for digital photographers that
offers a far greater range of adjustments than the noise reduction
filters that ship with Photoshop.

Putting Vorbis and FLAC back in iTunes
http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/07/11/ogg/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Two of the best and most popular audio formats -- FLAC and ogg vorbis
-- have returned to iTunes thanks to an open source plug-in.

Best of Gems: Enhancers and troubleshooters
http://www.macworld.com/2006/07/features/softwarejackpot1/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Our round-up of our favorite low-cost software gems of all time
features a look at 18 must-have applications for getting more out of
OS X. We also profile 14 programs that help you fix problems -- or
spot them before they appear.

NEWS & TIPS LINKS

by Peter Cohen, Senior Editor, MacCentral.com (pcohen@maccentral.com)

Analysts: Blu-ray looms in Apple's future
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/13/blurayapple/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Industry analysts don't expect too long a wait before Apple integrates
Blu-ray optical disk technologies into its hardware offerings.

Aspyr targets entire gaming experience with Gamerhood store
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/10/aspyrongamerhood/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Aspyr Media President Michael Rogers explains how the game maker's
proposed Gamerhood program will change how Mac users find, buy, and
play with games.

Microsoft updates Office 2004 with fixes
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/11/officeupdate/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Brother unveils new color inkjet all-in-ones
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/11/brother/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

WiebeTech adds USB access to Forensic ComboDock
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/12/wiebetech/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

OWC offers 160GB drive for Intel Macs
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/13/owc/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Apple won't appeal ruling in favor of online journalists
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/12/appeal/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

MediaCentral 2 update adds features to media center software
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/13/mediacentral2/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Nova Media updates iSync phone plug-ins
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/12/isync/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

Slingbox Mac beta program starts
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/07/12/slingbox/index.php?lsrc=mwweek-0717

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