The widget lets you search Google’s web, images, groups, news, and local search engines. But having Google on hand from any application (even full screen apps if you don’t run Dashboard as a separate desktop) can be quite useful. The Google Search widget does just exactly that – it simply lets you search Google. Google Search Widget The Google Search widget You can use several instances of the widget to check multiple accounts – it might seem quite limited in terms of functionality, but it’s a handy way to keep your Mail viewer closed (freeing up system memory) but allowing you to occasionally keep an eye on your email.Ħ. The widget is a British postage stamp which simply opens up your mail account in the web browser when clicked. Mail Checker displays the status of your Gmail or Yahoo! email account, and turns red when you have new mail.

Widgets don’t really get any simpler than this. Mail Checker Widget The Mail Checker widget Having everything in one place makes simple to keep track of all your information and sort through those pressing tasks.ĥ. To-do items can also be sorted into folders and subfolders or added to the hotlist. All your to-dos and other lists are kept in one place and can be organised in many different ways – for example by due date, priority, tags or time completion estimates.

Toodledo strikes the perfect balance between functionality and ease of use. These days, keeping to do lists can drive you crazy as they either don’t have enough functionality (you might as well just use a pen and paper!) or too much. Tsheets Time Tracker Widget The TSheets Time Tracker widgetĪnyone that works on several different projects and needs to track their time quickly but accurately will appreciate this widget, which lets you clock-in and out, manage project codes and see all the totals for each day.Īn account at is required, and there’s a full web application with lots of additional features such as graphs and timesheet management. You’ll find that QuickCal understands most expressions and enters the items into iCal successfully.ģ. Chris Writes tutorial tomorrow at midday.QuickCal is a rather handy little widget to create new iCal events and to-do notes in a flash, using natural language sentences.

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