Apple has a list of several thousand widgets for Dashboard on Apple.com. And now you can add thousands more. All by yourself.
First, download the new Amnesty Generator from Mesa Dynamics. It’s a small app for OS X. Next, head over to Google and check out all the so-called Google Gadgets. These are small pieces of code that you can install on your page, blog, site, MySpace whatever.
Click “Add to your webpage” when you find something interesting, and paste the code in Amnesty Generator. And voilá! A new widget with that Gadget running inside.
Brillliant. And think about all the useful widgets you can make. Here are a few suggestions:
Some of these may have OS X Widgets already. But especially in the Tools section on Google Gadgets, you’ll find lots of useful things worth putting in an OS X widget. Be aware that some may not work, and Amnesty Generator is a 0.5 version. Very beta. But most of the ones I tried making, also worked in Dashboard.