Article:		Dissecting a Dashboard Virtual Earth Widget
Subject:		Dashboard
Date:		2005-12-06 19:11:17
From:		MtnBiker
I've no problems with Web 2 or your Widget, but not sure that Dashboard is the best way to access these small "apps." It takes a minute or two for all my Widgets to load. We should be able to have a drop down menu to select whichever one we want. I know someone has written something to allow this, but it should be part of the OS.

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• Dashboard
  2005-12-07 10:13:40  KarlRove [View]
  
  
  it works great for me. i have all the programming references that i need to use throughout the day like CSS, PHP, MYSQL, HTML manuals, etc. when i need to look something up, i hit F12, search for what i need, hit F12 again, and i'm back to what i was doing.

• Dashboard
  2005-12-06 19:27:22  hagus [View]
  
  
  Sounds like you need a faster Mac! ;) But yes, performance remains a concern for Dashboard widgets. There is a trade-off in that you want them 'ready to go' when you hit the Dashboard button, but you don't want them loading, caching, and being mischievous in the background while you're working. It is something that Dashboard developers have to bear in mind, and something that Apple will incrementally improve over time.