Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. The last Switched On discussed the contrast between the $100 laptop concept of 2006 and the $100 tablet reality of ...

Mac OS X only: If you love your Dashboard widgets but don't love hitting F12 every time you want to use one, web site Ask Dave Taylor offers a simple Terminal command and trick for bringing your ...

Several MacFixIt readers have recently inquired about keeping Widgets persistent when Mac OS X 10.4.x's Dashboard is not active. MacFixIt reader Wayne Bennett asks: "I am looking for a way to make ...

I've always been reluctant to use custom widgets, dashboards, and skins on my Windows PC. I always thought they took more system resources than they're worth. But after getting burnt out by scattered ...

Sometimes Dashboard can seem like a hassle. While it can be very handy for quick tasks, having to open a specific application to access these widgets can become cumbersome. It is also impossible to ...

It's not just major applications that are getting updates in Mac OS X Leopard. Apple has updated and expanded the Desktop, Spotlight, and Dashboard, adding new features, graphical flourishes, and new ...

These days, finding information on the Web can be easier than finding it on your computer’s hard drive. But Nat Friedman, a software engineer and open-source-programming guru in Cambridge, MA, is ...

Create a DIY smart dashboard frame hub for any room. Add weather, calendars, NASA images, and more on a low-glare screen with quick updates ...