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Dashboard is a display and management system for Mac OS X desktop utilities, called widgets. Developers can create widgets, such as a clock or a calculator, to provide functionality that doesn't require the complexity of a large application. Widgets can also act as an interface to other applications; for example, a widget can act as a remote control for iTunes.
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Birthdays (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Dashboard widget with a plug-in that queries AddressBook.framework for contacts with upcoming birthdays.
 2008-09-10
Fader (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates fading of elements inside a Dashboard widget
2007-09-12
Fortune (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Demonstrates use of a widget plug-in
 2005-06-01
Goodbye World (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates display and use of widget preferences to save a widget's state
 2007-06-28
Hello Welt (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates localization techniques for Dashboard widgets
 2007-06-25
Hello World (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Introductory Dashboard widget example
 2005-06-01
Reminders (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Dashboard widget with a plug-in that displays upcoming iCal events, to do items, and calendars.
 2008-07-25
Resizer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A widget that demonstrates how to use the Apple Animation and Animator classes.
 2006-08-01
Syncer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A widget that demonstrates how to use handle a Dashboard Sync event.
 2006-08-01
Voices (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates use of the widget.system command from Dashboard
 2007-06-25