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February Widget Finder

what's cool in Dashboard Widgets...

Quote Genie

Click the Quote Genie for a daily quote.
      This collection has been gathered from fifteen years of finding great quotes on: music, art, life, and literature. Quote Genie doesn't claim to have the most quotes, but it has more than 1400 of the best. The quote genie is now more compact Ñ at the outset, you see only the Genie Lamp, and the large blue quote bubble comes up only once you've clicked the lamp.
Quote Genie Version: 2.0
* Company: theidoctor.ca
* License: Freeware
* Download: quoteGenie.wdgt.zip File Size: 543K

RadioTuner widget

This widget (for Mac OS X) lets you listen to your favorite radio stations online. Unlike other radio widgets, RadioTuner lets you customize the list of radio stations. This means, that you can listen to almost any online radio stations. No longer do you need more than one widget to listen to all your favorite radio station -- enjoy!
* RadioTuner Version: 0.5
* Company: Markus Wuersch
* License: Freeware
* Download: RadioTuner_v0.5.wdgt.zip File Size: 40K
* Requires: Mac OS X 10.4 and RealPlayer. http://real.com/

iSpeak

iSpeak vocalizes text into speech so that you don't have to! Simply type or paste text into the iSpeak text box. Press the speak button to hear the text being spoken.
iSpeak Version: 1.2
* Company: skyy
* License: Freeware
* Download 1skyyiSpeak1.2.wdgt.zip File Size: 184K
* System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Virtual Earth Dashboard Widget

This widget allows you quick and easy access to MSN's Virtual Earth. You can do location-based searches, zoom in and out, and it's all only a Dashboard-click away. - This version features a new graphical interface; and the addition of a resize handle and information panel.
Virtual Earth Dashboard Widget Version: 1.5
* Company: Hagus.net
* License: Freeware
* Download: virtualearth.zip File Size: 150K
* System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or later

FontViewer

A little widget for fast and easy font preview. You actually get to key in a little text. Sweet.

Company: Les Nie
* License: Freeware
* Download: FontViewer.wdgt.zip File Size: 175K
* System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or later; SIMBL input manager installed

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Dashboard Widget

Look up words in the dictionary. What's New in this Version... hyperlinks to other definitions - Allows the user to copy the definition text - Allows user horizontal Resize.
* Download: Webster.zip
* Developer: samtz.dyndns.org

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