Mr.Magnetichead wrote:It's a shame you don't SHUT UP.
Oh yeah...I went there.
What, its a real problem. The weather one rocks, but i dont want to know that its sunnuy in florida, i want to know if my nipples are going to freeze off in this UK rain :icon33:
Geebs wrote:The really wierd thing about this sort of 'ware is that the people who use it are mostly huge nerds who, under other circumstances, constantly bitch about anything using up system resources.
Nerds bitch about 'ware that takes up more system resources than needed for its function. A program like Word shouldn't take up that many resources... it's just a word processor! A media player shouldn't take up that many resources... it's purpose is to play music. That's why I prefer programs like foobar2000 & Media Player Classic over WMP10 or iTunes or Real Player; I want a program that plays music or a DVD and leaves it at that; I don't want extra eye candy or unnecessary features. This is what nerds become obsessive compulsive about.
I just installed konfabulator (awful name) and I like it, even though it takes up more system resouces than a more visually simple program would probably do. Widgets like the calendar and weather are very nice to have: they are functional and visually pleasing. They are also pretty minimalistic, which is a plus as they don't seem to clutter up the desktop. Connecting the 'to do' list with the calendar would be pretty cool... it could act as a sort of minimal and simple outlook program.
Geebs wrote:The really wierd thing about this sort of 'ware is that the people who use it are mostly huge nerds who, under other circumstances, constantly bitch about anything using up system resources.
Nerds bitch about 'ware that takes up more system resources than needed for its function. A program like Word shouldn't take up that many resources... it's just a word processor! A media player shouldn't take up that many resources... it's purpose is to play music. That's why I prefer programs like foobar2000 & Media Player Classic over WMP10 or iTunes or Real Player; I want a program that plays music or a DVD and leaves it at that; I don't want extra eye candy or unnecessary features. This is what nerds become obsessive compulsive about.
I just installed konfabulator (awful name) and I like it, even though it takes up more system resouces than a more visually simple program would probably do. Widgets like the calendar and weather are very nice to have: they are functional and visually pleasing. They are also pretty minimalistic, which is a plus as they don't seem to clutter up the desktop. Connecting the 'to do' list with the calendar would be pretty cool... it could act as a sort of minimal and simple outlook program.
ajerara wrote:this is cool, I found one that shows the local surfcams one after the other. Wish I had OS X at work.
It runs on Windows and OS X. IT was originally Mac only, but when Apple ripped them off and released the Dashboard on Tiger, the Konfabulator people jumped ship and ported to Windows because they were charging for the product
i installed it and like it. i'll probably get bored of it in a few days and uninstall it. i keep my system very minimal, but i was bored so i decided to try it out.
I want something that I can keep a list of thinkings in, like Game Icons and names or something, that i can click to show me all of them then un-click again... Anything like this on there?
