Comments on: A Little App. I’d Like on My Desktop

By: Talon

Talon — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:18:11 +0000

You sir, have the cheapest bills in the universe.

By: Jeff McCord "Moxie"

Jeff McCord "Moxie" — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:22:26 +0000

Neal

Have you seen this???

http://mashable.com/2008/06/06/adobe-air-applications/

By: Chris Leydon

Chris Leydon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:05:27 +0000

I can think of a quick solution to your problem. You’d have to spare about half an hour but I reckon it could work…

1) Download & Install the Application XSpinner - http://www.optima-system.com/xspinner/

2) Enable the option that allows you to place Dashboard elements on the desktop.

3) Create a simple Google Spreadsheet with your columns, publish it (but privately)

4) Use Safari’s Web Clip tool to make a new widget of your spreadsheet.

5) Pull the widget down to the Desktop level by clicking on it, holding it, and get out of dashboard.

A quick solution to your problem perhaps, let me know what you think. It’s not perfect, but I suppose it’s a temporary and free solution for the Mac.

By: Dave Peterson

Dave Peterson — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:23:17 +0000

Great notion! I’m forever using Excel to do short columns of numbers, which feels like extreme overkill. It’s such a common need, it’s hard to believe no one’s done this yet. Is it hiding out there somewhere?