Rethinking The Value Of Widgets On The Mac.

I’m not having a change of heart or a mid-life Widget crisis. Most Dashboard Widgets are pretty much worthless (to me, at least) and others agree.

However, I am rethinking the value of Widgets on my Mac, what they mean to me, what they do, and I worry whether Widget development will continue.

If most Widgets are worthless trinket toy tools, why should I worry about Widget development? It has to do with value vs. expectations.

I suppose that many of us who use dozens.... (excerpted).

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