Dashboard = OSX, ? = XP

November 12, 2007 7:33 PM

Determine the result please; Dashboard = Mac OSX, ? = Windows XP

I REALLY like the OSX dashboard on my laptop, especially when hitting the F12 key it supercedes the present program, and gives me up to date info that I have installed.

But, what is the XP equivalent of Dashboard? Is there one, or am I pining for the fjords of Norway? I know that Firefox has add-ins for various functions, but I like the suspension of the existing operation and getting the info straight away. (If you use OSX, you will know what I mean). It would be nice to have the same functionality at work on my XP box.

Bonus marks for freeware/OSS.

Thanks to all who take the time to respond.

posted by fox_terrier_guy to computers & internet (7 comments total)

Konfabulator
posted by mpls2 at 7:36 PM on November 12, 2007

Seconding that, it's a great program. I love my weather widget.
posted by DMan at 8:59 PM on November 12, 2007

Opera has had "widgets" built-in for a version or two. I haven't really used them since I'm on a Mac. Don't know why you'd want them in your browser rather than Konfabulator, except for maybe RAM savings(??). Perhaps you can do some real life testing and get back to us...
posted by a_green_man at 9:00 PM on November 12, 2007

I like Objectdock. It's not nearly as slick looking as Konfabulator, but can be tuned to function very much like the Mac I wish I owned. There is a free version that works fine,
posted by OlderThanTOS at 9:27 PM on November 12, 2007

For whatever it's worth, such a mechanism is built into Vista.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 11:37 PM on November 12, 2007

Did you even try?
posted by dmd at 6:14 AM on November 13, 2007

Konfabulator *was* Dashboard, and was originally OS X only, before Apple stole simultaneously invented the same thing a year later... and built it into Tiger.
posted by rokusan at 9:58 AM on November 13, 2007