Before iGoogle disappears, I need to replace my 'Days Since' counter widget. Can you help me find one?
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posted by Gordafarin
on Apr 12, 2013 -
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If C is the basic, root note of the Western musical scale, why is C not named A?
posted by gnossie
on Jan 15, 2013 -
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I'm trying to find a service that allows for customizable "widgets" for display on a large screen.
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posted by nathanm
on Jun 7, 2012 -
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I would like to scrape information from an RSS feed into an Excel-readable text file for a completely legal non-copyright violating use. In a better world, I'd have access to the database that generates the feed, but since this ain't a perfect world it appears that scraping is my best bet. Are there tools that will help me automate this, or programming tutorials that will help me figure it out myself (it's been 15 years since I last write any code beyond simple SQL queries)?
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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I've implemented a streaming twitter widget into the site I manage. However, for some weird reason the script is creating a div or something that is overlaying the entire sidebar, making links above it unclickable.
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posted by lazaruslong
on Mar 16, 2012 -
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I just got a Samsung Stratosphere LTE, my first smartphone and first Android device. I'm not looking to use it as a mini computer (i have an iPad for that) but I am interested in how to best use it as a phone and what capabilities or apps are available that don't have an iOS equivalent or work better than their counterparts. What super-neat abilities does a Stratosphere have that might not be immediately apparent?
posted by The Whelk
on Dec 18, 2011 -
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Wordpress.org Links Widget Problem: This seems like it should be relatively easy, but I can't figure it out – Is there a way I can change the titles of the Wordpress Links Widgets (Blogroll)
as seen in the admin panel? I'm using many instances of the the links widget for different groups of links (trust me that there's a good reason for this), and currently what I see in my sidebar section in the Widgets area of the admin panel is a column of LINKS, LINKS, LINKS, LINKS, etc., when what I want to see is LINKS Topic A, LINKS Topic B, LINKS Topic C, etc.
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posted by taz
on Aug 17, 2011 -
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Trying to find a blog widget that enables me to list events for the current day.
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posted by degoao
on May 12, 2011 -
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I'm looking for some kind of web widget that will allow me to have a dynamically updateable, embeddable spreadsheet for a website. Can you help me?
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posted by orville sash
on Jan 5, 2011 -
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Are there any good, preferably free, widgets that I can use to build a family tree and put it on my blog? Ideally I would like a widget that has some sort of database behind it, and I would link to a database record for a specific ancestor when I write about them . It would also be cool to show an attractive family tree as a navigational tool to go to old blog posts about specific ancestors. You could click links in the genealogy widget to posts about all of the stories that are tagged "great grandpa Joe," for example.
posted by tnygard
on Nov 27, 2010 -
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Dumb question here, especially coming from a web developer ... But I use a Twitter widget on occasion on the front page of the site I work on. We'll be using it again Election night from about 4pm through to the wee morning hours.
The widget is the standard-variety Twitter-supplied widget (
http://twitter.com/widgets).
The problem is, this widget always seems to "die" at some point during its use. That is, it will display tweets just fine for an hour or two (maybe even three, if I'm lucky), then it stops displaying tweets altogether, showing just the styled box, completely devoid of tweets.
Search as I have, google-fu has failed me. Can't seem to come up with an explanation that seems reasonable to my supervisors. Any ideas?
posted by jrchaplin
on Oct 26, 2010 -
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Can you recommend an OS X Dashboard Widget for the quick-and-dirty sending of e-mail messages?
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posted by chudmonkey
on Apr 18, 2010 -
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How can I keep my Outlook 2007 Calendar always on top, and always "snapped to" my other programs (so their borders don't overlap the calendar) on my Windows XP desktop?
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posted by thankyoumuchly
on Mar 25, 2010 -
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Is there a way to convert an old eee701 into something with a web-widget interface, like a Chumby or an AndroidOS-like device?
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posted by bartleby
on Dec 8, 2009 -
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There's-a-widget-for-that-filter: I need a write-once, run-anywhere events widget to keep the world updated on what's happening.
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posted by chrisinseoul
on Dec 3, 2009 -
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I have a Typepad blog. I would like to make all my posts that are more than a certain period old - say, a week, but that might change - inaccessible except to people who have registered with me by providing their name and email address. Can I do this using Typepad?
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posted by londongeezer
on Oct 28, 2009 -
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Is anyone aware of a widget and database like Crunchbase that I could use to display my own data on my web site?
I'm looking for something where I could insert a tag onto the web page (or Wordpress post) to call data for that particular item from a database and display it in an intuitive format.
The database could be accessible only by me, or could be a wiki. Does anyone have any leads? I've searched to no avail.
Thanks!
posted by underdetermined
on Feb 23, 2009 -
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I'm looking for an OSX application, widget, or menubar item that will display a countdown to a date.
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posted by interrobang
on Feb 21, 2009 -
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How can I make my Vista desktop display what people are searching for on Google?
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posted by BobbyVan
on Nov 18, 2008 -
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Looking for a Multitasking Timer: a bunch of timers on screen, clicking on one stops the others. Like a chess clock, but for 6 to 12 players.
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posted by bartleby
on Oct 28, 2008 -
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Widgets for embedding on other web sites: Write/host your own, or use one of the commercial services?
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posted by maxwelton
on Aug 25, 2008 -
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You know the little draggable overview map in Google Maps? What's that kind of UI control called?
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posted by rodii
on Jul 14, 2008 -
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Is there a script that will show summaries of every post from my blog, using a feed from a Blogger blog?
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posted by jejune
on Jun 26, 2008 -
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I've set up a self hosted blog. I've got it looking pretty much how I want it, but I want a javascript based "advert" (it's an animated Kiva.org thing) in the sidebar. The blogging platform is Wordpress, which doesn't allow javascript
if the blog is hosted on their servers.
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posted by Rabulah
on Jan 6, 2008 -
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I am looking for a good way to use my iPhone, Mac, and/or .mac account to keep track of small amounts of money that my friends and I owe each other. Any suggestions?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Aug 5, 2007 -
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Does there exist a widget/web based application that realizes the concept of the Harry Potter fantasy universe's photographs/paintings whose subjects move and talk? Shouldn't there?
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posted by jackslashkerns
on Jul 29, 2007 -
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CSS/JSP/Javascript Filter: I'm creating a widget which parses RSS via JSP and Javascript. This widget will allow users to include an RSS feed in their sidebar, but I'd like the widget to appear differently depending on the sidebar size. Is this possible to create an if statement determinant on the sidebar css class/id without know the class/id names?
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posted by captaindistracto
on May 10, 2007 -
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I work for an NGO that is interested in holding a contest for developers and programmers to create a social networking widget. Does anyone know of how and where to advertise such a contest?
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posted by wheresdabeefy
on May 1, 2007 -
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I would like to add a mp3 player to the sidebar of my Wordpress blog where I can offer a daily selection of mp3s that my readers can play or not.
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posted by persona non grata
on Sep 8, 2006 -
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Are there any desktop widgets to help me learn japanese? Ideally it would give me a word in english and the japanese pronunciation of it. Rotated daily.
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posted by JonnyRotten
on Aug 30, 2006 -
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Where can I go online for cheap, fast manufacturing of a small plastic/foam widget, on the order of 100-1000 in number?
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posted by griffey
on Apr 18, 2006 -
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I'm trying to create my first widget -- a quick corporate directory lookup thingy -- and I'm having some trouble. The UI design, html, and css are all squared away, but the javascript is causing me some trouble.
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posted by pmbuko
on Aug 2, 2005 -
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In addition to the
math class, I’m in charge of instructing the violent repeat, juvenile offenders who have earned their GEDs in “experiential life skills.” We have a rewarding brief daily class in money management, employability, independent living, etc. The rest of the day the offenders have jobs around the facility where they’re supposed to be practicing responsibility, initiative, and other workplace skills. In reality, they’re doing mindless chores six hours a day. I’d like this time to be spent more professionally, more business-like, so they can learn something about inventory, cooperation, deadlines, marketing, technology etc. and feel proud doing it.
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posted by glibhamdreck
on Mar 21, 2005 -
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