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Reduce Konfabulator widgets' CPU usage
Authored by: TigerKR on Nov 18, '04 10:24:24PM
Thank you to all of you who were so kind as to remind us that Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (which is expected in June of 2005), is likely to have similar functionality to Konfabulator.

However, if you want to have that functionality now, there is Konfabulator now.

There are many various excellent widgets for Konfabulator also (not just iTunes remotes). And one of the best things about them is that you can customize them to your liking. Personally, I use:
  • World Clock Pro, since I often speak on IM to friends on other continents
  • Tail Chaser, to keep an eye on the system.log
  • Sun, I just like it, dunno why
  • picture frame (comes with Konfabulator), because I don't have a lot of space on my desktop for pictures
  • mini iTunes Remote which allows one to view and set track ratings - something you can't do with iTunes minimized (admittedly - not that I use that feature)
  • iTunes Companion, because I like to see the album art from my CDs
  • Exercise, basically to remind me to start working out again (its not working)
  • Cpu-Center, I modified this widget so that I can see my top 10 processes running
  • Can't Wait, to remind me when my next vacation is - there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
Sure, I'm sure that I could find individual applications for all of those things, but Konfabulator's ability for its widgets to be hacked up, its pretty exterior, and its relatively low CPU usage (after reducing their updating frequency). Its also stable, and widget developers actually listen to feature requests (I've personally had two of my requests implemented for things I couldn't figure out how to do on my own).

Its the solution that works for me the best.

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