How often do you use the Dashboard?

[Dybbuk]

I was excited about this switching, but I find I almost never use it for anything ... how about you?

Any widgets you might recommend to get me to use it more?

 

[Prof.]

I use mine at least 5 times a day.

 

[sammich]

That's getting quite specific, maybe someone should make (unless there is one already) a dashboard counter.

Weather, TV guide, probably a good few dozen times a day (most of them since I might be bored).

 

[scott523]

Yeup I use it A LOT -- looking up brief weather, playing Sudoku on the subway, using the calculator sometimes, uploading images using the ImageShack widget, viewing network information via iStat nano, viewing flight status if a relative coming, converting units... yea thats all I can think of right now that I use. LOL

That's getting quite specific, maybe someone should make (unless there is one already) a dashboard counter.

Oh yess I like that! However, I've hit that the dashboard button so many times by accident..

 

[gr8tfly]

Probably a dozen times a day. Weather, stocks, calendar, IMDB, Delivery Status, etc. Was using for calculator, but starting to use Spotlight.

 

[Markleshark]

Now and again.

Strange the pattern though, either all the time or never. Not many 'casual' Dashboard users. Kind of surprising if you ask me.

 

[AlBDamned]

Calculator, weather, world clock, dictionary and thesaurus, airport radar.

All very handy

 

[psychofreak]

All the time...I need simple games in school!

 

[bartelby]

Now and again.

Strange the pattern though, either all the time or never. Not many 'casual' Dashboard users. Kind of surprising if you ask me.

I'm a casual user!

Mainly use iStat Pro to keep an eye on things.

 

[Palladium]

I use it daily (usually several times) for weather and iStat. I use the dictionary fairly frequently (twice last night) and would use the calendar fairly frequently, especially when making bookings. I have used the translator and unit conversion widgets but only occasionally. Oddly enough, I never remember I have a calculator widget and always launch it from finder - old habits die hard.

 

[tersono]

I hardly ever use it - occasionally to check the weather, but that's about it. I've always thought that these 'widget' implementations (whether dashboard, Vista's sidebar, Konfabulator or whatever) were something of a solution in search of a problem.... I may be alone in this, however

 

[Passante]

I activate it accidentally more times than I actually use it.

 

[anti-microsoft]

I don't use it that much but when I do, I find it very usefull.

 

[emptyCup]

Weather and iStat Pro. When we first dropped cable I missed not being able to get the weather within 3 minutes. Now, when I want the weather, I get it instantly. And not from the nearest big city but from a choice of local stations, including one 0.3 miles from my home.

 

[chas0001]

I have 2 monitors and do I display 6 widgets permanently on that screen (using the development mode). I wish there was a way to display them on the desktop but not have them on top of other windows (natively). I have tried Amnesty but its a bit flakey.

 

[arkitect]

Often.

iStat Pro; Weather; different cities' clocks; currency converter… SMS… BBC radio channels…

 

[richyfp]

In Tiger, I found myself using Dashboard almost exclusively for the dictionary/thesaurus and calculator, but Spotlight has now replaced both of those. I do still have a few stickies lying around and also run iStat Pro, but I use Dashboard considerably less post-Leopard.

 

[Markleshark]

I'm a casual user!

Mainly use iStat Pro to keep an eye on things.

Me too, just seem few and far between.

I love Dashboard, so handy. Shame it eats resources like it does.

 

[anti-microsoft]

Now I'm using a lot more with Leopard than I did with Tiger and that is because of...:drumroll:... Web Clips! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Web Clips!

 

[heatmiser]

Constantly. I've got stickies--one for each class, plus a general one for to-do lists. It's basically my planner and assignment marker.

 

[kuwisdelu]

All the time.

I got a webclip of Apple's stock that I check compulsively. I have several important stickies in it. I check the weather on it every morning. I use the calculator often for functions too advanced for Spotlight. And of course, iStat Pro.

 

[MacIllini]

all the time

use it for iSTAT, Event calendar countdown, weather, local traffic, ski report, surf report, stocks tracker

 

[ebel3003]

I pretty much almost never use it. Only occasionally for a Sticky Note.

 

[forafireescape]

I'm constantly using it for weather, post-its, to check movie reviews (Tomatometer - looks up stuff on rottentomatoes.com) and movie times, my iTunes lyrics checker, etc.

Plus I have a fun little widget called Flappie that's a little virtual pet thing that I like to play with

 

[Xavier]

everyday for the weather