| A lot of people have been posing questions about | | | | user, especially when there are many to open. |
| the existence of cross-platform dashboard | | | | Thus, the dashboard was developed to deal with |
| software. This is because many people, both | | | | such tedium. The dashboard was exclusively |
| programmers and non-programmers, have yet to | | | | created for Mac operating systems alone. |
| see this type of software in the market. Let it be | | | | However, recent advancements in technology |
| known now that this piece of software does | | | | have made the dashboard available to Windows |
| exist and can indeed be found in markets right | | | | users as well. |
| this moment. More importantly, this piece of | | | | It is actually the engine known as the konfabulator |
| software is now available to users of Windows | | | | that lets both Mac and Windows open and run |
| operating systems as well. | | | | whatever widgets are stored in the system. If |
| Not too long ago, computer users who prefer to | | | | you are not familiar with widgets, then the |
| use Windows operating systems would just be | | | | common ones include calculators, alarm clocks, |
| left to drool over the dashboards that were | | | | stock quotes, local and international weather, and |
| created for users of Mac operating systems. At | | | | even that gauge that assesses the strength of |
| the time, these dashboards were made | | | | your WiFi signal. Looking at these applications, you |
| compatible with just Mac operating systems. | | | | just might notice that these are significantly |
| Fortunately, programmers and software | | | | smaller when compared with other applications |
| developers have decided to make these | | | | and bigger programs on your PC. This is why the |
| dashboards available to Windows users, thereby | | | | dashboard is so convenient to use - it lets you |
| creating much revenue in the process as well. But | | | | open and run these small but extremely useful |
| before we discuss the different widgets that you | | | | applications without requiring you to access them |
| can have running on your Windows dashboard, it | | | | from the main menu, which is indeed a tedious |
| is important to examine what these widgets and | | | | process. |
| dashboards are all about first. | | | | However, not all widgets have been made |
| The dashboard is actually an application that was | | | | available to Windows users just yet. But do not |
| developed by Macintosh exclusively for its | | | | fret because this is actually remedied by |
| operating system known as the OS X. This | | | | cross-platform dashboard software. What the |
| dashboard can run small applications commonly | | | | software does is that it crosses the widgets from |
| known as widgets. You can activate the | | | | the Mac platform to that of Windows. And during |
| dashboard simply by moving your cursor in a hot | | | | the process, the software makes sure that the |
| corner that is pre-assigned. You can also activate | | | | features and properties of the widgets are made |
| it by pressing one of the hot keys. The | | | | available while Windows is retained as the OS. |
| dashboard was primarily developed for the | | | | Thanks to this useful piece of software, more |
| convenience of users, allowing them to open or | | | | and more Windows users can now enjoy the |
| access applications faster. Manually opening these | | | | convenience brought about by the dashboard and |
| applications would be tedious on the part of the | | | | widgets alike. |