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Yahoo Updates Konfabulator
An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek is reporting that Yahoo! has released a new version of Konfabulator, now rechristened 'Yahoo Widget Engine'. From the article: 'Widgets are useful to portals because they can draw users to their services directly from the desktop, without first having to launch a browser. By providing a more direct route, portals are trying to increase the use of their services, which are tied to online advertising. Yahoo rival search engine Google Inc. also offers widgets.'"
It's Yahoo! with the !.
Thank! You!
The! Yahoo! Branding! Team!
hurrah for Active Desktop !
lets party
I love the requirements they list (especially note the last one):
* Windows XP with Service Pack 1 installed or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 installed, or newer, or Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
* A connection to the Internet.
* 512 megabytes of RAM is recommended.
* Lots of spare time.
The Internet is full. Go Away!!!
My favorite Google-related widget is ImagesForever (Mac only because it uses perl and curl). Many others were made to access Google, but only this one actually does something more interesting than just provide a search box.
Disclaimer: I wrote ImagesForever, so I'm biased.
-- thinkyhead software and media
Konfabulator was at least an original name.
Wouldn't Yahoo! get in trouble with a product named YahWE?