September 21, 2005 07:48
Hi
there are 3 new widgets which may be of interests:
iTide can be found
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard...itide.html
About iTide
This widget gives you the tide of the day for harbors all over the world. Displays hour and water height for high and low tide.
and another non related directly to sailing but usefull in ports in order to look for WIFI hotspots in order to retrieve weather/tides infos is
JiWire WiFi Hotspot Finder
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard...inder.html
About JiWire WiFi Hotspot Finder
Provides mobile Tiger users with a Dashboard widget to find public Wi-Fi networks around the world in one of two powerful ways: If your system has an AirPort card, you can see pertinent details and select available Wi-Fi networks within radio range. Or you can access JiWire’s complete Wi-Fi hotspot directory to locate free or paid hotspots near a specific address, within a desired country, state, and city, or within a specific ZIP code or postal code. You’ll also get direct access to each hotspot location’s connection options, area maps, and driving directions on JiWire’s web site.
With over 65,000 hotspots in 100 countries, JiWire puts the world’s largest hotspot directory at the fingertips of Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger users.
Radar in Motion
About Radar In Motion
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard...otion.html
A Dashboard widget that grabs radar images from the Weather Channel and displays the animation. One can access the radar for a given city or get a regional map. The widget has several options for displaying and updating the maps, including weather alerts and the ability to save maps for a specified period of time.
there are 3 new widgets which may be of interests:
iTide can be found
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard...itide.html
About iTide
This widget gives you the tide of the day for harbors all over the world. Displays hour and water height for high and low tide.
and another non related directly to sailing but usefull in ports in order to look for WIFI hotspots in order to retrieve weather/tides infos is
JiWire WiFi Hotspot Finder
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard...inder.html
About JiWire WiFi Hotspot Finder
Provides mobile Tiger users with a Dashboard widget to find public Wi-Fi networks around the world in one of two powerful ways: If your system has an AirPort card, you can see pertinent details and select available Wi-Fi networks within radio range. Or you can access JiWire’s complete Wi-Fi hotspot directory to locate free or paid hotspots near a specific address, within a desired country, state, and city, or within a specific ZIP code or postal code. You’ll also get direct access to each hotspot location’s connection options, area maps, and driving directions on JiWire’s web site.
With over 65,000 hotspots in 100 countries, JiWire puts the world’s largest hotspot directory at the fingertips of Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger users.
Radar in Motion
About Radar In Motion
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard...otion.html
A Dashboard widget that grabs radar images from the Weather Channel and displays the animation. One can access the radar for a given city or get a regional map. The widget has several options for displaying and updating the maps, including weather alerts and the ability to save maps for a specified period of time.