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Houston Chronicle
"Hoping to pave a new path to its popular Web site, Yahoo Inc. has acquired Konfabulator, a tiny software maker that provides a computer platform for monitoring the weather, stock prices and a wealth of other customized information without opening a Web browser.
The deal, finalized late last week for an undisclosed price, gives Yahoo access to a toolbox of mini-applications — known as widgets — that have built a cult following since Palo Alto-based Konfabulator first introduced them for Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh in 2002. . . ."
"To help popularize the widgets, Yahoo plans will give away the Konfabulator software that empowers the applications. Konfabulator had been charging $20 for the software. Anyone who bought version 2.0 of the software since mid-May will be given refunds, said Konfabulator CEO Arlo Rose."
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Business Writer
Great software. Just don't make the same mistake I made and many others by adding a ton of widgets to your desktop just because you can. Before you know it, your desktop looks like a car windshield after an 8 hour drive through Louisiana in summer. I can say that since I grew up there--lol.
Find one or two, maybe three widgets and you will never look back. And you can't beat FREE.
5 comments:
Thanks for that post. My friend, who uses a mac, has been bragging on his widgets. I'm excited that I can finally use them too. I'm going to check them out.
I love your site.
Thanks Catherine for the kind words.
Interesting blog and thanks for popping by to see mine.
Universal soldier, thanks for stopping by. I think you have a great site and look forward to visiting it often.
i've spent the last two days or so downloading widgets like a crazy person.
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