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Botany Photo of the Day Widget

The Botany Photo of the Day Widget for Macintosh Tiger (OS 10.4)

Thanks to the teamwork of Steve Milano @ Do-Boy Software and BJ Heinley @ Built By Robots, Botany Photo of the Day now has its very own Widget! (Mirrors: Apple Dashboard - Botany Photo of the Day Widget | Do-Boy Software)

If you're wondering what a widget is, visit Apple's site for a demo.

Here's a preview:

Apple's Instructions for Widgets

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is required. If you're using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget's icon in the Widget Bar to open it. If you're using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. Show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget's icon in the Widget Bar to open it.

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