Yod'm 3D- Honestly this is more for flash than anything, it has no real functional value for me. Lifehacker posted this as a tip a while back and it works so incredibly well, it's completely automatic so long as you have things run at start up. I have Dropbox sync my calendars from home and work, so i can place work schedules, sports, concerts, TV, it's awesome. And Rainlendar and Dropbox are great together.
PLUS (I am a Rainlendar fan and can not figure out why people want to use the Rainmeter calendar with such limited capabilities) you can export the calendar to other calendars, so it integrates with Rainlendar quite nicely. I procrastinate when it comes to getting out and watching shows, but the reminders that bands are playing in my area are great. One of my favorite new things is iConcertCal, a plugin for iTunes that gives you concert info for bands that are in your library and in your area, it's awesome.
I utilize Fences to hide my TV shows, icons for CNN, Hulu, Justin TV, and South Park and hide them all with Fences. But I realized there were somethings that I would navigate through a few times to get to that were easier to have on the desktop and hidden with Fences. Major additions to what I have had in the past include the inclusion of Fences, I tried it a while ago and thought it was a waste of time, having the ability of hiding icons when it's just as easy to streamline everything with objectdock, I didn't understand it's use at all. Not really a desktop app, but an awesome add-on for iTunes called iConcertCal. This amazing collection just might convince you that Microsoft Office is not the last word in business applications. In addition, Google Apps Hacks outlines ways you can create a simple web site with nothing but Google tools, including Page Creator, Blogger, Google Analytics, and content from other Google apps. Picasa, YouTube, and Google Video - discover new ways to customize and use these media management apps
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