The Treehouse + The Cave


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Monday, June 06, 2005

Oblique Strategies

Oblique Strategies Widget

Some ideas are meant to meet; meant to become more because of it. Guy Drieghe D. saw Widgets and Oblique Strategies as just such a pair.

Released just a few days ago, his Oblique Strategies Widget marries the quick information access of Tiger's Dashboard with Eno and Schmidt's classic conceptual multiple.

The combination is genius. This little pile of code will expose more people to the cards than any prior edition; it has the potential to become an invaluable practical tool to any number of creative Mac users (electronic musicians in particular). While staying true to the original work's intent this widget succeeds in ways I know the authors couldn't have imagined, ways they would find very appropriate.

While I have a few personal issues with the aesthetics/interface of the widget's current version, I have to loudly applaud Guy for the obvious care he took in respecting the Strategies; all four editions are included, complete with accurate and thorough credits.

All-in-all quite a contribution to the commons. Conceptual complication is now permanently one keystroke away.

Other Widgets Pictured (clockwise from upper-left):

DashPhoon
WikityWidget
Weather: New York City
Weather: Pawleys Island
gotMailG
Oblique Strategies
Global Consciousness Project Index
Flip a Coin

Posted by Andy at 7:09 PM - Permalink

Blogger mr. tomas ubik thought:

oh to be brian eno, spare time is made up of competitive products for trivial pursuit and balderdash...


hold on..pause the rawk...i have funny little cards to write.

June 7, 2005 at 12:10 PM - Comment Permalink  
Blogger Joris Landman thought:

Nice of you to link to the other widgets (and my coin widget).
Thanks :)

June 24, 2005 at 5:12 AM - Comment Permalink  
Blogger Andy thought:

Slomoquithi,

No problem. Thank you for making the coin; I use it all the time.

A.

June 24, 2005 at 8:42 AM - Comment Permalink  
Blogger Joris Landman thought:

that's nice to hear :)

June 28, 2005 at 5:08 PM - Comment Permalink  

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