* Aimed at the estimated 300,000 Mac OS X developers who are interested in customizing and creating widgets for their Dashboards, this timely book shows them how to tap into the power of Mac OS X Tiger to create and customize Dashboard widgets * The expert author uses program examples and exercises to illustrate the different ways to customize the Dashboard through widget development using simple authoring tools, Internet plug-ins, and text editors * Begins with a discussion of the Dashboard concept and configuration and progresses to coverage of advanced functionality * Covers tools, protecting code, configuration, properties, bundles, resources, extensions, and much more.