Below are a few of the widgets i've developed. They are released under the gnu GPL or the BSD License, please check the source code if you are planning to reuse the code. Feel free to download, use and share the widgets.
My widgets have been featured on the cover CD of UniversMac magazine (#160 - May, 2005), and the cover CD of Macworld magazine (July, 2005).
The iTunes Connection Monitor widget allows you to see who is connected to your iTunes shared library and which songs are being listenned to. This widget was an Apple Featured Download on April 29th, 2005 and featured in the September 8, 2005 Apple eNews. Click here to download version 1.7 (102KB)
iTCM is no longer actively maintained. When I last tested it, it worked on 10.4.10, but not on 10.5 or 10.6. The source is open and you should feel free to modify the code as you see fit.
The MD5 Hash widget calculates MD5 hash values from a given string of text. Click here to download (16KB)
The SHA1 Hash widget calculates SHA1 hash values from a given string of text... it's based on the md5 hash widget, so that's why it looks similar, but it's red... cuz ya know, red is the new black... or whatever. Click here to downlaod (13KB)
Requisite (and very old) Apple Text: 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.