On 18 Jul 2005, at 9:51 AM, Jim Freeman wrote: > I'm a little frustrated with widgets. The problem is that when I > hit the hot key to get to widgets I have to wait several seconds > for the various widgets to become active. Some need to query the > internet, but even autonomous widgets like calculator take forever > to become active. It's almost faster for me to call up full > programs using LaunchBar. Does anyone else experience this? I experience sometimes, but not always. Seems like the first time I use Dashboard during a session it's slow. After that, it pops right into action. You're right. It does sort of defeat the purpose. Peter