I do Mac

After hearing a few things about it, I downloaded and installed Xcode. Xcode is more or less the Microsoft Visual Studio for Apple. You can develop applications, widgets, and much more with the Xcode package.

I am no programmer, so I was not sure if I could work with it. After finally finding it on the hard drive, I opened up Xcode. I had no idea what to do or where to start. So I closed it again quickly.

A few days later I saw on Twitter that Jo Oak made a new Mac Tips & Tricks screen cast. I love his shows, very informative. In Mac Tips & Tricks #55 he talks about making your own Dashboard widgets. He did this using Dashcode, which is part of the Xcode package.

It looked fairly simple, and I got the idea to make a Dashboard widget that shows the I do Mac RSS feed. So after some thinking, fidgeting, cussing, redoing… it is here. The first ever “program” I made, and I am very proud of it. The I do Mac RSS Dashboard widget. I even made a DMG file for easy installation, using DMG Canvas.

Feel free to download and install the I do Mac RSS Dashboard widget, so you are always up to date!

Download it here: I do Mac RSS Widget (165)