Radio Paradise Widget for Dashboard

Version 1.0.4
by Alexander Thomas (aka Dr. Lex)
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This is a widget for Dashboard, the OS X equivalent of the old Desk Accessories in classic Mac OS. This widget shows what's currently playing on the internet radio station Radio Paradise. The display is identical to what you see in the top right corner of the RP website, and the playlist is updated in real-time. Just like on the website, you can click the song titles to go to the corresponding song comments page immediately.

Download the widget (Zip archive, 75KiB)
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.

Version History

• 1.0.4: fixed text charset (diacritical marks should now be correctly displayed) + wider window.
• 1.0.3: added routines to suspend the widget when dashboard is inactive, so it doesn't consume cpu and network bandwidth in the background.
• 1.0.2: added the now mandatory 'AllowNetworkAccess' to the widget's Info.plist.
• 1.0.1: some cosmetic adjustments.
• 1.0.0: initial release.

This software is released under the GNU General Public License.
There is no guarantee for fitness for any purpose. This widget might make your computer explode, or turn your pets into rabid killing machines. Use at your own risk. But for me, it appears to work :)

P.S.: If you arrived here through the Apple downloads site and are wondering about this being a product of the Catholic University of Leuven: it isn't. Despite an attempt to change it, the company name from my ADC profile was used.