Gadgets for iGoogle (and other pages)
If you haven't seen one before, a gadget (sometimes called a widget) is a mini-webpage that can be embedded within another page. A good gadget (like the ones you'll find here - ahem) is fun and useful, providing an easy way to enhance any website.
All of the entries below are Google gadgets, meaning they can be added to iGoogle (your personalized Google home page). Except for a couple whose functionality is specific to iGoogle itself, they can also be placed on any other web page for which you can access the HTML source.
Because they share a common Google platform, my gadgets for GMail are also usable on iGoogle.
DaylightMap
An interactive map showing which areas of the Earth are currently in daylight, and which are in darkness. The night-side satellite view also includes city lights as seen from orbit.
This was my first gadget, and is still my most popular, with over thirteen million pageviews per month and growing.
Air Fare Buzz Tracker
Monitor the lowest airfares recently found between cities of your choice. Powered by Kayak.com's Fare Buzz.
The Other Side of the World
If you were to dig a hole directly through the Earth, this gadget shows where you'd come out – so you know what to pack!
Earth at Night
Global map of city lights - like DaylightMap without the daylight!
Current Time Zones beta
A map of worldwide time zones, corrected for Daylight Savings (Summer) Time for the current date.
Clouds
An interactive satellite view of global cloud cover, updated every hour. Zoom in to see your own weather from above!
Hurricane Watcher
Interactive satellite view of any current tropical cyclone. Utilizes the same cloud layer as the previous gadget, combined with a latest-update feed from Weather Underground for storm-center location and maximum wind speed.
Moon Phase
The current phase of the moon, updated hourly, on a field of stars. You can also choose to display the time between now and the last and next new and full moons.
It's 5:00 Somewhere!
Had enough of the work day? This fun little gadget will tell you where in the world it's already quitting time – and time for a bit of refreshment, perhaps!
iGoogle Theme Manager
Switch iGoogle themes easily and keep custom themes between sessions. Developers can also disable caching to ease theme debugging.
Instant Domain Search
The authorized gadgetization of InstantDomainSearch.com. If you haven't tried this great service, you absolutely need to have a go. There's no better tool for finding available domain names - it's so good, it makes it fun.
Sawyer Nymphs Fly Selector
Input the anticipated conditions of your fishing trip into the gadget and it will give you a suggested dry fly and nymph. Developed by me for Nick Sawyer, grandson of fly fishing legend Frank Sawyer.
EasyScopes
Developed by me for EasyScopes, a leading provider of online astrology, this gadget puts your current daily or weekly horoscope on your iGoogle page.
Street View beta
Google Maps' interactive street-level panoramas, ready to embed in any web page.
Google Earth Viewer beta
Any Google Earth layer (KML file) on the Internet can be shown in a gadget.