* : A simple timesaver to ease creation of custom icons. On a related note, I also really like the , which explains how to quickly see all the icons--including the glorious 512x512 versions--for any application.

* The color picker: The color picker--that small dialog that appears when you want to pick a color for fonts, boxes, and so on--is amazingly powerful, but surprisingly few people know all of its tricks. revealed many of those tricks. Later, I explained how to .

* : I love to muck about with stuff in the system, and Dashboard widgets are a favorite target. Because they're mainly HTML, CSS, and Javascript, it's possible to change how they look and work with some minor tweaks. The linked hint explains how to do that safely, and includes links to a sampling of modifications.