STRIDER72  A shame the author chose to make this a Preference Pane in version 3-- it adds clutter to an already crowded screen, rather than just giving me a simple app that I can have run on login. I'll stick to v2 for now, thanks....  
(Version 3.0)

ASMEURER  Copy this into Script Editor and save as an Application:

do shell script "open /Applications/Dashboard.app/;open /Applications/Expose.app/;open /Applications/Expose.app/"

Then set it to open at login.   
(Version 2.4)

REZZO.LATAM  Awesome useful utility. A+  
(Version 2.4)

FRANCOLA  Locks up spaces for me :(  
(Version 2.3)

NEALNT  Version 2.3 works on Leopard with one problem. It leaves expose activated.   
(Version 2.3)

NITEWING98  Works like a charm on my G3 iMac! I've hated the upgrade to Tiger because Dashboard is so slow to start when I use it the first time, and this solved the problem.

To the person who complained about it staying open in memory watching the dock, you can turn off that behavior by selecting "Quit after first activation." Please read the directions before posting sloppy, mean reviews.  
(Version 2.1)

MACUSER25  I think this a really cool addition to Mac OS, it does what it says and doesn't hang up log in time or slow down dashboard. I like it, and works on both mac platforms, PPC and intel based.  
(Version 2.1)

BDLATIMER  Sorry, but this is a really really BAD implementation. Instead of doing its thing and getting out of the way, this app remains in memory, constantly listening for changes to the Dock.

In addition, it is distributed in the form of a .pkg, for NO reason - it would be more easily distributed as a drag-install. Not to mention, the ownership & permissions on the app (which is installed to "/Applications/Utilities/") are INCORRECTLY set to "755, 501:501", when they should be "775 root:admin".

Again, this is simply a really really BAD implementation, which should not be used by anyone. A better solution is the much-smaller, much-more-correct "DashboardStarter" - see   
(Version 2.1)

CHARLIE  Positively, absolutely great app!!!

Dashboard used to be reaaallyyy sllooww to access, but not anymore.

To the folks at Apple, take heed of this app!  
(Version 2.0)

ANONYMOUS  Now can you make it invisible? I keep seeing the preferences dialog window everytime I log in...  
(Version 2.0)

JOHNNYCAT  A very good idea executed flawlessly.  
(Version 2.0)

IAN  Wonderful - saves me having to do the Dashboard-2-step (open and close) every time I login. Apple should have built the damn thing right in the first place, but this'll do very nicely until they get around to fixing Dashboard's launch-time.  
(Version 1.0)

KRISHNA SADASIVAM  Does what it says it does - which is something that Apple should have done in the first place. Kudos to the developer!  
(Version 1.0)

GEX  Brilliant! This solves one of the things that has really bugged me about the Dashboard - waiting for the widgets to load when I need them quickly.

Thank you!  
(Version 1.0)

ANONYMOUS  awesome stuff, been waiting for something like this for ages, flawless so far   
(Version 1.0)

PRSCHAEFFER  A simple but very welcome app. This complements the functionality of Dashboard.  
(Version 1.0)

PAKKMAN781  A simple, but excellent app! Thanks! :D  
(Version 1.0)