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Sep 22 2009

RUBISCO  why new sync is 10.5 above only while old version can sync under 10.4...  
(Version 5.0)

praisebury
-1
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Jul 3 2009

RC62  I find this little widget to be the most useful and helpful one I have. I order "stuff" online all the time and like to be able to get frequent status updates without having to go to the UPS or Fed X (etc) tracking sites. The integration with growl notifications is sweet. This app works! It is a great utility that is well supported by the developer.  
(Version 4.8.2)

praisebury
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Feb 27 2009
*****

FRANKO  One of my most used widgets, DS is such a simple yet useful program ou there. Add the inexpensive iPhone/iPodTouch version and you have a complete tracking package that works from the get go.  
(Version 4.7)

praisebury
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Jan 22 2009

JOBBY  Any chance of support for City Link, please? (http://www.city-link.co.uk/track_parcel/track_parcel.php)   
(Version 4.5.1)

praisebury
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Jan 29 2009

JOBBY  Yay — thanks :)  
(Version 4.6)

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Sep 12 2008
*****

STORMCHILD  This is hands-down one of the best widgets ever made for Dashboard. It supports lots of different delivery services, has a great looking design for each one, and uses Growl to notify you of any change of status in a pending delivery. It's easy to use, and it's free! What's not to love about it?  
(Version 4.4)

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+2
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Jun 25 2008
*****

GRYFFIN  My most-often used widget, and my favorite! Handles every shipping service, and several I've never even heard of! Solid as a rock, easy to use, attractive on screen... what's not to like?

The only way this widget could be better is if it was expandable to handle multiple packages, without having to run multiple instances. It's not unusual for me to have 6-10 packages in the air, and it's silly to require 25MB of RAM for each one. (I realize my needs may be a bit extreme, though, so I won't withhold a star for that.)  
(Version 4.3)

praisebury
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Jun 25 2008
*****

JADDER  I use this widget all the time. It's easy to configure, looks nice, and works flawlessly.  
(Version 4.3)

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Jun 25 2008
*****

GCOGHILL  Can't believe I haven't submitted a review for what is my most favorite widget.

Perfect, in every way. To me, it exemplifies what a Dashboard widget should be. And free on top of it all? You really should donate if you haven't already.  
(Version 4.3)

praisebury
+2
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Oct 1 2007
*****

REDCLOUD  IMO, this is the best of the delivery tracking swidgets out there. Lots of options for different delivery services. Plus, I love the Growl notifications!  
(Version 3.8)

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Sep 14 2007

DISPLACED  Excellent little widget -- works exactly as described for the services I've used it with (Royal Mail and Amazon.co.uk).

As well as working great, it looks great too. Very nicely presented.

I know there are umpteen different postal services in the world, but I'd really appreciate support for Parcelforce deliveries (www.parcelforce.com) -- the parcel/package-focused branch of the Royal Mail in the UK. As many other UK folk will attest, it's usually a good idea to keep quite close tabs on the progress of Parcelforce packages (they didn't earn their nickname of Parcelfarce for nothing!)

Thanks again!  
(Version 3.7)

praisebury
+2
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Aug 1 2007
*****

CHADWITHUHC  great! this widget works wonderfully. im sure you could add some more features like the other person said, but of all the tracking widgets ive downloaded this is the only one that has worked. everything else just gives me an error message.  
(Version 3.6)

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+2
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Apr 23 2007

ZAZZLE  great widget, but two improvements would be really helpful.

first, it should be easy to figure out which service is used by just looking at the tracking number- google already does this.

second, when updating the widget, it would be nice if it could save its state (i.e. current open widgets) before relaunching. as it is now, i have several tracking widgets open now, and when i open a new one i get the 'updated' message and when i click on it to update and install, it closes all the already open delivery status widgets and relaunches with a empty widget, losing all the previously entered information.  
(Version 3.2.3)

praisebury
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Apr 26 2007

ROBOTSPACER  Glad you like the widget!

Google only supports a very limited number of services compared to my widget. It doesn't recognize the DHL numbers that I've tried. I have a FedEx SmartPost number that it recognizes as a USPS number, and brings up none of the information that it does when it's tracked properly. And Amazon order numbers are all in the exact same format, so it's impossible to tell which store they're from. Those are just a few examples. The more services I add the more unreliable it would get. If I was sticking to the very few services Google supports then I agree it would be simple to add, but in this case I don't think it would work well at all.

As far as saving open widgets when you update, please see the help section on my site for a solution: http://mikepiontek.com/software/mac/delivery-status-help.html

Unfortunately I have no control over this; it is Apple's decision to make Dashboard behave this way. Granted I could create a custom installer to work around it, but that just presents other problems and will confuse a lot of users--I don't think it's my place to rework the Dashboard installation process.

Hopefully Apple will improve the process in an update to OS X. I highly recommend you suggest it to them: http://www.apple.com/macosx/feedback/  
(Version 3.2.3)

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Nov 12 2006
*****

F451  The majority of Widgets I find useless and delete within a day's time, or the ones that I do find useful are poorly written, but I still use them as I like the information they convey. However, I still cringe when I use them.

Delivery Status is one of the very, very few widgets that is well executed and written, actually works the way it was intended, provides useful information, and is visually elegant and well done. A sheer delight to use and look at!  
(Version 2.7)

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+1
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Oct 3 2006
*****

BLEE  You are a genius!!! works great with my order from apple.com well technically Canada  
(Version 1.5.3)

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Sep 5 2006

RICHJN  Great!! works with Australia store as well. I know it wont make my new Mac Pro arrive any quicker but at least it stops me from logging in to the Apple Store every 5 minutes to check :-)   
(Version 1.5.3)

praisebury
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Sep 4 2006
*****

LAUCALA  Even works for the UK Apple Store - gorgeous widget  
(Version 1.5.3)

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