ANDREW HEDGES  You'll be glad to know that version 1.1 has added compatibility with Firefox and a few other browsers. Give it another try. :-)  
(Version 1.1)

ANDREW HEDGES  Hi. I would have been glad to make it work with Firefox, but I'm using AppleScript to grab the URL and, AFAIK, Firefox isn't AppleScriptable.  
(Version 1.0)

ANDREW HEDGES  As I mention in the FAQ, I also am a (paid!) user of PHPfi. It's a great app! This widget serves a similar purpose. It's just a different vector for getting at the information. That, plus it doesn't take up space in the Dock. One big advantage of PHPfi is you can use AppleScript to jump from BBEdit straight to a particular function in PHPfi. If there's a way to do the same thing in PHPfr, I'd like to know!  
(Version 0.9.1b)

ANDREW HEDGES  I'm aware of this problem and am working on a fix. In the meantime, flip the widget over and select English as your preferred language and the widget should work as expected.  
(Version 0.9.1b)

ANDREW HEDGES  The issue with not being able to move the slider or resize the widget very fast have been fixed, as of version 2.3. Thanks for your patience!  
(Version 2.3.1)

ANDREW HEDGES  ColorSafe has just been updated to eliminate that trailing newline. Thanks for your patience!  
(Version 1.0)

ANDREW HEDGES  Good idea. I may incorporate that into the next version!

-Andrew  
(Version 2.3)

ANDREW HEDGES  Hmm. Not sure what you mean by this. Make-A-Pass is meant to create passwords for use in other applications. It does so by using a highly random algorithm that will not replicate on another machine. You're implying there's some security risk to using Make-A-Pass, but there's simply not. Can you explain what you meant? Thanks!

-Andrew  
(Version 2.3)

ANDREW HEDGES  IP Locator uses whatismyip.com to fetch the user's current IP address. They occasionally change the format of their page, breaking this functionality. I have rewritten the screen scraping routine so it should survive any future changes. Thanks for downloading IP Locator!

-Andrew  
(Version 1.2.1)

ANDREW HEDGES  Help me make IP Locator the best geolocation widget around! Please take 5 minutes to fill out my "super-short" survey. Thanks!

http://andrew.hedges.name/widgets/preview.php

-Andrew  
(Version 1.2)

ANDREW HEDGES  IP Locator uses WhatsMyIP.com to determine your machine's current IP address. Strange that it's not recognizing when you change networks!

YES! You can now (as of version 1.2) lookup hostnames (and domain names), not just IP addresses. The example on the new screenshot shows www.google.com as being in Mountain View, CA, USA.

Maybe I need to change the name? Any suggestions?  
(Version 1.2)

ANDREW HEDGES  There is nothing malevolent about IP Locator or DNSStuff.com, nor do I think the other user's comment meant to imply that there is.

IP Locator simply takes an IP address (yours, by default) and looks up its parts in a database and returns the geographic location, if known.

I believe DNSStuff.com uses a commercial database of geolocation information which -- it's possible -- may have been built (at least partially) in the manner described by the previous poster. However, there is nothing in this widget that returns any information about users (beyond an IP address) to me, DNSStuff.com, or anyone else for that matter.

I applaud the efforts of our friends at hostip.info to create a free database of geolocation information, based on voluntary contributions. Right now, I believe the database used by DNSStuff.com is slightly more accurate.

In any case, thanks for taking the time to look at IP Locator. Watch for some great new features in a future release including resolution of hostnames and mapping of locations!

-Andrew, developer of IP Locator  
(Version 1.1)

ANDREW HEDGES  As a widget developer with several widgets under my belt, I have to say I have used Widget Creator not to make widgets, but to make my widgets better. Specifically, the graphic quality of my widgets has improved significantly since I found this little bundle. Thanks, Jeremy, for releasing it!

-Andrew Hedges

http://andrew.hedges.name/widgets/  
(Version 1.0)

ANDREW HEDGES  In version 2.2, I have just made Make-A-Pass even narrower (320px) by changing "Copy to Clipboard" to "Copy" as you suggested.

I also made the top half of the backside a little darker. Good suggestions!

I am aware of the issues ith the slider and resizer controls. They are like that to prevent some erratic behaviors that were happening, but I will look into whether there is a way to implement these controls that is more consistent with how desktop apps behave.

Thanks, again! Very helpful comments, Anonymous!

-Andrew  
(Version 2.2)

ANDREW HEDGES  Thanks for your review of Make-A-Pass. Yes, it's wide. This was so you could preview the entire 64 character password before using it. As I see it, the options to make the widget narrower are as follows:

1. Use a reduced font size for the password field

2. Use a password field that is shorter than 64 characters

3. Make the widget width user-configurable, either with a resize handle, or by varying the length of the field as the user changes the password length

I think each of these has some drawback or other, as follows:

1. Smaller fonts are harder to read, especially for older eyes

2. A password field shorter than 64 characters means you won't see the whole thing before you use it

3. Variable width widgets are more of a pain to program!

Well, even just writing this out, I realize #3 is probably the way to go. The user should be in control of how wide the widget is. If you're only ever going to use 16 character passwords, why have it 64 wide?

Thanks again for the feedback!

-Andrew  
(Version 2.0)

ANDREW HEDGES  This widget is, in fact, based on a game I wrote for my 6 & 7 year old kids. I purposely made it so the computer would make mistakes and the AI is pretty simple, anyway. So, most adults probably won't find this the most challenging game widget around. If there's interest, I could write a "souped-up" version that plays optimally.  
(Version 1.1)