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Mercury Retrograde Widget for Macintosh OS X (10.4) |
This widget lives on your OS X "Dashboard" to warn you (and provide advice) when Mercury is in Retrograde. Say hello to being more productive! Say goodbye to untimely computer upgrades and climbing aboard planes bound to crash and ships doomed to sink!
Don't have Mac OS X? Can't install this widget? Click here to see if Mercury is in retrograde right now!
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You can also have mercury retrograde events – as well as full moons and other items of astronomical significance – automatically added to your iCal calendar. Click here to see how.
This widget for Mac OS X helps you from being surprised when the planet Mercury "goes retrograde." Even folks who have no real faith in astrology have noticed that things generally go to hell a few times a year during this planetary phenomenon.
Click below to install the "Retrograde" widget:
Important Note: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is required. If you’re using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget’s icon in the Widget Bar to open it. If you’re using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget’s icon in the Widget Bar to open it.
Once you have mounted the disk image, double-click the widget file to install it onto your dashboard. That's it!
To learn more about both the astronomical and astrological significance of the Mercury Retrograde event, click here. If you do not know the difference between astronomy and astrology, make sure to attend an astronomy conference and ask a scientist to help you figure out what your "rising sign" is. They love to help out with this kind of thing!