Highestwire: Your news, your views

The HighestWire Widget:

The HighestWire widget is a small desktop mini-application that will bring the latest HighestWire news directly to your computer, without using a browser.

The widget stays on your desktop, displaying the latest headlines as they come in. Mouse over the headline, and you'll see the story's lead. Click on the headline, and the widget will open your default browser to that story. It's that simple!

A snapshot of the HighestWire widget.

To use the HighestWire widget, first download the free Konfabulator software. Then, once it's installed, download the widget itself. Run it--and voila! Instant headlines!

The software is cross-platform kosher, which means both the Konfabulator and the HighestWire widget will run on Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Mac OS X.

Download the Konfabulator software.

Download the HighestWire widget (336 K), ZIP format.

Highestwire polls:

How would you rate the emergency response efforts for Hurricane Katrina?

Options include:

A five; we're all doing all we can do

A four; People have really come together. Even if the rescue efforts were hampered a little, everyone is chipping in to help

A One; What else could they have done, given the conditions of the city?

A three; They tried hard, but factors outside of their control (looters, fires, chaos) slowed them down

A two; It was about what I expected would happen

A zero; why did President Bush wait so long to send troops? Why was there so much miscommunication among government officials?

Emergency Response? What emergency response? Government officials up through Bush should all be fired!

I'm just glad I wasn't there

If people had heeded the evacuation orders, everything would have been fine

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