Feb 06
This hint is for UK users that want to watch BBC iPlayer shows on their desktop while ‘working’ on other stuff. It uses Safari’s Web Clip feature to view the iPlayer content in a Dashboard Widget, as seen in this screenshot.
First, enable ‘devmode’ in Dashboard, as explained in this hint (you can just killall Dock to activate devmode, no logout/login required), so you can float the Web Clip on your desktop. Next, grab the iPlayer content:
- Open Safari and find the iPlayer page with the show you want to watch.
- Click File » Open in Dashboard… (a purple toolbar will appear).
- Move the mouse over and click the iPlayer Play button to select the iPlayer area, then click the ‘Add’ button. Dashboard will open and load the iPla…
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