With desktop widgets still on my mind – see my post last week about DesktopX and Konfabulator – I came across a rather neat and timely one that might be of interest to my US friends in particular.
Here’s Political Meter, a Windows desktop widget that will monitor the predicted outcome of the US elections for you. Automatically updates once a day.
Needs DesktopX installed.
I’m assuming it will work outside the US as well, and not get blocked like the President Bush blocked website (for security reasons, says a BBC report today).
Neville, the political meter is from http://www.electoral-vote.com, which provides extensive daily analysis about the latest polling in the US. A must read for political junkies.
What’s interesting is their focus on state-by-state polls, which is where the contest will be decided. The “national” polls that are widely reported here in Europe are, in the end, irrelevant. — Allan