May 2, 2008
Your Xbox Live buddies are only an F12 away
Posted May. 2, ’08, 9:52 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Software
The power of the Internet continues to amaze me—much like the power of cheese. A few months back, my longtime friend and partner-in-crime Jason complained on the blog my friends and I share that he was disappointed with all the existing Mac solutions out there for keeping track of one’s Xbox Live gamer buddies. And the Internet, my friends, answered.
Our friend Jacob mocked up a solution, which was then taken up by the industrious Andrew Baldwin. The result is a very handy Dashboard widget that lets you add the Xbox Live friends (or, potentially, enemies) you want to keep tabs on; it’ll then display their gamertag, gamer icon, and online status (or when they were last online). Now I can see how many of my pals are deeply ensconced in GTA IV.
I’ve been using beta versions of the widget for a couple months now, and I have to say that I find it to be the best thing since sliced cheese. If you’re looking for an easy and Mac-friendly way to keep track of your Xbox 360 buddies, give it a try (download link).
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Awesome! I've always resorted to opening Firefox and navigating to xbox.com/live. This will be much faster and easier. Kudos to the makers of this widget!