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I’ve noticed through my Google Analytics report that nearly 40% of our readers are using an Apple operating system. I myself do most of the work for the site on a Macbook Pro so I thought it would be nice to do a feature on something for all of those OS X users out there. I headed right over to Apple and looked through their widgit library until I found this little gem for the Dashboard uploaded in January of this year by developer Dustin Senos.

After you download the widgit it gives you instructions on how to import the Facebook Notification RSS Feed into the widgit. Facebook also tells you how to access the feed but I found them both to be a little confusing. If you have some trouble with their instructions like I did you can do it the way I did.

My suggestion is to go to your Facebook Inbox and click the Notifications tab. On that page at the bottom of your right hand side bar, there is a RSS icon next to “Your Notifications”. Right click this link, click add in the book mark that comes up and now you have the an open page of tab with the RSS link right in the address bar. Copy and paste that into the widgit and you are go to go.

The feed is set to check for updates every 15 minutes by default. You can change this to ten, five, two or one depending on how into checking your notifications you are. The great thing about this widgit is that you don’t have to hang out on the website if you are waiting to hear back on something, or want to see if someone has commented on something you posted, like a picture. This is a one click access to your Facebook Notification feed that fits in great with the aesthetic sleekness of the platform. This OS X+ widgit can be obtained for free here.

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