I like ambient information devices–particularly ones that give you information at a glance in a clever way. If you’re stuck inside on a Windows machine, check out Kaze to Desktop. Kaze–’wind’ in English–moves your windows around based on the speed of the wind at your location.
Also, take a look at Drop Clock from the same group–it’s a gorgeus screensaver clock with both Windows and Mac versions.
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