Shake Shack Dashboard Widget

A prettier and more convenient way of viewing the official Shake Shack webcam.

Background

Since it opened in the summer of 2004, the Shake Shack has been enormously popular. People would endure an hour-long line just to get a burger, hot-dog, or frozen custard. Insanity, I tell you! (Although I do agree that the food is pretty damn good.)

Recently, the Shake Shack installed a webcam, pointed in the direction of the famously long line that snakes through Madison Square Park. Using the wonders of modern technology (the interwebs), anyone with a craving for the "Shack" and an internet connection can know before they go.

Lovely, right? Problem is, the webcam is a Flash movie embedded in a big web page and doesn't look all that pretty. Worse, it doesn't even display the frozen custard flavor of the day! To sum it up: It's not terribly convenient.

We have the technology. We can rebuild it.

I present to you the (unofficial) Shake Shack Widget:

screenshot of Shake Shack Widget
(There's no line in the photo above because
it's just a screenshot from a quiet time.)

A live webcam image of the Shake Shack line combined with Custard Calendar data. All presented in a Mac OS X Dashboard Widget. Good Lord, technology is amazing.

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Features

System Requirements:

Current Release Notes:

Version History:

Version 1.03: 2007-05-25

Version 1.02: 2006-08-06

Version 1.01: 2006-06-27

Version 1.0: 2006-06-21

Planned Features / TODO

Credits & Contact Info

This widget was created by Justin Blecher. My email address is my first name (justin) at this domain (worksperfectly.net). Comments and constructive criticism are welcomed.

Download

Installation Instructions

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is required. If you're using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget's icon in the Widget Bar to open it.

If you're using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. Show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget's icon in the Widget Bar to open it.


DISCLAIMER: This widget is not provided by nor endorsed by Union Square Hospitality Group.