Look, widgets are not as cool as I thought they would be. When I had my PC, I added some variation of widgets on my computer. Just to make it more Apple-like. In the end, I couldn’t find enough useful reasons to press F12 and visit the widget page. Much like the iPhone apps, there are numerous novel, fun and even silly applications. But nothing that leant to my practice.

About two months ago, that all changed. A program called Easy Envelopes was mentioned in passing. It was an envelope widget. The program integrated with the address book and was receiving a fair amount of praise from my fellow mac-lawyers. After two months of using this widget, I can say that the praise is well deserved. First off, the program is free. Second, it is super easy to set-up and use (as Mac apps should be). And third, the integration into address book is flawless. 

I know there are mail-mergers and Quick Silver superstars out there. You will not find this application handy. But if you are using MS Word or Pages Templates to print up an envelope, you will really love this app.  I still only hit F12 to use this widget. But it is nice to have a reason to hit F12 again. You can find Ambrosia’s Mail app here.