New to add to my list of essential Dashboard Widgets:

‘Do you know what a drag it can be locked in a freezer by ill-meaning bank robbers? Ever felt helpless while being chased by Soviets through Kabulstan? With some ice cubes, a light bulb and your computer you can break out of that freezer. Or, if you’ve got a broken spy sattelite and a roll of duct tape you can soar above the Soviet menace in your very own hang glider. MacGyverisms is full of over 200 ideas to help you get out of a bind in a hurry, just dont forget the duct tape!’

MacNN points to an article on Apple UK: Pushing Broadcasting to the Limit, which is all about the crazy-cool Mac setup that ITV used during the 2005 Tour de France. Said one producer: ‘Visitors who came to look at our system simply couldn’t believe I could play a clip on the timeline to within five seconds of it still recording — I had to show them to prove it!’ Pretty spiffy.

In baseball news today, Kenny Rogers was reinstated by an arbitrator, Nomar Garciaparra hit his first homerun of the season — box score — Congress is nosing around for more info on the Rafael Palmeiro situation, and ESPN is being capital-W Watched.