Keep Tabs on Your Packages

Ok, I’ll admit it: I love mail.  Even if it’s mail that I know is coming, it’s fun to anticipate delivery of packages I’ve ordered, and December is certainly a big season for package deliveries in my family since we’ve all discovered the convenience of on-line shopping.

Whether you just like to watch your package’s route as it winds its way to you, or you need to make sure that the kids don’t grab the mail on days gifts are scheduled to arrive, or you just don’t want to miss an important package delivery while you’re at work, on-line package tracking can be a real benefit.  It gets even easier with Mike Piontek’s Delivery Status Dashboard Widget.

Once you install this widget, you can open a new copy of it for each package you’d like to track.  Click the little ‘i’ icon to flip to the back of the widget and set preferences for delivery service, how often to update, an optional name for the package, and the tracking number.

Once that’s done, you’ll have a widget that constantly displays the current status of your package.

You’ll no longer need to keep a webpage open and continually refresh the parcel service’s tracking window, you won’t need to revisit the website frequently, and you won’t need to keep track of the tracking number (a little tracking humor there for you).  Just pop open the Dashboard, and your package status will be there waiting for you.