JavaOne is over, and frankly, that was one of the lowest-energy conferences I've been to in a long time. Attendance felt sparse, and there just didn't seem to be much enthusiasm. Perhaps it's that the technology isn't fresh anymore, or maybe it's the natural reflection of a programming language that's gone corporate.
The Dashboard vs. Konfabulator debate has become more interesting now that people have had time to post. I watched sections of the Keynote again, and while the two tools for developing accessory applications do look almost identical, I think Apple has greatly improved on the concept by choosing WebKit as the display technology. Konfabulator was a pain to develop for -- much more difficult then it needed to be. Developing widgets for Dashboard should be extremely simple -- they're just small web pages. And they are web pages with full rendering support for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Heck, if it is just WebKit, you would think the full range of plug-in's would be supported, which should make Flash designers drool. Plus, as a WebKit view, the CPU hit should be almost nothing (unlike Konfabulator.) Dave Hyatt posted a couple nice technical explanations of Dashboard on his blog.
For lunch today I had Dim Sum at Yank Sing and it was fantastic. I don't remember the street name, but it was an alley near 2nd and Market. I definitely recommend this place, although it was pricey ($30+ per person.)