Looking for more widgets for Yosemite's Notification Center? There are quick ways to monitor your system's status, find out what's on TV, control your thermostat, and much more.

We highlighted a variety of today widgets for Yosemite back in November – showing you how to track packages, currency prices, your email, and your to-do list. Since then developers have been hard at work making more widgets – here are some of the best.

TV Today: See When Your Favourite Shows Will Air

Wondering when the next episode of your favourite TV show is on? TV Today ($3) gives a quick way to see which of your favourites are on tonight.

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There aren't a lot of shows included by default, but contact the developer on Twitter and he'll add them quickly.

Monitor Your System With iStat Mini or Monity

Power users love knowing what's going on with their machines, which is where system monitoring tools come in. If you want a quick overview of your system performance, iStat Mini ($2) lets you see a few things at a glance.

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This looks great and doesn't take up a lot of space, but some users will want more information. If you're one of them, Monity ($2) is the tool you're looking for.

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There's a lot of information by default, but you can configure what shows up and filter what's not relevant to you.

See Your Battery and Memory Status With Diag

Maybe you don't need to see every system stat: maybe you're just interested in your battery and your memory. If this is you, a couple of free tools can provide you with widgets. Battery Diag, for example, gives you this overview of your battery:

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Memory Diag gives you a memory overview, pointing out how much free memory you have and which apps are using up the most RAM:

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You can configure this widget to show even more information, including the size of your virtual memory.

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A recent iTunes update brought a widget for controlling the music player, but most people use more than iTunes at this point. If streaming services Spotify and Rdio supplement your iTunes collection, the free Silicio widget lets you control all of your music players from one widget.

Thermos Widget: Control Your Nest Thermostat

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The Nest Thermostat can save you money by automating your energy use. It also lets you control your heating remotely, thanks to smartphone apps. If you'd also like to control the temperature from your Mac, Thermos Widget ($3) gives you a quick way to do so.

MonthlyCal: A Better Calendar Widget

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Yosemite comes with a "calendar" widget, but it only shows appointments for the current day – not useful if you want to see what day of the week the 16th is. MonthlyCal ($1) gives you a full view of the current month, and lets you browse calendar appointments as well.

If you'd rather not pay, free app Itsycal does much the same thing but is not a widget.

More Commands For Today Scripts

A few months ago I pointed out that Today Scripts lets you display the output of any command, meaning it's a sort of Geektool alternative for the Notification Center. I showed you all kinds of commands in that article, but here's a few more.

See The Headlines From Any RSS Feed

RSS is a great way to keep up with all sorts of information, even at a glance. The script SH RSS Feed makes it easy to output the headlines of any RSS feed. Combine with this Today Scripts and you've got a quick overview of any RSS feed.

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Just edit the script with your desired RSS feed, then point Today Scripts to it. As you can see, I used a sports score RSS feed so I can monitor the NHL, but you could use this for any RSS feed you can think of.

See The Last Successful Time Machine Backup

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If you want to know when you last backed up your files, use the following script.

tmbu=`tmutil latestbackup | grep -o '[0-9]\{4\}\-[0-9]\{2\}\-[0-9]\{2\}\-[0-9]\{6\}' | awk '{print $1,$2,$3,$4,$5}'`;

tmbudisplay=`date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S" $tmbu "+%B %d, %Y at %l:%M:%S %p"`;

echo "$tmbudisplay"

via MacOSXtips.co.uk

Finally, here's a quick command for seeing the current trending topics on Twitter.

        curl --silent "https://mobile.twitter.com/trends" | awk '/<li class="topic">/{getline n; getline m; print m}'
    

via MacOSXtips.co.yk

Which Today Widgets Did We Miss?

That's my quick list of little-known Yosemite widgets. But I want to know what I missed. Point out your favourites in the comments below.

Alternatively: are there still Dashboard widgets that you prefer to use? Let's talk about why you still prefer the Dashboard, and whether you think Apple will kill it off soon.

Do you use the OS X Notification Center?