DASHBOARD!

Yes. They dashed.
That is why they are called the DASHBOARD.

Yet another amazing features of MAC to help you organise you work station.
It allows you to place miscellaneous on the dashboard for quick access without opening the application itself, such as posting stickies, check dictionary and google online, check time and schedule ONTO a semi transparent layer work station, which you can call up in the middle of your work process and push away easily when done.

Go try it!