HostsWidget is a free Dashboard Widget that will help you manipulate your /etc/hosts file quickly and easily.
Existing entries won't be touched by the widget, only ones with #hw commented on the end of the line will be editable.
Here are some key features of "HostsWidget":
· Add, enable and disable entries in the /etc/hosts file
· Integrates with sudo
· Restarts lookupd automatically.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Added compatibility for 10.6
· Now uses authorization framework rather than sudo