Microsoft introduced gadgets when the company launched the Windows Vista operating system. First in a limited gadget’s sidebar that restricted the location that gadgets could be placed in, and then usable on the full desktop with the release of Windows 7. Users who visit the Windows Live Gallery page are now redirected to a Looking [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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5 Windows Desktop Hardware Gadgets
Gadgets, love them or leave them. Microsoft introduced sidebar gadgets in Windows Vista and improved the way they were handled in Windows 7. Gadgets are small programs that run on the computer desktop. They were limited to the sidebar in Vista, a limitation that was removed by Microsoft in Windows 7. Gadgets can be helpful [...]
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Where Are Gadgets Stored In Windows?
I have reviewed a Windows gadget two days ago that allowed anyone to display images made by a webcam on the computer desktop. The developer pulled the gadget from the website after the review and one commenter asked if anyone had downloaded the gadget from the site and could put it online so that everyone [...]
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7 Email And Notification Gadgets For Windows 7
Microsoft has changed the way gadgets behave in Windows 7. Gadgets in Windows 7 can be moved freely around on the computer desktop unlike how they were initially implemented in Windows Vista where they were locked in a sidebar. The following list contains ten email and notification gadgets for Windows 7 (or Windows Vista). These [...]
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Windows Vista Sidebar For Windows XP
One of the more visible changes of the Windows Vista operating system was the Windows Vista Sidebar which made it possible to put so called gadgets on the Windows Desktop. Gadgets are small applications that can display all kinds of information such as RSS news feeds, contacts or system information. Many Windows Vista users like [...]