TinyHacker » sidebar gadgets http://tinyhacker.com Tiny Tips for the Common Geek Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Desktop Gadgets Discontinued – Now What? http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/desktop-gadgets-discontinued-now-what/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/desktop-gadgets-discontinued-now-what/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:00:16 +0000 CorporateGeek http://tinyhacker.com/?p=5914

Last month, Microsoft decided to discontinue their desktop gadgets gallery and the support for these mini-applications. Where Windows 7 & Windows Vista users can now get access to good gadgets?

This article aims to help and shares two of the remaining sources of gadgets, plus a roundup of great gadgets you might want to try.

The Best Remaining Desktop Gadgets for Windows 7

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If you wanted a sidebar instead of floating gadgets, this tiny download acts like the sidebar available in Vista.

via Kurt Shintaku’s Blog

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If you don’t know which are the latest must have desktop gadgets for Windows 7, check out this roundup from 7 Tutorials. They’re proposing gadgets which allow you to tweet straight from your desktop, monitor wireless networks, stay in touch with the latest RSS updates, facebook your life away, etc.

Top 7 Desktop Gadgets for Windows 7

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/7-cool-desktop-gadgets-for-windows-7/feed/ 0 Put Pidgin Contacts into the Vista Sidebar http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/put-pidgin-contacts-into-the-vista-sidebar/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/put-pidgin-contacts-into-the-vista-sidebar/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:06:00 +0000 howtogeek http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/put-pidgin-contacts-into-the-vista-sidebar/ Pidgin Vista Sidebar

This is the first actually useful gadget I’ve seen for the Vista Sidebar, with the possible exception of the Weather gadget… it does the very simple job of putting your Pidgin buddy list into the sidebar.

Hit the link for the full explanation of how to install and use it.

Put Your Pidgin Buddy List into the Windows Vista Sidebar :: the How-To Geek

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