Desktop Widgets and Applications

[Elindil]

Alright im interested ,and im sure others might be, in discovering new destop items. So if you have one, heard of one, or want to show one go right ahead.
Pics are welcome as are links.

Note to mods: This is not anime related and therefore i did not use the Anime widgets and desktop applications thread so please dont get it confused.

[NeX]

Have you thought about buying anime pillows and bed sheets? that might better suit your taste

[Pendevous]

This would apply to any engine, whether you are using Yahoo! Widgets, Google Desktop, Windows Sidebar, etc, Rainlendar or other independent ones, right? :p

Useless trivia: Widget = Windows Gadgets. They are called, "Screenlets" in Linux, and "Dashboard" in Mac.

[DeusVult]

Originally Posted by NeX

Have you thought about buying anime pillows and bed sheets? that might better suit your taste

I heard Overlord01 has Roy Mustang bed sheets, pillow cases, and even drapes!

[OverLord01]

Originally Posted by DeusVult

I heard Overlord01 has Roy Mustang bed sheets, pillow cases, and even drapes!

In my dreams!! But if i had a chance I would dress the whole room up. Roy everything!!! (laughing) Well maybe some things.

[Elindil]

Originally Posted by Pendevous

This would apply to any engine, whether you are using Yahoo! Widgets, Google Desktop, Windows Sidebar, etc, Rainlendar or other independent ones, right? :p

Useless trivia: Widget = Windows Gadgets. They are called, "Screenlets" in Linux, and "Dashboard" in Mac.

any. and the rest of you quit spamming in my thread, or i shall alert the authoriteh and trust me they wont like so many pms

[Pidjiken]

You know I'm always watching. =P

I have no widgets though sorry.

[Pendevous]

Okay, regarding those gadgets, I used to have Yahoo! Widgets and Google Desktop:

1. Google = People who like simple, quick, organized gadgets
2. Yahoo! = People who like gadgets displayed anywhere, and like a lot of features available

I also don't know why, but Yahoo Widgets were more stable for me compared to Google, yet Google Desktop consumed more space.

In the end, I removed them both, and installed Rocketdock with a clock plugin, as well as Rainlendar. :D

WARNING: DON'T EMULATE YOUR DESKTOP IF YOU WANT IT TO RUN QUICKLY.

[alexander]

Never had much use for those. Currently only use a currency converter that is a little better than what comes with the OS.

Originally Posted by Pendevous

Useless trivia: Widget = Windows Gadgets. They are called, "Screenlets" in Linux, and "Dashboard" in Mac.

In 2003 the old term widget was expanded to include these programs across several platforms. One such platform is Dashboard, which came along in 2005, but what lives there is still called widget. There have been several attempts by late-comers to introduce new terms like gadget, but they mostly failed. Which unfortunately makes it hard to find software for your platform of choice.

[Drahken]

I've never really found any widgets that are remotely interesting or useful to me. It seems like all of them are either boring/useless/redundant, or very niche applications (ie, like a friendfinder for a specific online game. Fine if you play that game, but if you don't...)

The only useful one I've ever found is dsclock. I like to keep my taskbar on autohide, but also like to be able to check the time at a glance. Since it's small/unobtrusive, and it sits on top of other windows, I can keep a clock down in the corner without having to keep the taskbar visible.
One other such tool that I use sometimes, but I'm not sure if it counts as a desktop widget, is netgraph. It's a small prog that sits on top of other windows & shows me a real-time graph of my internet up/download speeds.

Since both of these sit on top of other windows & not directly on the desktop, I'm not sure if either counts as a desktop widget, but they're the closest things I use, so... *shrug*