Windows Vista for Dummies: Windows Sidebar and Gadgets
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Gadgets
Gadget are mini interactive applications that allows you to have quick access to information. Unlikethe past where you are required to perform multiple operations before reaching the information you wanted, such as opening the web browser and navigate to the weather forecast website. Gadgets instead presents you with such information at a glance, without the need to open the web browser. Of course, other and presenting weather forecast, various different Gadgets allows you check on stocks, system information, etc.
Sidebar
Sidebar is the pane that houses the Gadgets on the side of the Windows Desktop. However, it is not necessary for the Gadgets to stay in the Sidebar only, you can actually move the Gadgets out of the housing to Windows Desktop.
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