Windows 7 Gadgets
On this site we review gadgets for Windows 7. Windows Vista and Windows 7 both have a so called “sidebar” that allows you to put gadgets right on your desktop. We think this is one of the best Windows 7 features there is, because you can add so much fun stuff, but also useful gadgets to your desktop, e.g. stock gadgets, live tickers, RSS feeds and much more.
Don’t have one of those stylish iPhone alarm clocks that wake you up every morning playing your favorite song?
You don’t need one! There’s a great alternative, simply grab the Windows 7 Alarm Clock Gadget that can do the same.
A calendar always come in handy. There are plenty of great calendar gadgets for Vista and Windows 7.
If you are using the Windows Live service, you’ll always have to log into your account to check your important dates. To avoid that you can simply install the calendar gadget for Windows 7 and do that right on your desktop.
Pandora is a great service for all music lovers.
If you want to access Pandora on your desktop, you should grab the Pandora Gadget for Vista, because it’s working on Windows 7 as well
Are you trading with stocks? Have you bought some Microsoft stocks or are you interested in DOW Jones and Co?
Well, the bad news are that Microsoft had to remove the stock gadget from Windows 7 RTM (all editions).
Dow jones, who is the provider of the “Dow Jones Industrial Average” quote feed to the Win 7 in-box stock gadget, wants a EULA agreement to be shown and accepted for any user before they can see the data from their feed in the stock gadget.
Luckily there are many 3rd party gadgets available.
Are you on facebook? Are you running Windows 7? More and more people can answer both questions with a clear “yes”.
You should definetly grab the facebook gadget for Windows 7 if you are on facebook a lot:
Windows 7 Facebook Gadget
It takes a little tweak to make it work, but it’s worth it.
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