Comments on: Widget Wars - Microsoft to Launch “Microsoft Gadgets” http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:37:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: jazzer http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-334824 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:45:18 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-334824 the sad thing is many of them are search engines. do you really need that on your desktop?? the sad thing is many of them are search engines. do you really need that on your desktop??

]]> by: ClapekDodki http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-231351 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:38:46 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-231351 <a href="http://eros-amatoriali.iitalia.com/32-in_cinta/" rel="nofollow">in cinta</a> in cinta

]]> by: ClapekDodki http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-230587 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:03:49 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-230587 <a href="http://eros-amatoriali.iitalia.com/27-tette_piccole/" rel="nofollow">tette piccole</a> tette piccole

]]> by: Kuaidang http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-45727 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:34:28 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-45727 Widgets were in the Mac OS in 1984. Widgets were in the Mac OS in 1984.

]]> by: Alice http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-3095 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:21:11 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-3095 No - you have to try widgets to see what I am talking about. They can use the web (if you do a weather feed or RSS reader), or run as stand alone tiny little software apps (like clocks and calendars, notepads, etc.). I can't live without mine. Try konfabulator.com and you'll see what I mean. They finally made the Windows desktop cool. Most widgets are 15K of memory. No - you have to try widgets to see what I am talking about. They can use the web (if you do a weather feed or RSS reader), or run as stand alone tiny little software apps (like clocks and calendars, notepads, etc.). I can’t live without mine. Try konfabulator.com and you’ll see what I mean. They finally made the Windows desktop cool. Most widgets are 15K of memory.

]]> by: Dolemite http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-3087 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:27:12 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-3087 Great, more crap to fill up desktop space. Google Desktop is OK, but not completely thrilling. Is it just me or have we done a complete 180 going back to push technology with the web? Great, more crap to fill up desktop space. Google Desktop is OK, but not completely thrilling. Is it just me or have we done a complete 180 going back to push technology with the web?

]]> by: Lockergnome's Tech News Watch http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-3076 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:26:09 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1826#comment-3076 <strong>Widget Wars - Microsoft to Launch "Microsoft Gadgets"</strong> We have been hot on the trail of widgets ever since we found Konfabulator back in Feb. Apple of course, released a competing platform called Dashboard, then Yahoo bought Konfabulator, and today we got newds that Microsoft was getting into the widget wa... Widget Wars - Microsoft to Launch “Microsoft Gadgets”

We have been hot on the trail of widgets ever since we found Konfabulator back in Feb. Apple of course, released a competing platform called Dashboard, then Yahoo bought Konfabulator, and today we got newds that Microsoft was getting into the widget wa…

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