Microsoft gadgets are basically
little programs intended to be accessible from your desktop or the web or wherever.
These things have been available before in the Microsoft environment and forever in
the Macs.
little programs intended to be accessible from your desktop or the web or wherever.
These things have been available before in the Microsoft environment and forever in
the Macs.
The first time we saw this idea with Microsoft
was with an “Active Desktop” somewhere around Windows 98. I guess you can’t
keep an obvious idea down, even when most people don’t like it.
was with an “Active Desktop” somewhere around Windows 98. I guess you can’t
keep an obvious idea down, even when most people don’t like it.
To get a look at Gadgets in action, check out http://start.com and
for more about what they really are, see http://microsoftgadgets.com.
for more about what they really are, see http://microsoftgadgets.com.