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AUG 13

Stay up to date with Olympic Medal wins with the Olympic Medal Count Gadget

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Donavon West, Sidebar Gadget-maestro, is at it again! He just released a brand new Windows Sidebar gadget designed to let users keep track of Olympic Medal wins from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . Download: 2008 Beijing Olympics Medal Count Gadget This

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Tags: Windows Vista, Featured News, Windows Media Center, Windows Sidebar, Sidebar Gadget, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

JUN 20

Track the Weather on Mars with the Phoenix Mars Weather Gadget

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

You can get the latest weather (Maximum and Minimum temperatures per Sol or Martian Solar Day) on Mars from the Phoenix Mars Lander delivered to your desktop from the Phoenix lander currently on Mars. Download: Phoenix Mars Weather Gadget The Phoenix

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Tags: Windows Vista, Featured News, Windows Sidebar, Sidebar Gadget, Mars, Phoenix Mars Mission, NASA, Mars Lander

MAY 09

Looking for the Logo: Update on Certified for Windows Vista

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

I caught up with Deryl McCartney, Marketing Manager for the Windows Vista Logo Program , to get a general update on Certified for Windows Vista products as of today. Just to re-cap: Certified for Windows Vista products are products that carry the above

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Tags: Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Hardware, Sidebar Gadget, Windows Vista Logo Program

APR 22

Check out these new Sidebar Gadgets for Windows Vista

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Today I've got some pretty neat new Sidebar Gadgets to tell you about for Windows Sidebar. If you're into Baseball, you'll like this new Gadget. Fox Sports on MSN is offering a Fantasy Baseball Gadget brought to you by People-Ready Business from Microsoft.

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Tags: Windows Vista, Featured News, Windows Sidebar, Sidebar Gadget, MSN Video, People-Ready

APR 11

Indexer Status Sidebar Gadget for Windows Search

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Brandon Paddock, who works on the Windows Shell Team here at Microsoft, wrote a Windows Sidebar Gadget that displays the status of the Windows Search Indexer . Download the Indexer Status Gadget here . I don't know about you but I think it's kind of neat

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Tags: Windows Vista, Featured News, Sidebar Gadget, Windows Search 4.0, Windows Search, Search Indexer

FEB 01

The Live Search Maps Gadget is back!

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Donavon West, whose company LiveGadgets.net was hired by Microsoft to develop the Live Search Maps Gadget originally, has announced via LiveSide that the Live Search Maps gadget is back and available for download ! This awesome gadget lets you look at

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Tags: Featured News, Windows Live, Windows Sidebar, Live Search, Live Search Maps, Sidebar Gadget

JAN 03

Finding Certified for Windows Vista Devices

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Ever in need to search for a Certified for Windows Vista device? I've got the site just for you. A few weeks ago I needed to find some Certified for Windows Vista devices in a specific category: printers. I was directed by a friend to the Windows Vista

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Tags: Windows Vista, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Windows Sidebar, Sidebar Gadget, Windows Vista Hardware Compatibility List, HCL

OCT 17

Get Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office with New Sidebar Gadget

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Nathan Weinberg over on InsideMicrosoft has spotted an interesting (and helpful) new Windows Sidebar Gadget on Windows Live Gallery : the Office Tips & Tricks Gadget. The Office Tips & Tricks Gadget sits on your Sidebar or off on your desktop

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Tags: Featured News, Windows Sidebar, Sidebar Gadget, Donavon West, Windows Live Gallery

JUL 16

Check out the Expedia Fare Alert Gadget for Windows Sidebar

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Sarah Perez from Channel 10 has blogged about the new Expedia Fare Alert Gadget for Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista. Just like Josh from Windows Connected , I find this Gadget extremely useful for keeping track of destinations I regularly visit such

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Tags: Windows Vista, Windows Sidebar, Sidebar Gadget

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