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 [SmSpillaz - Random Compiz Fusion Stuff] Compiz Fusion Community News for 25th March 2008: Webgits, Curved ...: Well, whise (The main developer of screenlets) has added functionality to the main screenlets branch which allows you to use web-based HTML widgets and gadgets as screenlets! Unfortunately, I’m not able to grab screenshots, but it allows you to grab the widget’s code location from Google Gadgets, Spring Widgets, WidgetBox and Yourminis Widgets and display that web widget as a screenlet.

[That's Life] Top 10 Things to do to your Desktop: geektool_cropped.jpgMore than just the Mac equivalent of Samurize, GeekTool is a desktop overlay that helps you keep tabs on nearly anything that can be piped through your system terminal””text files, CPU and memory usage stats, a calendar display, a list of Google Calendar events for the day, or even dynamic graph images. And it’s a great motivator to keep your desktop space tidy, to boot.

[Announcements published via Launchpad] [screenlets] Screenlets 0.1 released: Screenlets is a widget framework that consists of small owner-drawn applications (written in Python, a very simple object-oriented programming-language) that can be described as 'the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk'. Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, .

 [Lifehacker: Firefox] Hardy Heron Makes Linux Worth Another Look: Commenting on the post above, it's noted that the default screenlets package distributed in Hardy will *not* convert Google Gadgets for your desktop. To get the more current version, you need to add a 3rd-party source to your repositories list-- perhaps not the best idea for new users, as it could introduce bugs.

[The Ultimate iPhone News Collection - iphone2die4.com] Top 10 Ways to Trick Out Your Desktop [Feature]: But you can also bring on the productivity with Outlook to-do lists and task timers in the Windows sidebar with Google .

[Lifehack] Top 10 Ways to Trick Out Your Desktop [Feature]: That's too bad, considering that the desktop can do a lot more than display wallpaper and hold shortcut icons. From widgets to workflows, from calendars to computer stats and beyond, you can do a whole lot on your desktop without manually starting up a single program.

[Omar's Blog] Windows Vista: The rest of the new graphical interface is quite enjoyable, and very akin to the compiz effects in Ubuntu. I do like the gadgets bar on the side of the screen, also very much like what you’d find if you had the Google Desktop or if you ran a Mac, or if you had any of the widget engines for Linux.

[lazyreader gadget news] Design Your Own Desktop with KDE 4 [Feature]: But what KDE 4 does best is give users the ability to almost completely re-design their desktops, putting their programs, icons and useful widgets wherever they see fit, on as many desktops as they want, to create their ideal workspace.

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