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Windows 7 Desktop Gadget with TODO List Items which include notes?
I'm looking for a TODO list gadget for Windows 7 that includes the ability to add notes to the individual TODO List items.
I found MyTodo List 1.4.1 but it doesn't really have this ability.
Alarms ...
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How can I replace a gadget that I accidentally removed from my gadgets folder?
I accidentally uninstalled a third party gadget from the gadgets folder on my windows 7 machine. When I tried to replace the same folder in the path C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets, the ...
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Where could I search between windows desktop gadgets
Formerly I could search on Microsoft website (Think gallery.live.com) for a bunch of gadgets and access to thousands of them. But What happened that now there are only some limit number of gadgets ...
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can't download new windows desktop gadgets
I've set up the pre-installed Windows 7 (enterprise) desktop gadgets on my laptop (weather, news), and would like to download & install some more from Microsoft's online offering. But when I find ...
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Windows 7 Picture Puzzle gadget freezes
In Windows 7, my Picture Puzzle counter gadget and solving puzzles does not work.
The gadget is essentially frozen. I've tried uninstalling the gadget and restoring, as well as turning off the gadget ...
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Reminder Gadget for Windows 7 [closed]
Looking for a reminder gadget for Windows 7. It doesn't matter if it's a Windows 7 gadget, a Google Desktop gadget, or a 3rd party application. As long as it can setup a periodically reminder (like ...
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Desktop Alarm clock/Reminder/weather report application for windows xp
I have a 7 inch netbook. I want to use it as a router. Windows XP installed on it. I configured everything and it is working as an access point now. I want to use its 7 inch screen as an alarm clock. ...
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Windows 7 gadget or app that shows stats on multiple network interfaces?
I am looking for a Windows 7 gadget or app that I can leave on my desktop/sidebar. While there are many gadgets that will display network interface info (such as current IP, gateway, etc), what I ...
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Are there any alternative RSS Gadget for Windows 7?
I would like to have a minimalistic RSS Feed Reader for my Windows 7. For that, I think a Gadget would be a good fit. And there is the default RSS Gadget. But it is really bad, because it's animated ...
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How can I add a RSS Feed to the Windows 7 RSS Gadget?
I use Windows 7 and I can add gadgets to the sidebar. One of the gadget is an RSS reader. How can I add a RSS Feed to it? At the moment I have no feeds. I would like to have one from StackOverflow.
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Windows 7 - gadgets disappeared
I'm using the weather gadget on my desktop, and today out of the blue it disappeared!
but not completely, there's a (i) icon there and you can see the close button (X) when you move the mouse over ...
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Any way to enforce Windows 7 to run 32-bit sidebar.exe?
Is there any way to enforce Windows 7 to run 32-bit sidebar.exe instead of 64-bit?
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Is there a todo-list /tasks widget that will sync with Google Tasks?
I'd like to be able to see an at-a-glance view of Google tasks on my desktop (XP). Has anyone found a Yahoo widget or Google gadget that will do this?
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Where can I find a feed reader gadget verified by Microsoft?
I want a feed reader gadget for Windows 7. I search in News and feed gadgets, but can't find any verified feed reader.
Where can I find a feed reader verified by Microsoft?
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Windows 7 Gadgets no longer always-on-desktop
On my machine, the gadgets suddenly stopped staying on desktop if I press show desktop like other applications.
They are visible when I use the "peek desktop" feature, the win+g combo works and they ...
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Why do all the Windows Desktop Gadgets tell me my 4 core processor has 8 cores?
Why do all the Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets tell me my 4 core processor has 8 cores? I have an Intel i7 870 with 4 cores. Yet every gadget I try tells me I have 8. Whats up?
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Windows 7 64-bit HTML content being rendered as text
Odd problem that I noticed one day; applications that use HTML or some XML variant to render content now have that content displayed as text, such as desktop gadgets & computer management. I have ...
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Windows 7 Gadgets doesn't appear properly
For some reason, Gadgets in my Windows 7 OS stopped displaying properly. Did a little research on internet and found that UAC may be the culprit. However, despite putting UAC on level 2, they still ...
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What do I need? a digital pen or a pen tablet or something else?
I use lot of regular pen and paper. Most of my work includes
I write a lot of lengthy articles in my native language (not English).
Solving maths problems => writing a lot of mathematical equations
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Can on mouse over delay to show a gadget's “toolbar” be changed on Windows 7?
When you hover your mouse over a gadget in Windows 7 a small toolbar appears on the right side with buttons for closing/moving/changing options. With gadgets that use mouse interaction this ...
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Portable charging device
I have several devices that charge by USB, that I'd like to keep charged at all times.
I've used my laptop in the past, put it in the lowest possible power setting, but it still gets hot, and is ...
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Corrupted Windows 7 sidebar weather gadget?
It seems that something's wrong with my weather gadget. It won't show the weather and it just says "Cannot connect to service." It's option and size buttons are gone and it's reverted to being small. ...
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Install the default weather gadget on Windows 7
I have uninstalled the default weather gadget by accident (right-click any gadget and press "uninstall").
Now I want to get it back (the 3rd party gadgets don't seem as attractive as the standard ...
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No widgets available in Windows 7 Pro
I have no options anywhere for desktop widgets in Windows 7.
At first, I thought it was because of my UAC settings, so I looked into registry hacks for that. The sidebar registry setting is ...
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Use the Windows 7 RSS gadget without IE
Is it possible? I have uninstalled IE, it was the first thing I did but if I understand this gadget correctly you're supposed to add entries to it by first adding them to IE, which I don't have and ...
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Calender gadget shows a blank orange background in Windows 7
The date is not appearing in any gadgets I use.. the date is displayed in the system tray - but the Calender gadget shows an empty orange background. How can I fix this ?
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Where are the settings for the Windows 7 clock gadget stored?
Where are the settings for the Windows 7 clock gadget stored
For information on clock gadgets see here http://superuser.com/questions/150063/how-to-get-more-than-3-international-clocks-in-windows-7
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How to get more than 3 international clocks in Windows 7?
Is there a way to get more than 3 international clocks in Windows 7?
This How To Geek article describes how to add two extra international clocks but I'd like more.
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desktop widget (sidebar) birthday reminder
Does anyone knows a desktop gadget (win vista or 7) that reads and displays events (birthdays) from yahoo/hotmail calendar??
I used a Yahoo Widget for in win XP but now I want to use a sidebar ...
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Windows 7 Gadgets dock?
I've got four gadgets on my Windows 7 desktop. I want them to dock against the edge of the screen, such that maximized windows don't cover them (the "Always On Top" option doesn't meet my needs).
Is ...
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Looking for gadget (or anything else) to find true CPU speed in Win 7
I'm looking for a gadget preferably, or any program, to tell me my true CPU speed in Win 7. I have a Xeon 3426. I'm running the Intel Turbo Boost monitor gadget, but it's only going down to 1.87 GHz. ...
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What is a good way to render a site or portions of a site into a desktop gadget/widget?
I guess a better way to ask this question (or an alternative to it, in my case) would be to first ask what a good way to do this would be, instead. Namely, I want to have a gadget on my desktop (not ...
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Lock System when certain hardware is removed
I am working at a company where you are supposed to lock your screen whenever you leave your desk alone for a few minutes. Now I wondered if there is a nifty little tool that would lock
my screen once ...
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how to uninstall a desktop gadget/widget in w7
I've installed this widget called magic folder. But it crashes often how do I uninstall it?
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Windows 7 gadgets changing place when I move from dual monitor to a single one
I am using Windows 7 on my laptop.
At the office, I have a dual monitor setup through my docking station while at home or during meetings I use my laptop with its single monitor.
Whenever I move ...
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Where does Windows Vista's Notes gadget store your notes?
I like to use the default notes gadget in Windows Vista, and I want to synchronize my notes between my PC and my laptop. I'm going to use Dropbox, so I just need to know where does the gadget store my ...
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Windows 7 sticky notes - better alternative? [closed]
i like the post it sidebar app in windows 7, but it offers almost no features and so I'm looking for an alternative.
Some of this features would be nice:
- easy font formatting
- better resizeable
- ...
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Earth Clock widget for Windows 7
Is there an Earth Clock widget for Windows 7's desktop?
I mean something like this, a view of the earth, with the evolution of the light part, according to the time (the clocks in themselves are not ...
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How to increase font size of Google desktop gadgets [closed]
How can I make the fonts in the Google desktop gadgets bigger?
I'm using Google desktop. It's a taskbar that sits on the side.
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Good Digital Pen that Integrates with Microsoft OneNote
Does anyone know of a good digital pen product (like the Logitech IO2) that:
Can cleanly integrate with Microsoft OneNote
Works with regular paper (not expensive DPS paper)
Works with Windows 7 - ...
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Windows 7 Gadgets and Screen changes [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows 7 gadgets changing place when I move from dual monitor to a single one
I'm having an issue with Windows 7 on a laptop. When I dock my laptop I put all my ...
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Is there a method to hide all gadgets on Win 7 quickly?
There is a way to show all gadgets, and that's by pressing WindowKey + G
But pressing that again won't hide all gadgets. There are some situations where a user want to hide all gadgets, such as ...
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Is Gadget on Windows 7 buggy for now?
Is Gadget on Windows 7 buggy for now? For example, I made CPU Meter, Clock "always on top", but sometimes, one is on top but the other is not. I have to make it "not always on top" and then "always ...
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Where is Note Pad Gadget in Windows 7?
Where is my Note Pad Gadget in Windows 7? Where to download it from (One which was in Vista by default was best one for me)
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I saw the Gadget “Speed Test” and “Stock” in some Windows 7 books, but don't find it on Win 7?
I saw the Gadget "Speed Test" and "Stock" in some Windows 7 books, but don't find it on Win 7?
There is a "Get more gadgets online" but they look quite 3rd party... and installing them might have ...
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Can the Gadgets be on a Sidebar on Windows 7 like on Vista? And where did the Note Gadget go? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can you make Windows 7 sidebar work like Vista's
Can the Gadgets be on a Sidebar on Windows 7 like on Vista (and letting the Sidebar occupy part of the desktop ...
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Need a name for a specific System Info / CPU + Mem Usage Win 7 Gadget?
I would like to know the name of this gadget:
Anybody got any idea what's it called?
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London Tube gadgets
Are there any free London Tube information (service updates) gadgets for Windows Vista sidebar?
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Vista side bar world clock gadgets?
I am searching for a free analog world clock gadget for Windows vista Sidebar . I found some of the world clock are good . But they are not simple and they are working only on on line .
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Windows Desktop Gadgets crash
I suddenly started getting
"Windows Desktop Gadgets has stopped working."
The crash details are:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: sidebar.exe
Application ...
