I came across this little post on "Widgets" while trolling the web this evening.
First a little background on my day for those that know me personally.
It is late and I can not sleep as my little roommate (Scrappy my cat) is currently spending an unexpected night in the country due to my apt. building being fumigated for "fruit flys" becuase of a not so tidy upstairs neighbor. (The spraying is not good for pets according to my landlord)
Scrappy was supossed to come home with me this evening after a short visit to my friend's house out in the boondocks but I let her roam through the house and she hid herself somewhere....I called out and searched for her for hours on end earlier and around 1030pm last night (tues), I gave up and made sure she had food and water and I drove back to town.
I guess it is a good thing that I didn't bring her home anyway as when I got here there was a message on my answering machine from my landlord saying that the cat shouldn't be in the apt. for at least a day.
Maybe Scrap's knew something I didn't.....but in any case I really miss my little fur ball.
Back to the post at hand.
"Widgets"... are little desktop applications that one can add to their computer systems that enhance the functionality of their computing experience. They can deliver information from either the web or from your computer. Some call them "gadgets" but they are all pretty much the same thing.
I have some installed that I grabbed from Yahoo, which is where my internet connection (in conjunction with SBC) comes from. Google also has "Google Desktop" which I have toyed with and Opera is planning on "gadgets" in their new browser.
Microsoft is planning on integrating these nifty little toys in it's upcoming new operating system called Vista as part of the "Sidebar".
And Apple Computer has a version in it's latest operating system Mac OS X 10.4 called "Dashboard".
More on these widgets below:
Google Operating System: It's A World Full Of Widgets
A Good "Hump Day" to all.
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