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Sidebar 1.0 beta (Mobile)

Sidebar is your own free personalized content discovery app. Every day Sidebar will have a fresh selection of entertainment, news, deals, humor, videos and more waiting for you to check out in one convenient place. Sidebar puts the "fun" in functionality. Convenient action keys let you play videos, open direct...

Tags: Mobile, Video, Beta, Sidebar, Corporate Communications, Scanners, Games, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-01

Thoosje Sevenbar 3.0 build 2348 (Windows)

Our Windows 7 sidebar for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista has gadgets like media players, sticky's, calculators, Google search, Yahoo search, and lots of more search engines. It has also Vista sidebar gadgets like weather and system uptime and lots of more useful gadgets. The sidebar uses 50% less RAM...

Tags: Vista Sidebar, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Thoosje, Sidebar, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-15

IE now uninstallable from Windows 7

IE now uninstallable from Windows 7Of course in only uninstalls iexplorer.exeThat's all IE is. They can't uninstall the mshtml control because that's not IE, that's a system component used by numerous 3rd party apps. They'd break tons of apps if they removed that.I have this option in Windows...

Tags: Web browsers, Right Now IT, sidebar, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 7, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

My favorite Windows Vista gadgets

When I first began using Windows Vista, I dismissed the Sidebar as a gimmick. It didn’t help that the default gadgets Microsoft offered were of limited utility and that some early gadgets caused performance problems. Over time, though, I’ve become a Sidebar convert. I haven’t encountered a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Gadget, Sidebar, ShareMaster Gadget, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-11-06

Bluto XT 2 1 (Windows)

Bluto is the fastest browser in the world with unique features. The bookmark panels at the top of each browser are equivalent to the favorites list in common browsers. The sidebar has tons of information. The idea behind bluto is to maximize speed, visibility, and efficiency, while minimizing tools that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Blackhat Software, Bluto, Sidebar, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2008-10-31

Thoosje Vista Sidebar 2.5 (Windows)

Our Vista sidebar for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista has gadgets like media players, Sticky's, calculators, google search, yahoo search, and lots of more search engines. It has also vista sidebar gadgets like weather and system uptime and lots of more useful gadgets. The sidebar uses 50% less RAM and...

Tags: Vista Sidebar, Gadget, Thoosje, Sidebar, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Google Video now more usable

Google Video has gone through many transformations through the years. Even the concept behind the service has gone through several transformations as they try and find their own spot on the web where they can thrive. The very first iteration of Google Video ironically had nothing...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Video, YouTube Inc., Video, Sidebar, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-04-18

All gadgets (How do I... Add and customize sidebar gadgets in Microsoft Windows Vista?)

All gadgets (How do I... Add and customize sidebar gadgets in Microsoft Windows Vista?)good overview but...I wanted to point out a couple features the reveiwer seems to have missed, or chose not to highlight:- You don't have to drill all the way down to the control panel applet to access...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), RSS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Sidebar, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-09-21

Google Desktop version 5 released

Google just announced their latest and greatest version of Google Desktop. The new release gives users a better sidebar, a preview "plusbox" in search results and better security. The Gadget directory was given a major facelift too -- it looks very apple-ish with the reflective gadget previews. "The...

Tags: Google Desktop

Blog posts 2007-03-06

Bluto XT (Light) 1 (Windows)

Bluto is the fastest browser in the world with unique features. The Bookmark Panels at the top of each browser are equivalent to the Favorites list in common browsers. The sidebar has tons of information. The idea behind Bluto is to maximize speed, visibility, and efficiency, while minimizing tools that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Blackhat Software, Bluto, Sidebar, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2006-10-23

Bluto XT 6 (Windows)

Bluto is the fastest browser in the world with unique features. The Bookmark Panels at the top of each browser are equivalent to the Favorites list in common browsers. The sidebar has tons of information. The idea behind Bluto is to maximize speed, visibility, and efficiency, while minimizing tools that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Blackhat Software, Bluto, Sidebar, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2006-09-26

Google's new desktop search

Desktop 3's Sidebar can be dragged aroundGoogle users can now drag Sidebar modules anywhere on their screen. CNET News.com's Elinor Mills describes that and other new features of Google Desktop 3.

Tags: Google Inc., Sidebar

Videos 2006-02-09

Week in pictures: Photo chop, Vista

Week in pictures: Photo chop, VistaSidebar's "gadgets" are similar in concept to Microsoft's Active DesktopEnough with the comparisons to Dashboard and Konfabulator. Microsoft's gadgets are a rehash of Active Desktop components, which were introduced back in 1997 with IE4.

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, photograph, Sidebar, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-02-03

Gates shows off Vista in CES keynote

Gates shows off Vista in CES keynoteIt's not made in USTo tell you the truth dudes, a majority part of Windows vista is developeed in China and India. In fact, other microsoft softwares are also outsourced to these two countries: Visual Studio, Exchange server, MSN, to name a few....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, Desktops, Sidebar, video, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-04

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo begin war on features

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo begin war on featuresYahoo! is! even! a! competitor? NTno textM$N is an internet GIANT?I wonder just what KIND of ant a GI-ant is? ;)Deja vuDidn't we already have "portal wars" back in like 1998?? Yahoo, Go/Infoseek, Excite, et al? It seems personalized portal pages...

Tags: Portals, M$N, sidebar, Now-What, Google Inc., Europian patent, Neomedia Technologies,NEOM.com, Internet, Europian, Internet navigation, Microsoft Corp., NeoMedia, specificaly, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-11-07

Build 5219 (aka Sept CTP) missing PDC-demoed "mashup mojo"

Build 5219 aka Sept CTP missing PDC-demoed "mashup mojo"Active Desktop 2.0The sidebar is essentially Active Deskop 2.0 -- on the side of your screen instead of on the desktop under all your windows. The main enhancement is that "gadgets" can be written with Windows Presentation Framework, so they will...

Tags: sidebar, Active Desktop, PDC-demoed, Build 5219, Sept CTP, mashup

Discussion threads 2005-09-15

The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job plea

The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job pleaOoops ...OK, that's not good, now every virus writer is going to be little ticked and try to prove that virus writers ARE geniuses ... I think I might just disconnect for a few months until this blows over ... way to go...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, sidebar, talkback, job, MyDoom virus, trojan horse

Discussion threads 2004-09-10

Additional Resources

Slammer 1.0 (Mac)

Slammer is a layout tool. You can design layouts by sectioning your canvas using grid systems, fibonacci series, golden sections or harmonious sections. Slammer can be used as an overlay on top of any application while you are tweaking your design. Slammer also has rulers, a magnifier and a color...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, SQL Slammer, Grid, Ringce, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-11-17

Trog Bar 2009.11.10 (Windows)

Seize control of your tasks, e-mail, and time with TROG: the Total, Relaxed Organization Guru. Designed by time management experts, this intelligent sidebar automatically prioritizes, manages, and coordinates your task list, e-mail, and calendars--recommending the best tasks to do next--so you spend your time being productive instead of organizing to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Priacta, Time Management, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Saft 12.0.2 (Mac)

Saft for Safari is a plugin to extend Safari's features with sidebar, searchable history and bookmarks, full-screen browsing, type-ahead searching, customized Google Search field, URL shortcuts and kiosk mode. Features include: Ad/banner blocking with simple URL pattern matching Add bookmark folder here and add bookmark here in every bookmark...

Tags: Menu, Apple Macintosh, Browser Window, Web Browser, Hao Li, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-12