Desktop Gadgets - am I alone in finding these useless

[RogerR]

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Notification Area Icons\System Icons

Thanks - good to know. Meanwhile I set the task bar to auto-hide, I think I like that even better.

 

[whs]

To hide the recycle bin, see this: Hide, Delete, or Destroy the Recycle Bin Icon in Windows 7 or Vista :: the How-To Geek

 

[boohbah]

I don't use windows gadgets either , i prefer a clean desktop and for this i use objectdock . i do however use yahoo gadgets for an email notifier and a neon clock the transparency can be set on these so they are not overbearing, i also use a stand alone calendar, rainlendar ,i use a clear one so as not to look cluttered also.

 

[gregrocker]

Very nice clean look there boohbah. Wonder what it uses in RAM tho compared to the same/similar Win7 Gadgets. My memory of Yahoo Widgets is they were more stable than Vista but nothing is as stable as Win7 gadgets - one year now without a hiccup.

 

[Parker]

Yeah I only currently use 1 gadget and it's only to tell me my ISP usage stats, eg. how much I've used, how much I've got left and how much I can download per day with the amount left.

 

[boohbah]

Very nice clean look. Wonder what it uses in RAM tho compared to the same/similar Win7 Gadgets. My memory of Yahoo Widgets is they were more stable than Vista but nothing is as stable as Win7 gadgets - one year now without a hiccup.

its quite hungry i see its 7.700k,7,492 yahoo
31,584k objectdock
7,804k rainlendar

 

[strollin]

I don't find too many of the gadgets useful but there are some. As has been pointed out earlier, finding the good ones can be difficult. My main issue is that there are so many that provide duplicate functions, how many clock different gadgets do we need? LOL

 

[zigzag3143]

I only use one. the sevenforums gadget.
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[duustheboy]

Useless ****

Absolutely useless ****. If you want it then you should manually download it.

 

[Pikey]

I don't mind the odd bit of gadgetry on the desktop .. although I use Yahoo widgets instead ..

 

[patrickt]

I shared an office with a guy whose desk was covered with stuff. He had a dummy hand grenade, three pictures of his wife, a deskset, and other stuff. My desk had my laptop and my daytimer. That was it.

It's much the same with my computer. My desktop is clear, waiting for me to work. If I want to know the local weather I'll look outside.

 

[TGSoldier]

There is nothing on my desktop. After installing windows, UAC gets disabled, and then gadgets/sidebars whatever it is you call them.

My desktop has no icons. I know where everything is in my PC. I even disable the search feature. :huh:

 

[Jonathan_King]

I am with Ken. I use the SF gadget, that's it.

 

[jamest1945]

Jimbo45,

I to like minimal items on my desktop. I have not seen any need for a Gadget.

 

[xXSevenXx]

What I don't like about the gadgets is that they were resized when I adjusted my Display settings.
They became too large and I was unable to make them smaller!

 

[jfar]

What I don't like about the gadgets is that they were resized when I adjusted my Display settings.
They became too large and I was unable to make them smaller!

Try this and see can you fix them.


http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10215-gadgets-restore-default-gadgets.html?ltr=G

 

[Tpiom]

Same!

I don't use any of them, just useless tools that you don't really need. CPU and memory-eaters too!

 

[xXSevenXx]

What I don't like about the gadgets is that they were resized when I adjusted my Display settings.
They became too large and I was unable to make them smaller!

Try this and see can you fix them.


http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10215-gadgets-restore-default-gadgets.html?ltr=G

I don't need to restore them, I would like to make them smaller.

 

[OnSpiderPark]

gadgets don't have to be crappy frivoless thins that tell you waht to eat in shanghi but the gadgets i use have become essential on my desk top

 

[gregrocker]

Very nice clean look. Wonder what it uses in RAM tho compared to the same/similar Win7 Gadgets. My memory of Yahoo Widgets is they were more stable than Vista but nothing is as stable as Win7 gadgets - one year now without a hiccup.

its quite hungry i see its 7.700k,7,492 yahoo
31,584k objectdock
7,804k rainlendar

Sidebar 8500k
StikyNotes 1100k

Stable and low on resource consumption.