Archive for the ‘Soft Gadgets’ Category
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 |
The word “gadget” used to describe a very new and innovative technological device used for specific purposes. The car, the telephone, the mobile phone, the computer – all of them were considered gadgets when they first appeared as they were very new and brought new technology and also people were not used to them. But they started spreading little by little and now they are considered part of our lives, an usual sight in our homes. In time, the computer department started developing really fast and that meant an incredible innovation both in the hardware and the software department.
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New software applications appeared , having more or less success but only a few of them reached the fame and success they needed to get to be called <strong>software gadgets</strong>.If a few years ago you could use these <strong>software gadgets</strong> only on your computer or laptop, now you can use them on any of the devices that run an operating system and have internet access, like the iPhones, iPads , Blackberries and so on. These gadgets are in fact software applications that make it easier for you to use the software and they can include any of the following: fun and games, fun , utilities, search tools, mail and contacts, safety and security, music, movies, IM messages, TV and a lot of other interesting stuff.
But ever since the release of the Windows Vista and more recently Google imrpoves features, the most famous and used and widely spread <strong>software gadgets</strong> are the desktop gadgets and the sidebar gadgets. You have such a gadget for almost anything you might want to. You can add the gadgets’ icons to your desktop and this allows you a quick view at the gadget images, thus being able to find the information you need by simply looking at them . No need for you to open a lot of windows and search for specific info, as it is available on your desktop, one glance away. You can download and install these gadgets easily and move them around your desktop with your mouse.
There is a weather gadget that allows you to see the weather forecast for a certain location in real time or to see the forecast for a week from today. Of course you need internet connectivity to update all the data about the weather. The images are very illustrative, as you can see a cloud when it’s cloudy, raindrops when it’s raining and so on, together with the temperature in that particular location. Then there’s the calendar gadget that displays the day, date, and some additional info if there’s a special holiday . You can also use the currency gadget that shows the parity between two currencies of your choice, very useful for businessmen and also for people travelling abroad. My favourite is the gadget that shows the system features and monitors the CPU temperature. this way I know when something goes wrong and I can fix the problem in due time. The moon phase gadget is interesting and useful for astronomers and astrologers, but also for people who are passionate about this or who simply want to plan a family outing during a full moon weekend.
These are just a few examples, but there are a lot more and they make computer using more fun.
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010 |
It is true that most of the Windows program users have switched to Vista or the newest version, Windows 7, but there are still people using XP versions (Home and Professional) and so, gadgets are available for them also. Gadgets are mini program that offer you certain information and also give you a glance about the frequently used tools. Also, the Windows sidebar helps you in organizing your gadgets and devices.
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The Windows Sidebar is a pane that usually appears on the right side of your Microsoft desktop (or screen) used in order to keep your gadgets and gizmos well organized and daily available. Also, if the right side doesn’t suit you best, you can always customize the Sidebar and put it on your preferred location, such as always on op feature or sitting below maximized windows. The gadgets ones uses can have a wide angle of possible uses, so that they can connect to the Internet in order to deliver business data, weather information, the newest updates or traffic zone mapes, provide you with the best radio stream and much more. They can also interact with other programs in order to provide you streamlined entertainment. As already people can see with the clear eye from the Internet, the most gadgets available online and for free support the Vista operational system or the newly released Windows 7. As some users might be a little more traditionalist (or have rather old desktops). not everybody uses the vista version or the windows 7, but features can be found available for all windows users, no matter the year or the version they are running.
As stated before, the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets featured with Windows Vista looks much alike the widgets introduced for the Mac OS 10 or the desktop bar included with Google Desktop Search or the Yahoo! now deskbar.
This gadgets feature calendars, sticky notes, clock, weather news available, music players or even a running slideshow of some of your favorite photos and loads more.
As the sleek Windows Vista Sidebar is part of the Vista feature and does not run as a separate product, sites like thoosje.com have released a similar sidebar for the
Windows XP OS that looks and works alike its sister’s Vista Sidebar, all free of charge of course.
Some of the most used free gadgets for windows XP are integrated in a set called Crystal Gadgets for Windows XP and Vista, and it includes the following:
-Gadget Watch
-Gadget Calendar
-Gadget Calculator
-Search engine and busola
Also,the newly released 2010 version, the Windows XP Gadgets for this year include:
-Glassy TimeTime
-Date
-Calculator
-Weather
-Music
-Player
-Info System and many more and is available for download at http://rapidshare.com/files/341263289/30_Windows_XP_Gadgets_2010.rar address.
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 |
Are you a computer freak? (Check.)
Are you interested in what it is written here? (Check.)
Do you know most of the websites presented below? (Double check. I know them all)
Well, if you spend more than 2 hours/day, EVERY single day surfing on the Internet, it is clearly that, at a certain point, you were interested in discovering certain things. And it is also clearly that you appealed to the Internet to solve your problems. One click on the most used search engine across the Globe and you can find everything you ever wanted.
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Also, you could have used those minimum 2 hours per day in other ways in your daily activity on the web: the most important one is buying things online. This has gotten obsessive and fun in the same time because you always end up with things you didn’t really need, but hey- I bought them just by pushing a button! It doesn’t matter you will never use those things, because, by the time you realize they are no good- you would have already purchased others even less useful.
Last, but not least, people use the Internet in order to socialize or communicate via blogs or personal sites so that they will feel better after they realize that somewhere in this world, there might be one person who doesn’t think they are not
cool at all. But because this article is cool, it could only refer to
cool things. So, what are the
coolest websites to spend your time on? The countdown has gotten to some
of the most
cool websites existing now.
1. TheOnion.com
Known for satirical news and irreverent treatment of popular issues, The Onion might just be the funniest destination on the web. For this, it tops the list of the coolest websites.
2. widgetbox.com
Whether you want to personalize your blog or your Myspace profile, web widgets are where its at. And widgetbox has all the glitters you would want.Ever.
3.Babel Fish- http://www.babelfish.yahoo.com/
Super easy free language translation machine (online application)
4. http://www.totse.com
Temple of The Screaming Electron. The best counter-culture site on the web
5. www.lolcats.com
Cute and hilarious Internet phenomenon.
6. http://www.bugmenot.com/
You can instantly get disposable login details for any popular website that forces you to register.
7. www.DailyLit.com
By accessing this website, you can read your favorite books by email (on your PC, mobile, PDA etc)
8. www.GoogleSms.com
It provides mobile users a quick access via SMS to a range of practical information and tools about everything.
9. www.RetailMeNot.com
The best existing way to locate discounts coupons for hundreds of web sellers and services right from your browser toolbar.
10. www.TeleFlip.com
It auto-forwards your emails to your cellphone device as a text message.
11. www.UrbanDictionary.com
Humorous and practical user maintained online dictionary where people provide definitions for slang language.
12. www.miniclip.com
It provides hundreds of fun, free games. Be careful- it’s addictive!
Note that these are only a few of the coolest websites available. For a complete list, please check one of the following links:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/40-unusual-websites-you-should-bookmark/
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 |
The coolest must have applications for the new iPhone 3GS are, of course, the free ones, because they provide great features and functions without any cost. Let’s take Trapster, for example, this is a cool application that will notify you when you have a speed camera or a red light camera around you.
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The application follows your current GPS location in real time and displays on your iPhone 3GS touch screen the radar alert zone, so you can slow down if you are driving fast. The software comes with Twitter and Facebook integration, so you can post your favorite trips on your Twitter or Facebook account.
The application is easy to use – the Map display options allow you to select the items you want to see on the map and if you want to see the speed traps you have to select the “Report Enforcement Point” option.
Joost is another c
ool free
must have application for your
new iPhone 3G
S that allows you to watch movies, TV shows and listen to music for free. The application gives you the possibility to choose from thousands of videos, TV shows, celebrity news and more. You can browse them by category, you can view the most popular videos or you can search for a specific video.
This is a cool on-the-go video entertainment and you can download it for free from iTunes. For more information about Joost, visit the www.joost.com website.
Free Photo Filter, as the name implies, is a free photo filer application that allows you to make your photos better then ever. The application includes the following filters: lomography filter, polarizing filter, black and white filter and retro effect filter. The filters are simple and the application is very easy to use and the best thing about it is that it saves the images at their full resolution, so no image size limit for this software.
Skype is another
must have application for the
new iPhone 3G
S, because it allows you to make free Internet calls, so you can communicate with your loved ones for free.
Files Lite is an application that allows you to take your documents anywhere with you. You can view them and then transfer them to any compatible PC or Mac. You can connect your iPhone with the computer via WiFi and then all you have to do is drag and drop the files from your smarphone to the computer.
The free version has a storage limit of 200 MB, but if you want to have unlimited storage limit you can purchase a full version of Files Lite. The application supports most Microsoft Office documents and also Apple iWork documents.
Backgrounds is nice application that allows you to choose from over 10.000 unique backgrounds for your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G. You can choose from 30 categories like: Flowers, Technology, Cities, Hight, Fantasy, Animals, Funny, Cars, Water, Sunset and more.
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010 |
Not everyone is a fun of sidebar gadgets, but if you are one of those persons who find them very useful, in the next lines we are going to present a few Windows Vista sidebar gadgets that can make your work on the computer easier.
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The first sidebar gadget for Windows Vista is zCalendar. This small application is a great replacement for the original Vista calendar because it provides more functionally than the original one. The appearance of this gadget is similar to the Vista calendar, but the features are not the same.
With zCalenadar you can make notes regarding your important events and appointments and when you have an appointment the calendar will alert you with a sound of your choosing. The gadgets highlights the days when you have an event, so you can see them better. You can download this gadget for free from Windows Live Gallery.
The Digital World Clock is a useful sidebar gadget if you work with persons from different parts of the country or the world, because you are able to see the time in their zones. The gadget gives you the possibility to name the clocks you add and you can add as many clocks as you want. You can download it for free from Windows Live Gallery.
ProWeather Gadget for
Windows Vista is a cool
sidebar gadget that shows you a lot of information is a small space. If you want to know only the location and the temperature, the gadget displays this information is a very small space, but when you click the arrow at the bottom, the widgets slides out a lot more information like: chance of rain, sunset time and sunrise time, visibility, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, air humidity and more.
When the gadget slides out you also get a full 10-day forecast and you have the possibility to set two cities and you switch between them. The gadget supports international weather stations, so it can be used by everyone all over the world.
Another useful
sidebar gadget is the ZipGadget that allows you to find the zip code you are looking for in US. The gadget will display the zip code for any US mailing address; all you have to do is to type the address and to click the “Get Zip” button. This small widget gives you the possibility to copy the zip code and to paste it into another application.
The Language Translator is a small and compact gadget that uses the Google translator to help you find meaning to the words you don’t know. All you have to do is to type a phrase into the top box of the gadget and than select the language. It is easy to use and it is very useful. You can download it for free from Windows Live Gallery.
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