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RE: Interested in desktop widgets?
blah, i'm not into the "omg, my desktop looks so cool, i am teh 1337age" scene, the only modifcation i have done is to download the media centre theme.
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blah, i'm not into the "omg, my desktop looks so cool, i am teh 1337age" scene, the only modifcation i have done is to download the media centre theme.

Most widgets are not about making your desktop look "1337" but they have a use. For example if you have a cpu temp widget you can easyly check you cpu temp when you are overclocking. Or if you have a tv guide widget you can check the tv sechdule by just showing the desktop. The whole essence of widgets is to simply display information in one accessable place.
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RE: Interested in desktop widgets?
i used to have konfabulator but it slows ur computer down a bit but they are still really cool
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RE: Interested in desktop widgets?
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blah, i'm not into the "omg, my desktop looks so cool, i am teh 1337age" scene, the only modifcation i have done is to download the media centre theme.

Most widgets are not about making your desktop look "1337" but they have a use. For example if you have a cpu temp widget you can easyly check you cpu temp when you are overclocking. Or if you have a tv guide widget you can check the tv sechdule by just showing the desktop. The whole essence of widgets is to simply display information in one accessable place.


and u can even have games throught, little games like pin pong and such.
09-20-2005 01:24 AM
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cpu temp widget

i'v been looking a for one like that for ever! is there one for konfabulator? (which looks good) :)
09-20-2005 01:39 AM
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cpu temp widget

i'v been looking a for one like that for ever! is there one for konfabulator? (which looks good) :)


There was one released this week I think that does this.
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RE: Interested in desktop widgets?
I used to use konfabulator but then it kind of went funnyy and half uninstalled itself :S


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RE: Interested in desktop widgets?
Im not really sure if you can call this program a "Desktop Widget" but,
it looks cool
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It is called The SphereXP.
This is from their website:
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The SphereXP is a 3D
desktop replacement for Microsoft Windows XP. Taking the known concept
of three-dimensional desktops to its own level. It offers a new way to
organize objects on the desktop such as icons and applications.
I would have tried it, but it seems that it would make my computer lag,
because some other guys that i read on their forums, have a better
computer & video card and it was still lagging...
If anyone tries this, can you tell me the specs of your computer?
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* Chris4 downloads SphereXP

laggy.. pretty fun though :P

I did have konfabulator and kapsules.. but they get annoying after a while.
I prefer a clean desktop :-\
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RE: Interested in desktop widgets?
Im feed up with widgets they were good when they came out but now there just genrally annoying lol :/
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