Thursday, October 30, 2008

Windows Sidebar and how-to tips

Windows sidebar is an application that can used to view various information.This made user more easy to view information or doing their works.Windows Sidebar is available in all editions of Windows Vista.Below is a screen shot showing various types of gadgets at my computer desktop.
With Windows Sidebar you can know what is the current time,date or even your computer information such as operating system,ram/cpu usage and so on... you can also enjoying slide show with the picture in your computer or playing some simple games.Knowing the weather,news or doting notes also can be done by using Windows Sidebar.

To open Windows Sidebar,user can click Start>All Program>Accessories>Windows Sidebar or type Sidebar at the start search.To close Windows Sidebar,user can right click the Windows Sidebar icon at taskbar (expand if needed) and click exit.

User can download more gadgets by click the 'plus' button at the right top on the screen and click download more gadgets.Or you can go to http://vista.gallery.microsoft.com/vista/SideBar.aspx?mkt=en-us to download.

When user click the plus button,user will see the collection of gadgets that he or she have.By clicking the "show details",user will see the information of the selected gadgets.User also can types the name of a gadgets in the search bar to search gadgets.By clicking the arrow button beside the search bar,user can search gadgets by filtering the author of the gadgets.

Conclusion,make our life easier with Windows Sidebar by making full use of it.

Enjoy easier life and enjoy playing gadgets^^

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