Lesson 8. Manage Information Using Gadgets
Goals
Understand the concepts and benefits behind gadgets and RSS
Customize the Windows Sidebar
Configure and customize gadgets
Find and install additional gadgets
Determine what it takes to build your own gadgets
The good news about Windows Vista is that the operating system makes it very easy to connect to the Internet and drink from its fire hose of knowledge. The bad news is that Vista is indeed a fire hose of knowledge, so it’s easy to drown in a flood of information. Fortunately, Vista offers some tools to help you manage the flow.
Vista’s desktop features a shaded area that’s home to miniprograms (or applets) called gadgets. These applets are new to a Microsoft operating system but not to personal ...
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