Summary

In this chapter, you have learned about the following three types of gadgets and widgets available for Windows 7:

  • Windows Desktop Gadgets
  • Google Desktop Gadgets
  • Yahoo! Widgets

Though they look similar, each has their own way of doing some things. For each type, you looked at the following:

  • Installation of the gadget program, if needed.
  • Adding gadgets from your computer or the Web.
  • Moving, hiding, docking, and customizing.

Finally, you took a short quiz so that you could test what you've learned and compare how each program presents a Weather gadget.

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