Master the basics of Windows Vista with our free Windows Vista tutorials. Tutorial 4 – The new Windows Vista sidebar

In the fourth of our free Windows Vista tutorials, Marc Liron shows us how the new Windows Vista sidebar and mini applications (also known as gadgets or widgets) can make using Windows Vista more productive and more fun.

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Additional Notes

The concept of sidebars and gadgets is not a new one. Sidebars have been popular in other operating systems (including Windows XP!) for some time. Vista takes the step of adding a standard sidebar, but on Windows XP the user must choose from the various third party sidebars and gadgets available. Below are some of our favourites:-

Desktop Sidebar
Desktop X
Yahoo Widget Engine

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