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Microsoft Gadgets

Index Microsoft Gadgets

Microsoft Gadgets are lightweight single-purpose applications, or software widgets, that can sit on a Microsoft Windows user's computer desktop, or are hosted on a web page. [1]

16 relations: Computer program, Dashboard (macOS), Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows, Mobile phone, Rainmeter, Scott Isaacs, Software widget, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Desktop Gadgets, Windows Live, Windows Live Spaces, Windows Media Center, Windows SideShow, Windows Vista.

Computer program

A computer program is a collection of instructions for performing a specific task that is designed to solve a specific class of problems.

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Dashboard (macOS)

Dashboard is an application for Apple Inc.'s macOS operating systems, used as a secondary desktop for hosting mini-applications known as widgets.

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Microsoft Developer Network

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is the portion of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers and testers, such as hardware developers interested in the operating system (OS), and software developers developing on the various OS platforms or using the API or scripting languages of Microsoft's applications.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

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Mobile phone

A mobile phone, known as a cell phone in North America, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area.

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Rainmeter

Rainmeter is a free and open-source desktop customization utility for Windows, released under the GNU GPL v2 licence.

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Scott Isaacs

Scott Isaacs is a software architect who is best known for the development of Dynamic HTML (DHTML), which is at the core of what is commonly termed Ajax.

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Software widget

A software widget is a relatively simple and easy-to-use software application or component made for one or more different software platforms.

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Windows 7

Windows 7 (codenamed Vienna, formerly Blackcomb) is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows 8

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

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Windows Desktop Gadgets

Windows Desktop Gadgets (called Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista) is a discontinued widget engine for Microsoft Gadgets.

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Windows Live

Windows Live is a discontinued brand-name for a set of web services and software products from Microsoft as part of its software plus services platform.

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Windows Live Spaces

Windows Live Spaces was Microsoft's blogging and social networking platform.

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Windows Media Center

Windows Media Center (WMC) is a discontinued digital video recorder and media player created by Microsoft.

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Windows SideShow

Windows SideShow is a technology developed by Microsoft and introduced in the Windows Vista operating system that is designed to provide information such as the number of unread e-mail messages or RSS feeds on a secondary display of a Windows-based device; displays may be integrated as part of a device itself or included as part of a separate component connected to a personal computer.

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Windows Vista

Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn) is an operating system by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Gadgets

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