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    gadgets supported by windows 8

    I recently heard a news which is related to Microsoft and the news are ((Microsoft is no longer supporting uploading or development of innovative Gadgets)) I heard that news and also watch this news on (MWLGS) Microsoft’s Windows Live Gallery site. guys anyone have any idea about that? please share .... thank you .

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    re: gadgets supported by windows 8

    Oh its very nice for me. My first consideration when I used W8 for the first time was what happens with Gadgets in Desktop? I mean, you can possibly obtain a Metro application that's more lively looking and pretty much immerse than any gadget that I recognize of...

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    The news impact for me that is just very well I despicable them in other operating system like VISTA -- didn't make use of them in Windows 7 and I am happy to see the back of them.
    If you require this type of applications just install one as an Application like Metro on Windows 8.

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    I am pretty confident somebody will discover a tweak to place the Vista sidebar back on - like in Windows 7. I believe the sidebar is orderly, particularly if you have a lot of genuine estate on your display. I must acknowledge I'd of liked to see a go back of the sidebar, nearly all monitors these days are extreme wider than the content and a sidebar build a good use of the additional space

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    Fine, I for one make use of five of them greatly for monitoring the RT system, and will be pretty disturb if there's no method to run them in Windows 8 when it's finalized. Yes’s, they say build and use Metro applications that do the similar thing, but are you going to be capable to have Metro gadget like applications that display the similar kind of information on the usual desktop also Or only on the metro desktop which is Immerse? For the reason that if it's just the on the Immerse lone, then that's pretty meaningless when you're on the usual desktop, isn't it..

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    That is correct, but looks at the conditions applications; it shows the similar information as the Weather gadget for Desktop. When you switch on the Metro application, it's a complete display visual showing additional detail. Click on the Desktop application, you get a weather MSN site showing additional detail and a additional forecast. That both info is principally displayed the similar way. One's full window; the others an immerse, apart from the immerse is prettier and modern. But I can observe still, for example, a monitor gadget for system. That could possibly work as Metro applications, but it does seem somewhat meaningless to have it in the Start Screen and not on the desktop.

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    Hmmm, I'm not so confident we'll see gadgets vanishing completely; I just imagine Microsoft requirements to use Live Tiles as an alternative. It would make sense bearing in mind that the gadget platform can obtain fairly RAM concentrated. I love my gadgets, have gotten used to the system information at a momentary look.

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    I only utilize one gadget and that is the see-through desktop clock which can still be at present used in (WDP) and looks better on the desktop than the clock (Metro UI). I believe M$ will in its place have parallel Applications obtainable from the Application store and let's expect they are still free of charge.I also got blessed and my gadget was still obtainable from the developer’s website so I still have the gadget obtainable for Win 7and Vista OS's.

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    The major benefit of the sidebar is that it is constantly on top (if you put it that technique) and does not get in the way with the pages. The finest gadget there at least for me was the Application Launcher. I could things a lot additional shortcuts into their than into the Widows 7 task-bar. devoid of the sidebar, I optioned to tool bars.

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    I simply ever used clocks to put in to a 2nd monitor. I'll ignore that. But generally gadgets just never actually took off like they should ANTIVIRUS.
    The most of them just weren't that large while others were categorical crap. Several were huge, but there weren't sufficient of them to ever build the sidebar gadget a wide spread genuine concern. The sidebar also had prospective, but that too lacked quality and features. A re-vamped and improved edition would maybe work very now for the cause John mentioned on top of real estate. But we're not going to discover out because it's dead. possibly a new dog in the future will take its position.

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