Saturday, March 17, 2012

Handy Gadgets for Windows 7



Gadgets offer functionality, convenience and just looks cool on your desktop.  Some of these gadgets can show you the today's weather along with a 5 day forecast, there's the news that can be viewed from the corner of your pc, you can also monitor your computer's hardware, there's also some for social networking ie: Facebook and Twitter.

Below are some gadgets with links to download and install them :

Drives Meter


With this Drives Meter Gadget you can display your hard disc or flash disk space, free space, used space, bar indicates used space, read speed, write speed and activity up to 4 drives.


All CPU Meter



With this All CPU Meter Gadget you can display your Processor usage, Cores temperatures and RAM usage.  To check on your core temperature, you'll need another gadget to use with this one called Core Temp.

Remember if your temperature is high, you can contact us and we'll diagnose it for you, leave it for too long and your pc can overheat and cause damage to your hardware.



Network Meter

  

This 2 in 1 Network Meter (Wireless Network Meter and Wired Network Meter) will show you SSID, Signal Quality, Internal IP address, External IP address, IP lookup with Google Maps, Speed Test, upload speed, download speed, Remaining (usage and day), total of usage and whether your connection is secure or not secure.

AccuWeather MiniForecast

These sleek and stylish widgets give you all the forecast and radar data you need and can be docked, undocked, expanded, and placed on your desktop, so you can access your weather information wherever and however you wish. AccuWeather.com Windows® Gadgets feature up-to-date severe and winter weather alerts, worldwide current conditions and 5-day forecasts, instant access to weather videos, and access to radar and satellite imagery.

Facebook Explorer


Millions of people use Facebook these days to keep in touch with friends, family, school mates, and more. With the FB Explorer gadget, you can check for new messages and friend activity quickly and easily as well as comment and like items in your news feed.   It can be configured to run in a smaller or larger width and one of three heights, and you can specify how often you want updates (from every one to 60 minutes). It gives you a compact view of your own status and information or friends’ activities.

Tweetz

For all you tweeters out there, we have Tweetz!  Because tweetz is a Windows Sidebar gadget it stays on your desktop where it's always available. And if you're a fan of Windows 7's Aero Peek, you're going to love tweetz. Simply move your mouse over the "Show Desktop" bar at any time to reveal your gadgets, including tweetz, and read your tweets.
Tweetz also respects the gadget guidelines. The docked version (pictured above) is 130 pixels wide and plays with other "docked" gadgets correctly. Want more realestate? No problem, the undocked version is wider.

Mini TV

Mini TV is a Windows gadget that will let you enjoy on your Desktop TV channels offering internet streams. The gadget comes with several channels predefined (some of them may not be available for your country), but it will also let you add custom channels. A timer function will stop the connection after a specified time passes.  You can watch the program in the gadget window or you can double click it for full screen.


iPhone Battery Meter

The iPhone Battery is an excellent battery indicator gadget. It's simple and attractive with little in the way of extras.  As far as its functionality, the iPhone Battery Windows 7 gadget works just fine. Of course there are plenty of battery monitoring gadgets out there that work just as well. You'll be downloading this one simply because it looks cool, which is as good a reason as any.   There are several other skins to choose from within this gadget.


Language Translator

This is a 43-language both-way translator gadget.
Language Translator needs to run in the Windows Sidebar, it is more convenient than any separate translation software or widget.

If you have anymore that you'll like to share, don't hesitate reply on the comments below.





No comments:

Post a Comment