20 Handy Gadgets For Your Windows 7 Desktop

Posted January 4, 2010 – 6:58 pm in: Windows 7 Tweaks

As you all know, Gadget feature was introduced with Vista and has been improved in Windows 7.  There are hundreds of free gadgets available for the latest version of Windows, but there are very few that are very useful.

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By default, Windows 7 offers several handy gadgets like such as Currency, Feed headlines, Weather, and Calendar. If you are bored or not satisfied with these gadgets, here is a list of useful gadgets for your Windows 7 desktop.

1. Q’s Drive Info:

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2. Alarm Clock:

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3. iPhone Battery Meter:

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4. System Volume:

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5. Network meter:

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6. Launch Control:

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Download

 

7. Search Google , Bing, Yahoo:

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8.  Auto Shutdown:

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9. Talking Clock:

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10. Tweetz:

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11. Drive Buddy: Insert/eject your CD/DVD drive quickly.

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12. Adsensor:

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13. Language Translator:

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14. Outlook Info:

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15. Beaker CPU Meter:

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16. Toggle Hidden Files: Toggle between show/hide hidden files.

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17. Notebook Info:

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18. 9 skin battery meter:

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19. Wifi Monitor:

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20. Minimize: Use this to quickly minimize and restore windows.

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Note: These are third-party gadgets. To install a gadget, download and then double-click on the gadget to see the gadget start working.

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Posted September 2, 2010 – 4:38 pm in: Themes








After releasing six beautiful Windows 7 themes last week, the team behind Windows 7 personalization gallery is back with four new themes. Yes, the gallery has been updated again with new Taiwanese art themes and are ready to download now.

Choobies

Daydream

The four new themes are: Choobies, Daydream, LotsBears, and Nicole Doll. All these themes come with high-resolution (1900 x 1200) wallpapers.

LotsBears

Nicole Doll

Download and double-click on the theme file to apply













Posted September 2, 2010 – 9:55 pm in: Google Chrome








Four months after the release of Chrome 5.0 and three weeks after the release of 6.0 beta, the stable version of Chrome 6.0.472.53 is ready to download now to celebrate its second anniversary.

Google Chrome 6 Stable

As we have mentioned before in the Chrome 6.0 beta release post, Chrome 6.0 brings slight visual changes to toolbar and omnibox. Along with the old bookmarks, preferences, and themes, one can also sync Autofill data and extensions with this version of Chrome browser.

 

According to the official Chrome blog, Chrome 6.0 is three times

In Windows 7, changing a theme (themepack) is very simple even for a novice user. So, if you are sharing your user account with your family members or friends, you might want to prevent others from changing your favorite theme.

Prevent Users From Changing Windows 7 Theme step5

You can use any of the two methods given below to prevent others from changing your account theme. In the first method, we use the Local Group Policy Editor which is available only in Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions. And the second method can be used in all editions of Windows 7.

Method 1:

1. Type gpedit.msc in Start menu search area and hit enter to open Local Group Policy Editor… Continue reading

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