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Awesome sidebar 5 stars by gimpguy Sep 16, 2008 (Read all my 654 reviews)
I have been using this side bar and sort of became addicted to it. I think it needs some work but for the most part, it's been flawless and a wonderful addition to XP desktop. I have Vista as well and like the sidebar so this was nice to throw on my XPpro. Excellent work. showShow review details
I just love it 5 stars by danger Jul 03, 2008 (Read all my 5 reviews)
After first seeing Vista Gadgets I thought I would look for a sidebar like that for my XP. Well, this one is better. Very handy, able to do a lot of things I've been missing for a long time, etc. Has quite a few gadgets. (For first time users I recommend to remove the standard clock and add a World Clock that's much more customizable.) Take a look at the "Add plug-ins" page on the web, and see why I love this stuff. Undocked toolbars are my favorite - I can place file lists on my desktop for every project I work on. G.R.E.A.T. showShow review details
Just what I`ve been after 5 stars by Jayday Apr 24, 2007 (Read all my 7 reviews)
This is an excellent, highly customizable piece of software. In fact it does everything I want it to do. I have tried Yahoo widgets, and Google deskbar, and ditched both within 24hrs. This one I've kept and would recommend it to anyone. showShow review details
This is one cool add-on 4 stars by pcs800 Mar 08, 2007 (Read all my 224 reviews)
Where to start; Firstly, I am not fond of things taking up my desktop space, so on my regular 19" LCD, this is too much space taken, but on my wide screen laptop it is just fine. It did crash several times as I was setting up the panels i wanted to display and changing skins. But once all that is taken care of, it runs fine. As for light on the resources; at first it showed only 6MB PF usage, but shot up to 23MB after a reboot. Not so light, but does replace my email checker, so there is a trade off. I love how outlooks folders are integrated in the sidebar, very cool to preview and even reply to emails right from there. The clock is cool, stock reports (if you are into that kind of thing), POP email checker for the rest of your accounts, which I have 12 being checked currently by poptray. One thing that steers me away is the fact that there are only 66 total add on panels available by other users, which makes me think the app has been abandoned by most. showShow review details
Love it 5 stars by LyonessKim Feb 24, 2007 (Read all my 9 reviews)
I can't imagine my computer without it. It really is that useful. I can track my computer's realtime performance, check email, control my music and know the weather all with a quick glance. It's very customizable by downloads or your own creativity. I use it on every computer I use. showShow review details
A nifty windows sidebar 4 stars by viginaria Dec 15, 2006
Similar to Google's but with more panels showShow review details
One of the best 5 stars by JoeDalton Sep 23, 2006 (Read all my 3 reviews)
My favorite freeware application this year. Superior to other solutions of Yahoo, MS or Google. Beautiful skins available and several useful plug-ins. Only pity that no new ones seem to be developed anymore. showShow review details
Try it out. 4 stars by Ghost_grey Jan 18, 2006 (Read all my 56 reviews)
I did and it was okay, the reason i didn't really like it was when i move it like say to the left hand side, my HD would make noises and my icons would get rearange! and that's kind of intrusive. also dont like preinstalled shortcuts.. maybe because i've never tried anything like this before.. I like what it does, and all the features it has, but it's just not for me. I use YZdock for my sidebar/desk-dockin' needs.. it's EXTREMELY light on resources and on my desktop, and no install! and anything can be added to it. google it! ;) showShow review details
Download it now! 5 stars by Banedon Oct 28, 2005
Desktop Sidebar is one of the best FREEWARE utilities available on the net...It can do thousand of things, and everyday it can do more, because it's followed by a great community that releases panels, skins and plugins... showShow review details
Control freak 5 stars by ezyduzzit Oct 23, 2005 (Read all my 16 reviews)
Highly configurable and relatively easy to use, Desktop Sidebar is composed of various panels which you can move about to your heart's content. You can get better clocks, weather reports, pc performance stats, mail checkers etc as stand alone applications but these are all in one place and they're free. The news panel is oriented toward the US; however, I added RSS feeds quickly and it works fine. The mail checker, unlike Google's Desktop 2, can check multiple accounts including IMAP and Hotmail. You can access many areas of your pc via the sidebar. If you select Auto hide, the sidebar does not resize your browser window. It integrates with Outlook Express but I would like to see support for Thunderbird. Impressive tool if you need this much functionality. showShow review details
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