tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post5693567960357045268..comments2024-03-27T17:10:25.297-04:00Comments on Allen Conway: What Happened To Windows Desktop Gadgets And Why Did Microsoft Abandon Them?Allen Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010967958393033081noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-69914233750327876262017-01-05T08:11:50.440-05:002017-01-05T08:11:50.440-05:00As anonymous has said above just download classic ...As anonymous has said above just download classic shell and use addgadget.com to revive the gadgets we love in win 8 and win 10. I know i'm a bit late to the party here but i was off work today due to feeling rather under the weather and did a bit of research into gadgets as i was a bit bored.<br />I am on windows 8.1 and love having my 'all cpu meter' and 'clock' gadgets at a glance so i can see exactly how my pc is performing. There is no replacement on win 8 for these little snippets of cool gadgets and info. So i along with many others are very disappointed in MS culling one of the best little side features of their OS. Why do they have to remove things that folk actually like!! Are they always this stupid!<br /><br />Anyway i will continue to use gadgets as long as they are still available, love live gadgets!<br /><br />KennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-65195980759245709712013-06-25T11:36:23.659-04:002013-06-25T11:36:23.659-04:00At least addgadget.com are still going strong
Win...At least addgadget.com are still going strong<br /><br />Windows8?? Just download classic shell, follow advice from addgadget.com and you will get back all the XP like functionality and gadgets too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-85653338350747907782013-05-15T02:34:38.215-04:002013-05-15T02:34:38.215-04:00When my update started this morning, and I realise...When my update started this morning, and I realised having lost all my gadgets I wished it never happened, coss all my gadgets had gone. Having lost many information already through Messenger Live and now the gadgets as well, I'm thinking about moving to Lenox Morgenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567627590235083239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-4800363953754177302012-11-24T07:42:37.401-05:002012-11-24T07:42:37.401-05:00@obin McHood said... Yup, that's the exact arg...@obin McHood said... Yup, that's the exact argument I'm getting at work too. I'm willing to go linux desktops, but not mac.Bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-58649447482433319292012-11-21T11:32:58.918-05:002012-11-21T11:32:58.918-05:00I am very annoyed at what has happened to MY gadge...I am very annoyed at what has happened to MY gadgets, supplied when I bought the hp6000 running VISTA.<br /><br />I had photo's, extracting from my h.d. A NEWS GADGET that displayed blogs from all over the world, and weather gadget, that stopped working some time ago. <br /><br />I feel assaulted, becuse having had these gadgets, it has reduced my enjoyment as I proceed with my various files. Where I could monitor world events, from many blogs, as they came up. <br /><br />HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT M.S. are offering in replacement, its back to 1995 again. almost ALL the information is MSNBC N, many days old, OR ADVERTS FOR M.S. PRODUCTS.<br /><br />When I eventually have to change my system, <br /><br />I will strive to find an alternative to MS products.<br /><br />Its disgraceful, and what goes around, generally comes around,<br /><br />and here is one disallusioned once microsoft fan<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301144976941927477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-26924804209982422012-11-21T11:21:37.751-05:002012-11-21T11:21:37.751-05:00what happened what happened Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301144976941927477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-73582399260980938012012-07-25T18:45:19.301-04:002012-07-25T18:45:19.301-04:00I going back to my palmI going back to my palmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-91124843069121564142012-07-08T01:10:21.984-04:002012-07-08T01:10:21.984-04:00*facepalm*
What other 'features' could th...*facepalm*<br /><br />What other 'features' could they remove prematurely?<br /><br />How about:<br />"security updates are no longer available as we're, like, totally busy on this new thing you're going to want to send us money for"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-43165359877229891312012-07-07T16:05:23.780-04:002012-07-07T16:05:23.780-04:00Wow. So I wanted to use widgets, gadgets whatever ...Wow. So I wanted to use widgets, gadgets whatever again and I come to discover all of them are pretty much discontinued that are available to Windows users. there is no good reason for this but perhaps they want us to buy something. Wow what a sleazy tactic... Microsoft and Yahoo. And I can't use Apple. anybody have any clue where I can get widgets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-7230523853427136392012-04-18T10:44:37.436-04:002012-04-18T10:44:37.436-04:00Yahoo Widgets discontinued now, too, as of April 1...Yahoo Widgets discontinued now, too, as of April 12, 2012.<br />Insert exclamatory expletive here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-41270654835111557802012-03-03T16:07:43.221-05:002012-03-03T16:07:43.221-05:00It's one thing to stop accepting new gadgets. ...It's one thing to stop accepting new gadgets. But to remove access to the whole library of gadgets that have already been developed? Microsoft is starting to act more and more like Apple, and it is sickening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-47110471473937546912012-02-23T18:59:28.634-05:002012-02-23T18:59:28.634-05:00I might abandom my pc for a tablet, running GOOGLE...I might abandom my pc for a tablet, running GOOGLE ANDROID, if ms continues to do this...Fat Catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-27061314815045720272011-11-29T06:47:07.994-05:002011-11-29T06:47:07.994-05:00Thanks for the post, Allen. I stumbled upon this ...Thanks for the post, Allen. I stumbled upon this while trying to find some favorite Gadgets after having to reinstall Windows 7 due to a HD crash. Unfortunately not only can I not locate those Gadgets, but it looks like the only way I'll be able to get them is to have my wife email them to me from her PC.<br /><br />I work in the medical software industry and I have to tell you that you are spot on in your analysis. The software that I deal with can run on anything from Windows XP on and many of the medical labs and offices that utilize it often do not have an IT department and thus do not upgrade their hardware (and OS) unless the old system dies or unless they're willing to drop lots of money (medical software is extremely expensive) on a new version of their software.<br /><br />Add to this the extra time and cost of developing and testing the very specialized software on a new OS every few years and it can be very frustrating.<br /><br />IMHO, Microsoft should take a queue from the open source community and simply release the gadget support to the Windows community while leaving the Windows Live space available for the community to share their creations. Web space is cheap, after all.ApostleSeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-87652510597473829992011-11-24T05:10:38.238-05:002011-11-24T05:10:38.238-05:00Also fully agree, this is typical MS stupidity. Ou...Also fully agree, this is typical MS stupidity. Our company has only just started to move to Win 7 and a great many of our machines still run very satisfactorily on XP. The few who have migrated to Win7 are mightily p*****d off about losing these neat and useful gadgets and the biggest question I'm getting now from my users is not 'why can't we go to Win8' its 'why can't we have Macs...' Redmond be warned...Robin McHoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-28538113664638752472011-11-20T22:38:20.004-05:002011-11-20T22:38:20.004-05:00I totally agree... just discovered this today and ...I totally agree... just discovered this today and came across this post.<br /><br />Sometimes I like having a note storing program off to the edge of the screen that I can use with all programs, not just in my browser. One of the best aspects of having a screen that is a LOT wider than websites are. Hopefully the Yahoo Widgets have something like that.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to that btw... didn't know Yahoo had that.<br /><br />On a related note... I do love the Metro style... my windows phone is great, and I'm looking forward to Windows 8.Solomon Kleinsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331941231942740033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528805174514452404.post-68088167249971324932011-11-18T05:34:56.196-05:002011-11-18T05:34:56.196-05:00Agree with what you say, and might even go stronge...Agree with what you say, and might even go stronger.<br /><br />Perhaps there's news I haven't read yet (!!), but I awoke this morning to find the Euro currency has disappeared from the Windows 7 Currency converter gadget<br /><br />On looking for another one I find that as you say, Gadgets are no more for Microsoft. Bad move in my book. As a MS fan since Windows 3.1 days it's not good when they start to actively remove things. Let them die out naturally, or produce a more compelling and relevant product, fine. But effectively crippling a product. VERY BAD business practice. I thought that was Apple's role :-)<br />Perhaps this one issue in itself won't change the world but the change of ethos is something they may well live to regret.Mike Norrisnoreply@blogger.com