razorsedge
October 20th, 2010, 12:45 AM
Well, the Windows Vista sidebar was done away with for some good reason. It wasn’t too popular and some considered it a resource hog and a waste of desktop real-estate. But there was always a set of people who loved it and wanted to see it back on their Windows 7 desktop.
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Some were even not happy when they upgraded to Windows 7 since all the gadgets were getting hidden behind the open windows.
For all such folks, there is 7 Sidebar.
7 Sidebar emulates the sidebar of Vista in Windows 7 and also adds some extra features to it. There is no need to install it. Simply run it as a gadget.
The 7 sidebar can hold gadgets and stays visible even if a window is maximized. With one click you can switch to a window-manager with live-thumbnails. The thumbnails can be configured to update even if the window is minimized.
Download: 7 Sidebar.
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=28856970-af5e-4692-acdc-93479f80887b
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Some were even not happy when they upgraded to Windows 7 since all the gadgets were getting hidden behind the open windows.
For all such folks, there is 7 Sidebar.
7 Sidebar emulates the sidebar of Vista in Windows 7 and also adds some extra features to it. There is no need to install it. Simply run it as a gadget.
The 7 sidebar can hold gadgets and stays visible even if a window is maximized. With one click you can switch to a window-manager with live-thumbnails. The thumbnails can be configured to update even if the window is minimized.
Download: 7 Sidebar.
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=28856970-af5e-4692-acdc-93479f80887b