| Open source gadgets mean any software whose | | | | I'm currently using: OpenOffice.org to write |
| source code is made available for use or | | | | and manage documents, Filezilla for FTP |
| modification for users or developers. | | | | connections, Paint.NET to work with graphics |
| | | | and Thunderbird to read and write emails. |
| The advantages of the open source gadgets are | | | | |
| evident: since everyone can modify the source | | | | Don't aspect the open source gadgets to have |
| they are improved continually by software | | | | as many features as the paid ones, after all |
| communities and the vast majority of open | | | | you get them for free. |
| source programs are free. | | | | |
| | | | Well known are the open source Google Desktop |
| Being free is a huge advantage sometimes you, | | | | Gadgets like: Google-battery (Never lose |
| the computer owner want to do simple, one | | | | track of your power. Always tell you how much |
| job, like editing a document or a picture, | | | | battery power is left) Google-calculator |
| and you don't want to spend a small fortune | | | | (Calculator gadget for Google Desktop), |
| doing it, so the free open source programs | | | | Google-cricket-news (Displays cricket news |
| are your best friends. | | | | headlines and images), Google-cricket-videos |
| | | | (the same like the previous only it displays |
| The most of the open source gadgets were | | | | videos on your desktop), Google-desktop-sdk |
| initially created for Linux owners, but in | | | | (Complete examples of using the Google |
| the last period of time more and more open | | | | Desktop Gadget APIs) Google-digital-clock (is |
| source gadgets were developed for Windows. | | | | one of my favorite desktop gadgets, it is |
| And in this article I'm going to tell you | | | | obviously what it does: it shows time, but in |
| about the best gadgets for Windows users. | | | | a beautiful manner ),Google-flower-pot (It is |
| | | | a Virtual Flower Pot which will grow to full |
| The free and open-source software that you | | | | bloom right before your eyes if you give the |
| should use are: web browsing - Mozilla | | | | flowers some water using your mouse like the |
| Firefox, video player and video podcasting: | | | | old Tamagoci games), Google-moon-phase |
| Miro, instant messaging: Pidgin, e-mail - | | | | (Displays the moon's current phase) and |
| Mozilla Thunderbird, RSS: RSSOwl, | | | | Google-timezone (Find what the time is in |
| peer-to-peer filesharing: Cabos, video player | | | | different locations). |
| - Media Player Classic, DVD ripping and video | | | | |
| conversion - Media Coder, word processing | | | | For now the most used software's are the paid |
| suites - OpenOffice.org, podcasting: Juice, | | | | ones, but the free open source ones come fast |
| sound recording: Audacity, photo editing | | | | from behind. Each day communities of |
| Paint.NET, FTP - Filezilla. | | | | developers work on them for us to have a |
| | | | better experience and free programs. |