Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets Customise the Vista Sidebar with some helpful/interesting Gadgets
Windows Vista has a sidebar which can be displayed on the desktop.  You can customise this by adding "widgets".  Vista comes with a selection of widgets preloaded for you to choose from.  I personally use only 3 of the ones supplied.  The weather widget, the calendar widget and the clock widget.      If you search the net you can find other, mor useful Vista sidebar gadgets.  I recently found this one, which gives live train arrivals at my local station. Visit www.nationalrail.co.uk to download this gadget.  Read the instructions below to customise the sidebar gadget.
How to Customise the National Rail Enquiries Vista Sidebar Gadget Point the mouse at the sidbar gadget Notice that a small toolbar appears at the top right of the gadget  Click on the spanner icon  This opens up the form where you can enter your station and other options  You can find lots more Vista sidebar gadgets at http://gallery.live.com  (look for the sidebar tab and then click on "more" for a complete list). You can also search the net for other collections of sidebar gadgets.
article written 29 June 08