Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterName: 2diggAuthor: Yannick StuckiDescription: The ultimate gadget for digg.com More information | Download gadget Each week this blog features a recently added Google Desktop gadget that looks promising. If you’…
Posted by Benjamin Schirmer, Gadget DeveloperBefore you a embed a Flash movie into your gadget, check whether the Adobe Flash plugin is indeed available on the user’s machine. Here’s a function that returns true if you can use Flash.function flashAvail…
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)Keep track of all the latest Euro 2008 action from your desktop. This gadget shows the latest scores and schedules from the upcoming 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. You can…
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)There was no shortage of developers, or of sessions and snacks, at this year’s Google I/O. Google Desktop team members were in abundance as well, with over a dozen of us out in full …
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)Google Desktop for Linux has been around almost a year, but without support for gadgets. Now, thanks to a new open-source project, you can play with gadgets on Linux and view the source cod…
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)A new gadget by bUmp Interactive is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: Ask Dr Weil.
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterName: Ask Dr WeilAuthor: bUmp InteractiveDescription: Question and Answer with Dr. Weil (for informational purposes only)More information | Download gadgetEach week this blog features a recently added Google Des…
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)The
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)Google I/O (our biggest developer event of the year) is right around the corner. It will be held May 28-29 in San Francisco, California. I have a couple of updates to report for t…
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer Name: FXTrade TickerAuthor: OANDA WebgroupDescription: Shows foreign exchange rates, with live updates if you’re an FXGame or FXTrade account holder More information | Download gadget Each week this blog featu…
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team) A new gadget by OANDA Webgroup is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: FXTrade Ticker.
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)A new gadget by Benjamin Schirmer is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: Thesaurus.
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterName: ThesaurusAuthor: Benjamin SchirmerDescription: Thesaurus lookup for different languages including English, German, Dutch and Spanish.More information | Download gadgetEach week this blog features a recentl…
Posted by Lahiru Lakmal Priyadarshana, Gadget DeveloperOn Feb 28th 2008, we held IIT Google Desktop Gadget Challenge – I, the very first Google Desktop Ambassador event at our institute (Informatics Institute of Technology, Sri Lanka).The contest was…
By Stefan Van Damme, Gadget DeveloperUsing opacity, you can make buttons that light up when you mouse over them. This effect can improve the usability and appearance of a gadget that has several buttons close together.Implementing this opacity effect f…