August 5th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
A new gadget by De-L-Orient is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: Call Via Skype v.0.2.1.Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)
August 4th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Reminder: Wednesday (August 6) at noon Pacific, we’re hosting an open house at the Google Desktop rooftop lounge. (Convert to your time zone.) If you plan to be there — and we hope you will — you might want to visit the lounge or another Li…
July 28th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
A new gadget by Miguel Angel Cabra is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: www.sport.co.uk Gadget.Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)
July 25th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)We’re looking for gadget developers to join us in an ultra swank, state-of-the-art rooftop lounge in the heart of downtown. Rent is free as long as you are an interested or experienc…
July 17th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by Benjamin Schirmer, Gadget DeveloperWhile saving into the options object is very easy, you sometimes need more power and storage. Here is a tip on how to use an SQLite3 database in a Windows-only gadget.The first thing you need is the SQLite3 …
July 14th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)A new gadget by Krid of K. is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: WiFi Check.
July 14th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team) They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but a screenshot can be worth a thousand users. You’ve worked so hard to create a cool gadget; don’t let a bad screenshot get in the w…
July 11th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by Cătălin Avram and Teodor Mihai Filimon, Google Desktop AmbassadorsOur third year at the Polytechnic University of Timisoara is over, and so is our Google Desktop contest. What started out as a local event at our university turned out to hav…
July 8th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)Google is always looking to enhance the browser, and a new release called Lively aims to add a bit of fun and playfulness to the online experience.Lively adds virtual reality to web …
June 30th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)You can use framework.system.user.idle to detect whether the user is idle and might be away from the computer. When the user is idle, you can choose to skip operations such as HTTP r…
June 30th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)A new gadget by Kamal Singh is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: Olympics Countdown Gadget.
June 23rd, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)A new gadget by Haymarket Media is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: Qantas Socceroos Widget.
June 23rd, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)Some controls have a property called caption that conveniently acts as a built-in label for the control. Let’s look at some examples:
June 17th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by Teodor Filimon, Gadget DeveloperSometimes it’s very useful to get a reference to the UI element that triggers a certain event. This way, instead of writing individual event-handler functions for every element, you can just work with event.src…
June 17th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)A new gadget by Alzahra Satellite Channel is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: Shia Jafari Prayer Time.