January 21st, 2009 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
We hope everyone had a great holiday season and enjoyed exchanging gifts with loved ones. The lucky ones among us may have been bestowed a 2009 wall calendar for the new year.If not, don’t feel bad — you can always use the brand new Calendar gadget t…
January 21st, 2009 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
We hope everyone had a great holiday season and enjoyed exchanging gifts with loved ones. The lucky ones among us may have been bestowed a 2009 wall calendar for the new year.
If not, don’t feel bad — you can always use the brand new Calendar gadget to keep track of your Google Calendar events. This new gadget works on the Linux, Windows, and Mac versions of Desktop gadgets, and it supports all Google Accounts, including Google Apps accounts. Check out the official announcement on the Gmail blog.
The Calendar gadget doesn’t come with scenic shots of exotic locations, but it does have a day view mode so you can see what day it is at a glance.
Please try it out and let us know what you think.
Happy new year from the Google Desktop team!
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer
December 23rd, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
The 0.10.4 release of Google Gadgets for Linux is out, with optimized performance and memory consumption, as well as many bug fixes. To install or upgrade your copy of Google Gadgets for Linux, just download and install the binaries for your platform.T…
December 23rd, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
The 0.10.4 release of Google Gadgets for Linux is out, with optimized performance and memory consumption, as well as many bug fixes. To install or upgrade your copy of Google Gadgets for Linux, just download and install the binaries for your platform.T…
December 19th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
We just released a neat little gadget that helps you find and open your Google Docs documents. And if you want to upload files to Google Docs, just drag them into the gadget. Please check out the announcement on the Google Docs blog.This gadget has bee…
December 19th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
We just released a neat little gadget that helps you find and open your Google Docs documents. And if you want to upload files to Google Docs, just drag them into the gadget. Please check out the announcement on the Google Docs blog.This gadget has bee…
December 17th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
‘Tis the season for new Desktop gadgets to help you celebrate the winter holidays. Here’s a guide to the some of the most recent additions.Snowmanby Benjamin SchirmerEvery desktop needs a snowman. To switch accessories, just click the part you want to …
December 17th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
‘Tis the season for new Desktop gadgets to help you celebrate the winter holidays. Here’s a guide to the some of the most recent additions.Snowmanby Benjamin SchirmerEvery desktop needs a snowman. To switch accessories, just click the part you want to …
December 11th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
The Google Desktop team is pleased to release a YouTube gadget for Google Desktop. It plays YouTube videos right inside the gadget and shows a feed of the day’s most popular videos. Please check out the official announcement on the YouTube blog.Watchin…
December 11th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
The Google Desktop team is pleased to release a YouTube gadget for Google Desktop. It plays YouTube videos right inside the gadget and shows a feed of the day’s most popular videos. Please check out the official announcement on the YouTube blog.Watchin…
December 2nd, 2008 | by James Yum | published in Google Desktop
Google offers a free, search-based webmail service called Gmail. Yes it’s completely free, vanquishes spam, and includes over 7 GB (and growing) of space so you’ll never have to delete another message. Not convinced? Just search Google for “i love gmai…
December 2nd, 2008 | by James Yum | published in Google Desktop
Google offers a free, search-based webmail service called Gmail. Yes it’s completely free, vanquishes spam, and includes over 7 GB (and growing) of space so you’ll never have to delete another message. Not convinced? Just search Google for “i love gmai…
November 20th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
Name: On-Screen Ruler
Author: Edwin Lee
Description: Ruler on your desktop to help you align your on-screen elements, and measure the number of pixels between them.
More information | Download gadget
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Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer
November 20th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
Name: On-Screen RulerAuthor: Edwin LeeDescription: Ruler on your desktop to help you align your on-screen elements, and measure the number of pixels between them. More information | Download gadgetEach week this blog features a recently added Goog…
November 18th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
The 0.10.3 release of Google Gadgets for Linux is out, with bug fixes and major feature enhancements. Most notably, now Linux gadgets can use most of the features introduced in the 5.8 release of Google Desktop for Windows.If you have a previous versio…