Comments on: Google Gadgets for Linux: Eye-Candy or Useful?

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:51:52 +0000

What is the name of that menu you're using in Gnome?

By: Chetan

Chetan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:15 +0000

Many GPU makers like SiS doesnt support drivers for ubuntu to deliver high performance graphics, in that case this will be useless.

By: Vadim P.

Vadim P. — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:46:59 +0000

Google Calendar gadget. Hm that should be useful, thanks.

By: Smudge

Smudge — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:38:56 +0000

Useful? Eye-Candy? Both. There are certainly uses for it, but there are other (just as convenient) ways of having all of this information readily available. This just makes it a little snazzier.

By: bigbluealien

bigbluealien — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:36:54 +0000

My two main problems with any form of desklet/widget applications are they soon make your desktop too cluttered and if your desktop is ever clear enough to see them your clearly not using your computer and should find something else to do.
When I do install them I usually have an internet radio(there’s a real one right next to me with better sound quality), a clock(that makes 3 in the same room), the weather(useless for long forecasts and I can look out the window) and a cpu load monitor(usually ends up using up the most of the cpu :p).
If I had several displays and could set one aside for gadgets they’d be more useful but for now I don’t see any real need for them.