From my last post regarding my first desktop customization, I used AveDesk and SysStats for desklets. But now, I’m addicted to Yahoo! Widgets which introduced by Jeff.
The widgets I’ve installed:
- ToDo List - reminds me of important tasks
- Picture Frame - default widgets included in Yahoo! Widgets to display pictures from flickr, Yahoo! Photos and your computer.
- Yahoo! Weather - a very accurate weather forecaster included in Yahoo! Widgets.
- Month Calendar - a calendar that can attach memos.
- Simple Date and Time - a very simple widget showing the current day, date and time.
- Jenerator - a small widget which generate random kanji for me to learn Japanese.
- Slider Widget - a fun puzzle game.
Normally I will only activate Simple Date and Time because I don’t want to waste too much memory for widgets. So I’ll only activate the other widgets occasionally to have fun.
Wanna try out Linux distributions but do not dare to replace your Windows completely? Thanks to Jeff for telling me this good news. Now you can dual boot Ubuntu (a Linux distributions) and your Windows XP by installing Wubi. Start experiencing the power of Linux now!
Some notes:
- Download a copy of Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) in ISO format using fast download manager like Gigaget before you start installing Wubi and place the file on the same directory as you placed Wubi installer.
- While installing Wubi, disconnect from the Internet so that Wubi installer will use the ISO file that you’ve downloaded to install Ubuntu. Hence, a lot faster than you let Wubi installer download for you.
- If you’re installing on your laptop, switch on your wireless device and enable your touchpad. Or else, you’ll be trouble using these two devices in Ubuntu.
- Lastly, if you have slow Internet connection such as dial-up, Ubuntu might not suits you as updates will be a pain for you if you don’t have fast Internet access.
- And last lastly, if you hate to type commands, Ubuntu might not suits you too. (Although Ubuntu uses Gnome as the Graphical Desktop Environment, but some of the operations might still need you to type commands.)
This is my first time playing with theme and docks in XP. What do you think?
The software I use:
Docklets that I use:
My Document’s View
Desktop View
My Computer’s View
You love Mac but don’t have a chance to own a Mac? Never mind, transform your Windows XP into Mac by doing some tricks! Interested? Go to Mac Emulation Resources to find out more. Lots of free downloads are available!