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[mrlinux]

I Like AVEDesk... Simple, Low Memory useage... And one of the best is Showcase... AVE rocks...

[chopstick]

aveDesk rulz! why? because it doesen't take all your memory like konfabulator and you don't have to spend hours to lern how to use it because it's dead easy!

[Jessykah]

Im a newbie at these things. Which one would you recommend to a newbie like me?

[Siraka_Serion_Semi]

Jessykah
Konfabulator is very easy to use

[Jessykah]

Okies Ill check that one out. Ill have to go back and see which is the best and see which one is used the most and most popular.

Edit: I want to try and use avedesk but I have no idea how to use it and ive been playing with it for a while. Any websites explaining how to use it?

Edited by Jessykah, 01 October 2005 - 04:36 AM.

[WinstonGFX]

Doesn't the "Beginner's Thread" here teach it?

[sone]

im pretty sure more people use konfabulator since its easy to use and not hard to customize unlike samurize that takes some novice experience to manipulate. i see good things for konfabulator in this poll

[Jessykah]

Ok well with a days of research and playing with the applications im using desktop x and avedesk right now. I want to try Kon. but I know it uses a lot of resources.

[Bogo]

I've only used DesktopX Pro and i've liked it very much...
i've used to make a Vista Sidebar for my windowsxp, but i don't use very often anymore since the sidebar has been ported to xp...

[Blake]

Konfabulator but I gonna get AveDesk.

[stan.k23]

dotWidget!!

+ Works fine on Windows 2000
+ No .net requirement
+ Small download (~3MB)
+ Small memory footprint (~10MB)
+ Single process
+ Lots of useful widgets
+ Easily configurable
+ Unique 'gripper' feature
+ Open Source
+ Freeware

[fenixtx22]

Konfab 2 AveDesk 1.3

[hugo]

konfab rulez

[TheGreenMan]

No doubt Konfabulator and DesktopX are the best but they are memory hoggers in comparison of AveDesk.

[ProjectRAGE]

Kapsule user here, tried Konfabulator and was a memory hog, f that, going back to desktopx sooner or later, seems to ease my pc a little more (test pc that is)

[DrunkMonkey]

Actually, the first widgets were back in the early days of macintosh, i believe. It was a prototype thing that they never follwed through on.

This does not change my opinon of how bad apple is.

[SEIKO]

i want to choose 4

[eMerge]

Hmm... I like Konfab, recently named the awful name "Yahoo Widget Engine" (at least its free ) mostly because a wide source of pre-made widgets are available on their site. The downside is its system resource hog, each widget is in itself its own program, and uses lots of memory.

Avedesk is also my favorite, because it uses much less memory and has an easy to use scripter, AND because it has the ability to easily create shortcuts and use effects on widgets such as glow, bounce, spin, etc.

[sisiphus]

i don´t use nor need whidgets...only using truelaunchbar...but i have used avedesk which i consider the best

[Aviram]

AveDesk For sure..