12 Free Widgets & Gadgets For Vista Sidebar

12 free top rated and downloaded widgets and gadgets used for the vista sidebar. We all have small task we want to perform on our systems, we just don’t have the right software to do it. With these light-weight widgets it makes those small jobs easier.

Whether it’s for twitting, your current weather updates or CPU information, they can get the job done without the hassle of running all over your system or even paying a PC tech.

Twitter Explorer

The Twitter Explorer is an excellent tool to help you keep up with Twitter messages on your sidebar.

Features
• Easy to use interface
• View recent activity and mentions
• Post messages, replies, and retweets
• Multiple sizes and themes

Notes
• If the gadget isn’t updating, simply re-add it to the sidebar or hit refresh
• Logout is located in the settings panel and will clear all session info

Download Twitter Explorer Widget

Facebook Explorer

The Fb Explorer is an excellent tool to help you keep up with Facebook messages on your sidebar.

Features
• Easy to use interface
• Set or clear status messages from the sidebar
• Check how many incoming messages you have
• View, comment, and like friend activities

Notes
• If the gadget isn’t updating, simply re-add it to the sidebar.
• Logout is located in the settings panel and will clear all session info.
• Version 1.1.0 fixes the login, stream, and posting issues from past versions.

Download Facebook Explorer Widget

Quick Launch

Quick Launch allows a user to drag, drop, and add shortcuts, files, folders, bookmarks, almost anything at all onto the gadget for easy launch. Quick Launch is a great gadget for the casual and power user alike.

Features
• Easy to manage shortcuts button
• Drag and drop on the gadget to add shortcuts
• Functional Recycle Bin icon
• Lots of preset system shortcuts
• Easy to customize
• Much more!

Download Quick Launch Widget

Speed Test (Monitor CPU, RAM, Internet, more..)

With Speed Test you can monitor CPU (over 8 cores) and RAM usage by itself and it has the ability to test;

- Maximum bandwidth speed (Internet Speed Test)
- Your own website download speed, response time and errors
- Hard drive space and activity
- Ping response times
- WIFI Signal strength
- Battery Charge status
- LAN bandwidth
- Upload and download data transfers
- Single process memory usage

and so much more…

!!Now with Larger text option for better visibility!!

View all data in a graph, seeing the results even after they happened. Imagine something on your computer slowing down and by the time you look at any other utility, the problem has vanished, but not with Speed Test and its graph.

Speed Test also has cross-hairs, put your cursor over the line you are inquiring about and detailed information is shown with the time and value of that point on the graph.

19 Skins and 73 Backgrounds.

Very easy and intuitive interface.

Download Speed Test Widget

Weather Bug

Receive live weather conditions for anywhere in the world on your Sidebar. Get detailed forecasts, radar, weather cameras, and severe weather alerts from any of WeatherBug’s 8,000 Tracking Stations.

Download Weather Bug Widget

World Of Warcraft Explorer

The WoW Explorer helps a World of Warcraft player look up information on the fly as well as tracking realm status for the US and EU regions of the game.

Features
• Easy to use interface
• Quickly narrow down and add your realms
• Select a primary realm; check other realms in the flyout
• Comes with multiple themes and lots of options

Notes
• Realm status is only as accurate as Blizzard’s RSS feeds
• If you cannot find your server or have questions, please let us know on our site or on Twitter
• We have included European server status, however, due to character encoding issues, Russian realms are not accessible on the gadget. We’re hoping to be able to correct this in the future.
• If you get a pop-up, it’s coming from the website, not the gadget. This is due to a sidebar glitch displaying brs. We’re still looking for a way around this.

Download World Of Warcraft Explorer Widget

All CPU Meter V3.6 (24,16,12,6,8,4,3,2,1 Core)

With this All CPU Meter you can display your Processor usage (Twenty Four Core, Sixteen Core, Twelve Core, Eight Core, Six Core, Quad Core, Triple Core, Dual Core or Single Core), Cores temperatures and RAM usage.

Version: 3.6 – Fixed bugs.
Version: 3.5 – Fixed memory leaks IE9 RTM, improvements and added new settings futures.
Version: 3.4 – Fixed memory leaks IE9 RC (remove CPU frequency).
Version: 3.3 – Fixed ie 9 beta bug.
Version: 3.2 – Fixed bug, added support for Twenty Four Core and more setting.
Version: 3.1 – Fixed bug and added color changeable for (each core, graph, ram, clock and font).
Version: 3.0 – Added CPU frequency, Processor icons, Processor name, Background and Cores temperatures*.

*For show cores temperatures you need to have running the CoreTemp application in background.

For those who can’t uninstall:
1. Close the gadget
2. Restart your Windows
3. Uninstall again

Download All CPU Meter V3.6 (24,16,12,6,8,4,3,2,1 Core) Widget

TOP – Vista Shutdown Control

With this gadget you can shutdown, restart or lock your computer with only one click. Furthermore it shows the time and you can change the design. Check it out!
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Mit diesem Gadget können Sie mit nur einem Klick Ihren PC herunterfahren, neustarten oder sperren. Die Uhrzeit wird auch noch angezeigt und das Design ist änderbar.
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Changes in version 2:
* You have to confirm shutdown and restart
* 12-hour clock implemented
* German and English Language

Download TOP – Vista Shutdown Control Widget

Network Meter V6.4 (IP,Upload,Download Speed)

This 2 in 1 Network Meter (Wireless Network Meter and Wired Network Meter) will show you SSID, signal quality, IP address, External IP address, IP lookup with google maps, Speed test, upload speed, download speed, total of usage, whether your connection is secure or not secure and size adjustable.

Version: 6.4 – Fixed bug and added new settings futures.
Version: 6.3 – Fixed 64 bit OS bug and added color changeable.
Version: 6.2 – Fixed bug, added fixed unit ( Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte ) and Manual select external IP server.
Version: 6.1 – Fixed bug.
Version: 6.0 – Fixed bug, added auto save total of network usage, reset total of network usage button, show or hide external IP and new settings futures.

For those who can’t uninstall:
1. Close the gadget
2. Restart your Windows
3. Uninstall again

Download Network Meter V6.4 (IP,Upload,Download Speed) Widget

Battery Meter V1.0

With this Battery Meter Gadget you can display your Status, Percent Remaining, Time Remaining, Designed Voltage, Current Voltage, Charge Rate, Discharge Rate, Current Charge Capacity, Maximum Charge Capacity, Designed Capacity, Retain Capacity, Manufacture, Device Name, Unique ID, Serial Number and Chemistry.

Download Battery Meter V1.0 Widget

Language Translator

Auto translate in 43 languages, and easy to use.

Download Language Translator Widget

MultiSearchIt

Search from any search engine from this small and compact gadget. Search google, live, yahoo, ask, altavista, news, maps, images, music, software, weather, youtube, ebay, amazon, dictionary and even wikipedia.

Easy access to all, great interface and lots of skins.

Download MultiSearchIt Widget