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Thoughts on Widgets, Gadgets, Screenlets

Posted on 2007-04-11 By rolfje No Comments on Thoughts on Widgets, Gadgets, Screenlets

Just now, I was listening to the Java Posse podcast about the ab5k screenlet framework for Java, and I am finally convinced that software developers are a bunch of crazy, unrealistic, memory-hungry, cpu cycle stealers and by lack of normal people telling them otherwise are proud of it, too. The problem? Look at this list (no particular order):

  • Linux screenlets or applets
  • Windows Sidebar Gadgets
  • Apple Dashboard Widgets
  • Google Desktop Gadgets
  • Yahoo Widgets
  • and recently added: ab5k.org java screenlets

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