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If you didn't know about it, then yes it is true. Our marketeers have managed to name 3 slightly different things with the same name. I can sort of see where they are coming from, since in all 3 cases we are talking about task specifics mini-applets that are not quite full blown applications but are also not web pages so “gadgets” seemed appropriate for each category.

I am talking of course about (note the spelling/casing!)
* live gadgets (web)
* SideShow gadgets (Vista)
* Sidebar gadgets (Vista)

The compatibility between these is not there *yet*. Each has its own API that the other two hosts will not understand. SideShow gadgets are probably more removed from the other two. Live gadgets can be made under certain circumstances to run in Sidebar (via an iframe) but the vice versa story is not as good. I am being vague on the compatibility as I know it will get better in the future and the current story is ever changing. But here I am talking about (in)compatibility when I haven’t introduced each one of them!

A wish list, gift tracker and birthday reminder all in one! With Gift-it! not only will you never miss a birthday — you can also keep track of stuff you want to buy for yourself, friends and family.
Gift-It! pushes Apple’s Dashboard to the limit!
It includes a Safari plug-in that allows you to add items to Gift-it! while still in the browser — without even opening Dashboard!

Automatically check for updates to your installed third-party widgets. It supports Apple’s software directory, DashboardWidgets.com, MacUpdate and Version Tracker. It will present you with a tidy link list of all the updates found, enabling you to read release-notes and download the the updates quickly and painlessly.

Amongst the key features are automatic update checks once per day or week, Growl notifications, powerful configuration possibilities and an extensive documentation built right into the widget (but you can also read the documentation in your browser).

Press Shift+H at any time to bring up the help, or click the help button on the widget’s back.

What’s New in this Version
- Changes to accomodate for the re-design of the download page at Apple
- Changes to accomodate for the re-design of Version Tracker
- Changes to accomodate for the re-design of MacUpdate
- Better support for DashboardWidgets.com version numbers
- Many more enhancements.

Automatically check for updates to your installed software. It supports Apple’s software directory, MacUpdate and Version Tracker. It will present you with a tidy link list of all the updates found, enabling you to read release-notes and download the the updates quickly and painlessly.
Amongst the key features are automatic update checks once per day or week, Growl notifications, powerful configuration possibilities, support for Apple’s download pages, MacUpdate and VersionTracker and an extensive documentation built right into the widget (but you can also read the documentation in your browser).
Press Shift+H at any time to bring up the help, or click the help button on the widget’s back.
What’s New in this Version
- Release notes are available here:
blog.gkaindl.com—version-history

-Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 Support
- Adds a prettier notification for directions regarding two-sided printing
- Fixes an issue where the recent searches menu wouldn’t be displayed when Dashboard was hidden and then re-displayed
- Fixes a printing issue where the USPS barcode wouldn’t be aligned with the recipient’s name when two-sided printing was used
- Fixes an issue where editing your Address Book entry wouldn’t be reflected in the widget if the widget was already running
- Fixes an issue where arrows were drawn in the addresses if fonts Times New Roman or Ariel were used
- Various other bug fixes and enhancements

$2,000 in prizes to be won!
You could win cool gadgets, including one of two $1000 gadget packs!
Win cool prizes by building Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets – one of Windows Vista’s most prominent UI advances. Windows Sidebar gadgets boost productivity by providing instant access to a variety of engaging, easy-to-use, and customizable mini-applications that offer information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools.

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