Vista Gadgets

Mooga · 03-06-2009, 05:12 PM

Does anyone have a small network bandwidth gadget?
I have a nice one for Yahoo Widgets, but I'd rather use vista's built in gadgets if I can.

Zatoichi · 03-06-2009, 11:08 PM

http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...e125&bt=1&pl=1
seems to work pretty well.

unless your looking for one that keeps track of total usage.
if thats the case get this http://ispmonitor.be/software/
then use this gadget to monitor gb's used

Mooga · 03-06-2009, 11:15 PM

I went back to Yahoo Widgets. They are much simpler.
All the Windows ones try too hard

Shadow00Caster · 03-07-2009, 12:12 AM

widgets, gadgets, gizmos and all that shit just screams system resource consumption.

Zatoichi · 03-07-2009, 02:57 AM

fortunetely you can shut them off if need be..i on the other hand dont even see any impact.

Anshinritsumai · 03-07-2009, 04:15 AM

Just use Serious Samurize... you can get computer monitoring 'n' shit on your desktop without sacrificing any resources... you can also add a shit ton of other things to the desktop like WinAmp (or various media player) info, TV guide listings, bandwidth monitors, etc...

See my post in the desktop thread for an example...

**mervaka** · 03-07-2009, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow00Caster

widgets, gadgets, gizmos and all that shit just screams system resource consumption.

amen. i don't understand why these things need to be on a 'dashboard' constantly. if i need to know, i'll bring up task manager (or wireshark or something)

Zatoichi · 03-07-2009, 01:06 PM

This is my desktop.. I like the convience of having things right where I can see them. If it doesnt impact my systems performance, then whats the big deal? Sounds like we have a couple people making a mountain out of a mole hill.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5483/desktopybn.jpg

**mervaka** · 03-09-2009, 05:36 PM

its just stats for the sake of stats. why bother? i'm happy with the size of my e-peen

oh, and i fixed your image.

Mooga · 03-09-2009, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zatoichi

This is my desktop.. I like the convience of having things right where I can see them. If it doesnt impact my systems performance, then whats the big deal? Sounds like we have a couple people making a mountain out of a mole hill.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5483/desktopybn.jpg

What do you use for all the info on the left side?
How customizable is it?

Paft · 03-09-2009, 06:55 PM

Yeah, widgets, gadgets, gizmos are shit. Here's another example of Sam

Which is my edit of this. My edit only uses 5k.

Customizability is endless.
Have a look around in the downloads or do your own. I think basic text looks best than a nooby widgity thing.

Zatoichi · 03-10-2009, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mervaka

its just stats for the sake of stats. why bother? i'm happy with the size of my e-peen

oh, and i fixed your image.

LOL its more than just stats..if i cared about an e-peen i would be touting my stats on threads and talking about how fast my system is..if you look on the right hand side, i have an app launcher that keeps my desktop clean, weatherbug, a calender, and a clock...hardly anything to tout....I was simply showing that widgets and sidebar apps are useful for some people..im sorry if it showed my stats..i didnt mean to offend a mighty admin.

Oh and to answer moogas question, its pretty customizable. everything from color and size to what is displayed, the update interval for cpu and a bunch of other stuff too.

Mooga · 03-10-2009, 04:35 PM

Zatoichi, are you also using Serious Samurize?
You never named the program you were using!

Zatoichi · 03-10-2009, 09:10 PM

just the system info gadget

you can run it on the sidebar or detach it like i did

http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...2815&bt=1&pl=1

Mooga · 03-11-2009, 02:04 AM

It doesn't let me choose which NICs to show.
It's also showing my vitrual NICs...

**mervaka** · 03-11-2009, 12:07 PM

well isn't a virtual NIC supposed to act like a normal NIC?

Mooga · 03-11-2009, 02:20 PM

Yes, but I don't need the stats for those. Only when I'm running a VM (which I'm normally not)

Zatoichi · 03-11-2009, 10:19 PM

can you disable them? it only shows one of the 2 on my mobo.

03-06-2009, 05:12 PM	#1
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Vista Gadgets Does anyone have a small network bandwidth gadget? I have a nice one for Yahoo Widgets, but I'd rather use vista's built in gadgets if I can. __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

03-06-2009, 11:08 PM	#2
Zatoichi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...e125&bt=1&pl=1 seems to work pretty well. unless your looking for one that keeps track of total usage. if thats the case get this http://ispmonitor.be/software/ then use this gadget to monitor gb's used Last edited by Zatoichi; 03-06-2009 at 11:15 PM.

03-06-2009, 11:15 PM	#3
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I went back to Yahoo Widgets. They are much simpler. All the Windows ones try too hard __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

03-07-2009, 04:15 AM	#6
Anshinritsumai °_o Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 127.0.0.1 Class/Position: Medic & Engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: DM, OC, -[CfH]- Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Just use Serious Samurize... you can get computer monitoring 'n' shit on your desktop without sacrificing any resources... you can also add a shit ton of other things to the desktop like WinAmp (or various media player) info, TV guide listings, bandwidth monitors, etc... See my post in the desktop thread for an example... __________________ Steam \| Xfire \| Twitter \| Last.FM \| Anime \| DevART

03-07-2009, 01:06 PM	#8
Zatoichi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This is my desktop.. I like the convience of having things right where I can see them. If it doesnt impact my systems performance, then whats the big deal? Sounds like we have a couple people making a mountain out of a mole hill. http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5483/desktopybn.jpg Last edited by mervaka; 03-09-2009 at 05:36 PM. Reason: image -> link

03-07-2009, 12:12 AM	#4
Shadow00Caster Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Class/Position: D Eng Gametype: Griefing/Spawn Camping Posts Rated Helpful 5 Times	widgets, gadgets, gizmos and all that shit just screams system resource consumption.

03-07-2009, 02:57 AM	#5
Zatoichi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	fortunetely you can shut them off if need be..i on the other hand dont even see any impact.

03-09-2009, 05:36 PM	#9
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	its just stats for the sake of stats. why bother? i'm happy with the size of my e-peen oh, and i fixed your image.

03-09-2009, 06:55 PM	#11
Paft Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK - http://forums.fortress-forever.com Class/Position: [O] Med Gametype: CTF/Skills Posts Rated Helpful 67 Times	Yeah, widgets, gadgets, gizmos are shit. Here's another example of Sam Which is my edit of this. My edit only uses 5k. Customizability is endless. Have a look around in the downloads or do your own. I think basic text looks best than a nooby widgity thing. __________________ TFC Resource TFC/FF/TF2 customs at: ZZUBYTTIHS - www.tfcgaschamber.com - www.ozfortress.com - www.fpsbanana.com - mrclan.com - TFC Essentials Jan 2012 Last edited by Paft; 03-09-2009 at 07:37 PM.

03-10-2009, 04:35 PM	#13
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Zatoichi, are you also using Serious Samurize? You never named the program you were using! __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

03-10-2009, 09:10 PM	#14
Zatoichi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	just the system info gadget you can run it on the sidebar or detach it like i did http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...2815&bt=1&pl=1

03-11-2009, 02:04 AM	#15
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	It doesn't let me choose which NICs to show. It's also showing my vitrual NICs... __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

03-11-2009, 12:07 PM	#16
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	well isn't a virtual NIC supposed to act like a normal NIC?

03-11-2009, 02:20 PM	#17
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Yes, but I don't need the stats for those. Only when I'm running a VM (which I'm normally not) __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

03-11-2009, 10:19 PM	#18
Zatoichi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	can you disable them? it only shows one of the 2 on my mobo.

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