Sidebar

New computers preloaded with Windows XP or 7 usually do not have any additional specially designed side panels. Someone can say that widgets appeared in seven, with interference can be considered as a lateral socket, actually – it's not. They can be placed anywhere, so they – not the sidebar, in the classical sense. Besides, you will not be able to add something different, your options are limited the content made by Microsoft and third-party programmers.

And sometimes want to have a little more control over the OS to a convenient volume control, your utilities, timers, alarms, and other suitable content can be set as desired, for this purpose, and developed apps like sidebar. For XP there are several options to solve this problem. A product that first conversation will go, called Windows Sidebar.

It Seems that with the release of Vista, the Redmond Corporation knew it was time to change the situation with additional toolbars, and released app WS. This sidebar from Microsoft, then migrated, almost unchanged, in Windows 7, allows you to add a variety of gadgets to help users life and help in daily work. But it does not have the flexibility that we talked about.

However, it is like a large number of users of Windows 7, as her Desk comes to life and becomes not so strict.

Set the sidebar is quite simple, in Vista and seven, it is installed right along with the OS, but for XP it is necessary to download from Microsoft. Once installed, WS will ask you to restart the computer, confirm the permission for this procedure and after the restart you will have a sidebar in your Windows 7 Windows XP.

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Well, for advanced users, which few of the possibilities offered Windows Sidebar, Stardock company, which became famous after the release of applications such as: Object Desktop and Windows Blinds has prepared a fresh program “Tiles”.

The Full version of this software is about a hundred green presidents, but there are free demo. So what can this product, just sell it for such money?

In fact – this is a typical sidebar, but with custom design. The basis was adopted the new interface “Metro” (the name should soon be changed), which Microsoft introduces in the upcoming Windows 8. &Ldquo;Tiles” look exactly the same as the look of the app in the “Underground” – colored tiles with the names. And all the Windows of running applications are displayed there in the form of rectangles, arranged from top to bottom.

Move between programs that display on the panel, whether using the mouse wheel, as easy to move, add or remove the panels and programs, all of this happens, right-click.

If you want to change the settings “Tiles”, in the configuration window, fully made in the style of “Metro”, you will see huge variety of settings, window sizes, their relative positions, and many other options are available to fit the needs of the inquiring user.

"Drove" a bit of this interesting product from Stardock, many experts speak highly about its capabilities. This is clearly promising and very timely course with a great future. The main advantages of this utility is that it closes a gap in the list of software under Windows, after its release, no one will say that this OS was not a normal side panel. And secondly, it is important, in my opinion, is the fact that “Tiles” supports 32 - and 64-bit architecture and works with all versions of Microsoft Windows starting with XP. Thus, the distribution of this program, not just limited to new computers.