Who needs widgets when you've got Stick?
We love desktop widgets as much as the next guy, but sometimes Google Desktop, Yahoo! Widget Engine, or Vista's sidebar can get a bit overwhelming. They just take up so much space hanging out in your sidebar.
Stick is a widget-like utility that lets you add a handful tabs to your desktop to access basic applications. The utility ships with just a few tools, like a News Feed applet, calendar, notes, and Windows Explorer utilities. If you know C++ and MFC, you can also write your own utilities.
If you want access to hundreds of pre-built desktop widgets, Stick isn't for you. But if you're looking for an application that lets you open just a handful of the applications you need most frequently from low-profile tabs that you can dock to the top, bottom, right or left of your desktop, Stick might be worth a look.
[via NoHeat]
Stick is a widget-like utility that lets you add a handful tabs to your desktop to access basic applications. The utility ships with just a few tools, like a News Feed applet, calendar, notes, and Windows Explorer utilities. If you know C++ and MFC, you can also write your own utilities.
If you want access to hundreds of pre-built desktop widgets, Stick isn't for you. But if you're looking for an application that lets you open just a handful of the applications you need most frequently from low-profile tabs that you can dock to the top, bottom, right or left of your desktop, Stick might be worth a look.
[via NoHeat]















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-07-2008 @ 2:57PM
Chris Carey said...
Thanks for the link back Brad!
I've been experimenting further with Stick and have found ways to add ordinary widgets as well as Gmail in a tab at the top of the screen. There's quiet a bit of power here.
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