Working with Twitter Gadgets and Widgets
1. First, make sure the Sidebar is displayed by choosing Start : All Programs : : Accessories Windows Sidebar.
2. Launch your favorite Web browser and use it to navigate to http://gallery.live.com/. The Windows Live Gallery page appears.
3. In the search box, type twitter and press Enter. Windows Live Gallery displays all the gadgets that match your search term.
4. Click the Sidebar gadgets link. Windows Live Gallery displays all the Twitter gadgets, as shown in figure 8.18.
If your desktop Twittering needs are fairly simple you want to watch your friend’s tweets go flying by, post an update every so often, and perhaps fire off the odd reply then a big, fat desktop program or slow-to-load Web application isn’t for you. Instead, you should consider a Twitter gadget or widget, a low-calorie application that lets you perform the basic Twitter tasks without getting in the way of your other activities.
Adding a Twitter gadget to your Windows Sidebar or desktop
If you’re running Windows Vista, you may have the Windows Sidebar tucked into the right side of your monitor. Sidebar displays gadgets, which are mini-applications dedicated to some small task, such as displaying the weather. There are a few Twitter gadgets out there for Windows, so if you want to use one of them on your PC, follow these steps to download one:1. First, make sure the Sidebar is displayed by choosing Start : All Programs : : Accessories Windows Sidebar.
2. Launch your favorite Web browser and use it to navigate to http://gallery.live.com/. The Windows Live Gallery page appears.
3. In the search box, type twitter and press Enter. Windows Live Gallery displays all the gadgets that match your search term.
4. Click the Sidebar gadgets link. Windows Live Gallery displays all the Twitter gadgets, as shown in figure 8.18.
5. Check out the gadgets by clicking the link under each gadget thumbnail. In the page that appears, you see a description of the gadget, user reviews, the number of downloads, and more. Use this information to select a gadget that suits you.
6. Display the page for your gadget of choice and click Download. Windows Live Gallery displays a warning that you should only install gadgets from developers you trust.
7. Click Install. The File Download dialog box appears.
8. Click Open. The Internet Explorer Security dialog box appears.
9. Click Allow. The Windows Sidebar - Security Alert dialog box appears. Grrr!
10. Click Install. Finally, your gadget appears in the Sidebar (or on the desktop in Windows 7).
11. Configure your gadget with your Twitter credentials and whatever other options the gadget offers. To
configure a gadget, move the mouse pointer over the gadget, and then click the wrench icon (see figure 8.19).
"Twitter Tips: Adding a Twitter gadget to your Windows Sidebar or desktop"
Reference : wiley.com
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