Desktop Sidebar

[cro-man]

This versatile desktop utility offers an appealing selection of features. At its most basic level, Desktop Sidebar lets you switch between programs or access documents more easily and efficiently, just like Windows Taskbar. But you also can transform Desktop Sidebar into a personal organizer with many plugins such as a clock, an e-mail checker, a calendar, a stock-quote ticker,a weather watcher,Windows Media Player controls, the QuickLaunch bar, commandline launcher and more. Desktop Sidebar can manage your RSS feeds and help streamline Web searches.You can add new items and configure the layout and design in many aspects. The software is nicely done and makes a useful add-on for your desktop. It can be displayed permanently or auto-hide itself when not in use.Desktop Sidebar is fully customizable. With skin support, you can change the appearance of sidebar and can freely arrange panels by adding, removing, moving and grouping them together. All panels can be configured with a number of specific options.With an easy to use Skin Editor, you can freely change the appearance of Desktop Sidebar to suit your tastes.

Many third party panels are already available for download and more being created everyday by the Desktop Sidebar Community...

Pre-installed Panels include:

Newsroom

Calendar

Tasks

Inbox

Notes

Performance

Mail Checker

Clock

Messenger,

Miranda IM and ICQ

Media Player

WinAmp

Volume Control Toolbar

Weather

Search Bar

Stock

Slideshow

Desktop Sidebar is Freeware

I use this app for two years or so. Almost forget what the start button is for.

Desktop Sidebar uses minimal system resources,

---->full loaded

and is compatible with the following versions of Windows: Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista.

Btw. our member,Scrat, creates skins for DS.

Edited April 11, 2008 by Kelsenellenelvian

[tireless]

try this one,it uses very very little system resources.just 1MB

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