news headlines, weather, time, currency, CPU meter and more without having to open browser and type in websites that provide such information.You can also place your Windows Media center or your favorite picture slideshow right on your desktop. It is amazing how many features are available online as well.
Microsoft did very good job improving Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets, but remember that gadgets
are using your processor, memory, even internet bandwidth is required for some gadgets.
My word of advice to you is: "Do not use to many gadgets" since you will end up with sluggish PC.
Good thing is that you can always turn of one or all of your gadgets.
Gadgets are usually located at the right side of your screen but they can be moved as per your demands.
In Windows 7 it is very easy to activate gadgets if they are not running already.
All you need to do is "right click" on your desktop and click "Gadgets", new window will appear with
available gadgets - choose what you like and drag to your desktop.