<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>WinCustomize Forums » RSS Feed » Gadgets Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/Wincustomize/forum/364</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Gadgets</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:08:30 AM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:08:30 AM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>Kostiantyn</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/417755</comments><description><![CDATA[Whether we can discuss or think over rational use of gadgets made by means of Desktopx as to high-quality alternative of Rainmeters. I see that Desktopx gadgets surpass Rainmeters in possibilities of a script, a drawing and animation. It is necessary to create the program which could unite Desktopx gadgets and operate them.  Thanks.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/417755</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/417755</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 2:41:26 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-08-17T02:41:26-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Gadgets and Rainmeters.</title></item><item><author>jmcole</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/429468</comments><description><![CDATA[Since Microsoft strongly suggests to disable gadgets due to vulnerabilities, I was wondering if DesktopX gadgets/widgets are anymore secure?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/429468</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/429468</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 1:48:24 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-08-17T13:48:24-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Gadget Vulnerability</title></item><item><author>LizMarr</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/414142</comments><description><![CDATA[I can&#39;t seem to get any of the weather gadgets (widgets?) that I have downloaded so far to work. Here is the message:    This doesn&#39;t appear to be a valid zip code.    Please try again.  Sorry to be a pest, I&#39;m such a klutz.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/414142</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/414142</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 3:21:29 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-12-09T03:21:29-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Weather Gadgets - invalid location</title></item><item><author>BrendanRaymond</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/403743</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi Guys  It&rsquo;s been such along time since I was into skinning it has been about 8 years now from when I was in high school.  Anyway, to cut to the chase, I think I am going to have to build a piece of software from scratch to act as a virtual dashboard for my racing bike. I remember using an application called SysMetrix... something like that would make a good platform maybe? This is where I need some guidance.  &nbsp;Basically I am in a tough position because every piece of aftermark...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/403743</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/403743</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 5:28:05 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-01-20T17:28:05-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Help Custom skinning job</title></item><item><author>Precyyse52</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/381101</comments><description><![CDATA[Good morning !  &nbsp;  Might someone know how I can download desktop gadgets software from impulse without receiving the message "This program  is not compatible with your current operating system"&nbsp; My OS is Windows Vista Home Premium - Service Pk 2  I purchased Object Desktop and desktop gadget is included in this package.  &nbsp;  I thank you in advance,  Elizabeth  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/381101</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/381101</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 4:03:17 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-04-28T16:03:17-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Object Desktop</title></item><item><author>1spray</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/343755</comments><description><![CDATA[I realized a  Google Desktop Gadget  to simulate the  Windows Vista Calendar Gadget .  Download Google Desktop Calendar Gadget  After installing Google Desktop i could't find a good  Gadget  to show the current date, like Windows Vista do. The clock or weather gadget are very beautiful, but the  calendar  is not, so i decided to create it by myself.I created two Gadget, one with white background and one with orange, like Windows Vista.This is the result:  How to create a Google Desktop Gadget  I...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/343755</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/343755</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 2:21:02 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-03-19T14:21:02-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Vista-like Calendar Gadget for Google Desktop</title></item><item><author>ZubaZ</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/300913</comments><description><![CDATA[ Tom's Hardware Guide  (which gave a  good review  of  Sins of a Solar Empire  [published by Stardock]) is reporting that those of you with not enough to skin and too much money on your hands can have a new project.  How much money is too much money?&nbsp; Ebay had one for sale for $2750US.&nbsp; And what does that get you?&nbsp; A keyboard that you can skin the keys of.&nbsp; You can also map them like macros.&nbsp; It could be  THE ULTIMATE GAMING KEYBOARD OF DOOM!!! &nbsp; (If you pre-order...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/300913</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/300913</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 1:41:05 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-04-24T01:41:05-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Optimus LED Keyboard Shipping</title></item><item><author>spinal</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/305348</comments><description><![CDATA[I'm looking for a specific email gadget I've seen. The problem is, I don't know what it is called. The only picture of it I can find isn't very good either.     Can anyone help?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/305348</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/305348</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 9:06:29 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-03-24T09:06:29-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>I'm looking for email sidebar gadget...</title></item><item><author>Leo the Lion</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/169435</comments><description><![CDATA[Choose a Christmas Tree from the several skins! Countdown the Days Until Christmas! Listen a nice Jingle Bells sound sample at the beginning of the every hour! Bring Christmas on your desktop! Get your tree absolutely FREE!  This looks fun........Although I guess there will be ones around for DesktopX  Don't be confused by the box beside it asking for money......that's for the Weather Clock  Here's the link    WWW Link      ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/169435</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/169435</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 1:19:15 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-12-05T01:19:15-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>FREE Customizable Christmas Tree................</title></item><item><author>The-Reaper-Man</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/153752</comments><description><![CDATA[  Hello, all.    &nbsp;&nbsp; Just purchased the new "Pirate" theme from Stardock which I am quite enjoying, I especially like the "talking Pirate head", quite humorous actually but my problem is for some reason or another the Weather module which came with the theme does not work on my computer. An error message comes up saying,    StardockWeather.ocx is not registered and is required for use of this application. You may have a security application (antivirus, antispyware, etc) that prevente...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/153752</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/153752</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 6:40:13 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-05-28T06:40:13-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Pirate Weather Gadget Not Working</title></item><item><author>warreni</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/139741</comments><description><![CDATA[ Hi, I recently purchased AD2007 and the accompanying suite. Everything seems to work great, except that when I attempt to add or remove elements in AD, the dialog box is too small or the font size is too large. If you exceed a certain number of elements, when you open the dialog box to remove one or more, several of the elements will not be visible and the dialog box has no scroll bars. Could anyone tell me if I've configured something incorrectly or whether this is an "undocumented feature"? ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/139741</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/139741</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2006 5:22:19 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-12-25T17:22:19-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>question about Aquarium Desktop 2007</title></item></channel></rss>