When is a Widget a Gadget?

Answer ... when you're Microsoft. However, the trend of creating small software applets that easily install on multiple devices is a good trend. This blog incorporates many widgets ... my Feedburner RSS feed, LinkedIn profile link, and Google search box are all examples of widgets. None of these widgets were provided by Typepad, my blogging platform, but the single click install made adding them dirt easy. Thus, here is a very good screencast on using C# to develop gadgets for Windows Vista. If you're involved with software development, you need to understand this concept.

Finally, want to avoid the Microsoft world? Do a search on Ajax using my Screencast Search Engine.