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    Dashboard or Toggle-able Notes?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by person135, Jan 27, 2012.

  1. person135

    person135 Notebook Evangelist

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    Does anyone know of any programs for windows that lets you toggle on and off a notepad gadget so that it brings it in front of all your windows when you press a key and makes it disappear when you press the key again? (kind of like dashboard in Macs)
     
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    Well, if you use Windows Gadgets in Windows 7 and find a note-taking gadget you like, Win + G brings the gadgets to the front.
     
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    person135 Notebook Evangelist

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    That works, but it also means I have to always have a gadget on my desktop.

    I found the solution to my question. It is something called Xwidget, which lets you bring forth a dashboard that can be loaded with apps. The only problem I have now is trying to get some of these apps to sync with my gmail/tasks. You can write your own apps but I do not know how to do that currently.
     
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