Sobees – Forget Windows Sidebar! Best Desktop Widgets
Windows sidebar in Windows Vista has its limitations. The size and functionality are basic as with most windows standard programs. You have your sticky notes, weather RSS feeds and downloadable extras. None the less, it’s all very basic. You can’t get the greatest of extras and the news feeds can really get annoying as they all seem to come from Wall Street. Numerous companies have introduced alternatives however few have succeeded to the extent that Sobees have.
The company based in Switzerland has launched a new desktop program that allows you view just about everything that you can think of in the form of handy little desktop widgets. One of the best things I noticed about Sobees is the Sync feature. You sign in when you first launch the program on you PC and then it stays open for good until you close it. But, if you go on another PC that has Sobees and sign in it will sync all of your feeds, widgets and sticky notes to that PC until you sign out. This is great if you’re away from the office but need your news feeds, e-mails and widgets in one place. It’s also a feature the other companies have overlooked completely.
Another thing that I liked was how customizable it all was. As you can see from the screenshot it’s very attractive to the eye and you can shift and shape things to suite your needs. The colours and the themes are great. However, if you go extreme on this front it will slow down considerably.
The widgets are extensive in number. I enjoyed reading news whilst twittering about it without ever opening a browser. There are tons for download but many of these are very specific so don’t expect a library of useful widgets.
In total, it’s much better than Windows Sidebar and the other alternatives out there.
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