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Ok, so I know when I say “Call to Action” I realize that my blog readership really consists of about, 3 people. So, this could really be rephrased “Hey guys, got any ideas?” Anyway, back to the post…

So one aspect that I find lacking on the Gnome desktop is widgets– Windows has them with Google Desktop or the sidebar in Vista, and Macs have them natively. But on Gnome, all we have is a program called gDesklets. Now, the problem with gDesklets, is that its inventory of widgets is so robust, it’s unusable. Because it’s open source and it’s been around forever, the repository of widgets is dated, most of them don’t work, and there’s no way to rank them based on popularity or usefulness.

Even after a few searches online, it’s hard to find any resource that has details on what the “best” gDesklet widgets are.

So here’s my “call to action”– can anyone find a list of the best gDesklet widgets available, or even a different program to replace it? I’m looking for something that’s open-source, integrates well with Ubuntu, and is easy to use. The winner will get a prize of my choosing…

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