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    P-7811FX and the Windows Sidebar..

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by MedievalZeus, Oct 9, 2008.

  1. MedievalZeus

    MedievalZeus Notebook Consultant

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    How many people actually use the Windows Sidebar? Is it a good thing to use? When Vista first came out I was told that it actually used up a lot of resources.. Is that true?

    Anyways, if you use the Windows Sidebar.. what applications would you suggest?

    - Med
     
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  2. Blarg

    Blarg Notebook Consultant

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    It's a toy that uses up resources. Ditch it.
     
    Blarg, Oct 9, 2008
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  3. bigddybn

    bigddybn Notebook Evangelist

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    The same could be said for pretty much any application on any machine. Though I do agree it's pretty worthless for the most part.
     
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  4. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    ya i disabled it right away and not for resources but just that i saw it had no real use for me.
     
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  5. JBN

    JBN Notebook Consultant

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    I use it (I know, lame). Basically my weather is there, battery, hard drives, network, and my post its for homework. I don't feel any lag whatsoever so that's fine.
     
    JBN, Oct 9, 2008
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