Ars Technica looks at the recently released Google Desktop 5 beta, Google’s desktop indexed searching utility. One major change examined in the article is a more graphical Vista-like sidebar with a default set of widgets that look prettier than previous versions’ mostly text based widgets.
For Vista users who would rather use the built in Vista Sidebar AccuWeather has a better weather gadget than Vista’s with features like a forecast rather than just the current weather.
Developers may want to read on article about its development on The Code Project.