Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

friendinme reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Apr 17, 2008

good sidebar.

pros: --it is free
--it is flexible
--it has a small memory footprint (much smaller than Google or Yahoo sidebars)
--has good modules (the stack is very good... enabling several modules to fit into one)

cons:
--there are prettier ones out there

Micromind reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Jul 6, 2007

Good sidebar ... but take a look at KlipFolio ... http://www.klipfolio.com...tion=downloads,download

M a t t L e e reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Apr 10, 2007

this is not the best looking sidebar but it wins by default seeing as its the only 1 ive seen that has no spyware what-so-ever in it. its a shame cause i would prefer a better looking sidebar

zxc731 reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Feb 10, 2007

THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xee reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Dec 1, 2006

nice program, though not as fast as I hope, but overall it's good.
klipfolio is another good choice too.

I don't think it's .NET Deedstyger, the official download doesn't ask for .NET and moreover the exe doesn't depend on mscoree.dll, however some of the plugins depend on .NET, so watch out

Deedstyger reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Nov 7, 2006

++ freeware.
++ all the plugins i chose worked without problems i can say.
+- some plugins especially the perf monitors have good details but also some have less options..
-- uses net framework & xml which equals to slowness on my p3-733. sometimes up to 40% with about 10 plugins enabled. tlb does the same with much low cpu. this is because of using the xml bloat i suppose..
-- skins not visually esthetical much.
-- panels not visually esthetical to each other.. all those panels added to the bar visually a mess what i see is.

result: truelaunchbar wins definitely if u have money.. ds wins if u can resist those negativities.. samurize can be another free alternative. my choice is tlb.

Haaglander reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Aug 17, 2006

This is a great program. Easy to install and modify to my needs. I cannot work without it anymore.

roj reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Jul 10, 2006

This is not a tough crowd - just one that expects a standard of quality to be upheld, especially when it has int he past. Why release code without taking the time to include optimizations that were considered de riguer in all previous versions, especially when there is no urgency to push new releases out the door?

I have long used, championed and recommended this utility and can now do so again.

All that remains is for the dev to issue a long overdue final release.

FIVE stars.

horsecharles reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 116 on Jul 10, 2006

Tough crowd here...it is freeware.

The MAZZTer reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 115 on Jun 20, 2006

roj: Then restrict the size of your page file. Problem solved.

The installer breaks if you have an existing version of Desktop Sidebar installed. They really should test these common scenarios before release.

roj reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 115 on Jun 19, 2006

The last two builds of this app have the not-so-small issue of immediately triggering the OS (XP / SP2) to increase my virtual memory paging size. I note that this is due to changes and memory optimizations which must be made more current. Fix this please.

THREE stars until it's fixed.

Also, we gonna get a final before the end of the decade?

Edit:

Kludging my swap file is not a panacea for shoddy programming.

roj reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 114 on Jun 12, 2006

I do love this utility and find it indispensible.

However, I'm tired fo the incessant betas. It's time for a new final release. **** or get off the pot.

FOUR stars for a superlative tool that's starting to cook too long.

Doubledoom reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 113 on Jun 8, 2006

In my view, it's the best of the sidebars currently. Although you do tend to find the others all have something that is good and you wish were on the one you want to use. However, Desktop Sidebar has the most things I want. Unfortunatly, the 113 update hasnt fixed the stocks issue. It shows the correct share/index price/value but the up/down flag is wrong. You think the market is up 100 when its actually down!!!

the_root reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 113 on Jun 6, 2006

A must have for me, and it just keeps getting better. Also can be used as a security tool to monitor internet traffic up and down, CPU and memory usage.
10 stars plus!

siacono reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 112 on Apr 13, 2006

Very slick and configuration abilities are awesome.

About the "katipo's" comment. The sidebar in Vista is no longer on by default but rather an optional startup item.

The MAZZTer reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 112 on Apr 12, 2006

Stress test with a large number of panels shows a low CPU usage, although the memory usage is high it was to be expected with the number of panels I opened.

Overall this beats out Google's Sidebar easy. Less than three.

Make sure to get some third party plugins and skins. However there is one called tasklist that is incompatible with this beta and will cause it to crash when the panel is installed and every time DS is run. To fix this and other similar problems, delete the plugin's directory from the Desktop Sidebar\plugins directory and start Desktop Sidebar.

roj reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 112 on Apr 12, 2006

I checked out the True and Free launch bars iterated in some of the reviews here. One is very Mickey Mouse and amateurish and both have tremendously limited capabilities in comparison. I used solutions like them back in the day of Windows 95.

This thing is fast, slick, lean and enormously configurable. It's also extensible.

If you want a solid control center for what you do on your machine that goes beyond icon clutter on your desktop or popup menus with minimal functionality, take a good hard look at this tool. Don't like the desktop footprint? Hide it manually or via Autohide.

FIVE stars for excellence - all software should be this small and useful.

Alnag reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 112 on Apr 12, 2006

Using it for a year or so. Almost forget what the start button is for. :-) Great! Really. You just have to configure it apropriatelly to your taste which might be a pain in the a** for newbie.

Deedstyger reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 111 on Mar 16, 2006

way too much, before it can beat true or free launch bar in your preferation.

katipo reviewed v1.05 Beta Build 111 on Feb 21, 2006

Personally I think these sidebars are awful and a waste of desktop space. I hope the one in Vista can be turned off.

Aires reviewed v1.05 Build 110 Beta on Feb 21, 2006

What a truly fantastic piece of software. It's just a shame that it can't replace the taskbar in XP now. But if Microsoft get their's right with Vista then it'll be a joy to use.

sQin reviewed v1.05 Build 110 Beta on Feb 21, 2006

if you do know what SAMURIZE is, probably u'll never come back to any sidebar like this

Beta Test reviewed v1.05 Build 110 Beta on Feb 21, 2006

Awesome app. Never had any problems or resource issues and have been using it for over a year. Extremely useful and functional for everyday tasks/information.

Its apparent why this is the Sidebar that Microsoft uses to benchmark their own after.

5 out of 5.

orizng reviewed v1.05 Build 110 Beta on Feb 20, 2006

I give it a 5, after customization, now this stuff takes 10MB RAM+10VRAM, which is pretty neat, sure i get rid of some stuff i dont need, such as stock etc. now my panels include a clock, weather, news room, voice volum winamp, commander line, quick launch. pretty good, although i would say this stuff is similar to google desktop search's sidebar, GDS slow down computer dramatically, so this one works better for me.

marty reviewed v1.05 Build 110 Beta on Feb 20, 2006

Yes, it's a resource pig, extremely slow and I've even had to reinstall Outlook because of it. Like the other reviewer - stick to the Google Sidebar - its great.

pluto2se reviewed v1.05 Build 94 Beta on Jan 6, 2006

Ok, my computer isn't the absolutely latest but it's by no means a piece of computer history.
I find Desktop sidebar quite sluggish and halfbaked. In default configuration it eats up a good 22mb memory which is quite abit in my book. It got better after most things had been removed that I didn't need but the feeling of a slow half-baked program remained. If you got the time and energy, go for samurize! If you are the "I want something cool-looking don't care about the details" type, go ahead!

imanino reviewed v1.05 Build 94 Beta on Dec 26, 2005

Love the idea, but sidebars are really buggy with SP2 and XP. When they work, they do. When they don't , they don't and depending on your configuration they may eat up memory and processor cycles, lock up graphics, or just crash. This one was good on the first score, probably the least wasteful of resources, but when I changed the default configuration it got testy and locked up the system for a long time or crashed. While everyone is bowing at the ease of use of these things, we really need to think about the negative potential here. The exposing of the desktop surface to the web as in active desktop, which has always made me nervous anyway, is multiplying exponentially with widgets and these kinds of thing. Beyond security, there's the fact that the number of things that can go wrong multiplies here and a particular configuration error here could go from merely buggy to catastrophic for your system stability...some of this occurring from say some misconfigured web blog at an undisclosed location. We're not even talking about the "typical" worms, viruses, trojans, and so on. The program looks great, is customizable, and for the half hour it actually worked seem okay, but it definitely bugged out the graphics card (GeoForce Ti 4600) and doesn't like some of the uploaded "panels" which I suspect is the problem.

Wonder_Twins_Power reviewed v1.05 Build 94 Beta on Dec 4, 2005

Gave a 5 for customizable. easier to use and takes up less memory that individual widgets and object desktop. unloaded desktop x because of desktop sidebar simplicity and availability of skins. KUDOS!

MonkY reviewed v1.05 Build 94 Beta on Sep 30, 2005

Simply greatest sidebar ever. Tons of plugins, sensational skins, low memory usage... Don't know if Longhorn will be able to be better than this... Plus, it's free, it's fast... Well, what can i say, i am in love with it :P

I just hope more and more plugins to be done for it. So pls support it !

brotherS reviewed v1.05 Build 94 Beta on Sep 2, 2005

I once *was* quite happy with this... but it never stopped crashing on my PC :-( Now I use the Google Sidebar - has also nice plugins and crashes *never*.

Tboltness reviewed v1.05 Build 94 Beta on Aug 8, 2005

This is the best app. ever. I love it. Especially the RSS support which is AWESOME. Even if this isn't your thing, give it a try.

RN reviewed v1.05 Build 94 Beta on Aug 7, 2005

thsi is the greatest sidbar i hade ever seen it contains every thing you could imagin so download it !!!!!!!!!!!

tipsyboy reviewed v1.05 Build 92 Beta on Jun 26, 2005

Nice program - nobody really needs it, but - nice.
Works well - BUT: won't properly de-install. No directory deleted, loads of stuff remains, EVEN IN THE REGISTRY. THIS IS BAD BEHAVIOUR. When I visit someone, I will, at least, flush the toilet . . .

No offence intended. Sorry, just a bit furious. I HATE programs that won't leave my machine cleanly!

gleniator reviewed v1.05 Build 90 Beta on Apr 28, 2005

Get Longhorn before it arrives!

Seriously, this is a really cool sidebar application with lots of panels for almost anything you can think of. If you're into have lots of information at your fingertips, this is the tool for you.

http://www.isoftnews.com...orn-Transformation-Pack

pjlasl reviewed v1.05 Build 90 Beta on Apr 27, 2005

Very cool!! I downloaded it for the first time last night and love how it intergrates with everything and doesn't take up alot of room! As the previous mentioned below...wish there were more than just a 5 to rate this!

RLMiller reviewed v1.05 Build 88 Beta on Mar 10, 2005

I wish they would let me rate this higher. A really well done product here. My desktop, taskbar, email, weather, News, stocks, search, calendar, tasks, notes and IM are all finally under control with one really nice dashboard.

I tried others and have deleted them all. This is THE dashboard tool for me.

Great Job!

PC Rat reviewed v1.05 Build 88 Beta on Feb 27, 2005

Far superior to Codename Dashboard. Better features, fewer bugs and glitches, lower resource utilization.

Great applet.

Update: Having used it for a month, am happier with it now than before.

The Computer Rodent

Pegusis2 reviewed v1.05 Build 88 Beta on Jan 16, 2005

Great little program... but it reset my IE's HTTP 1.1 to un-checked and it made my Webmail not work... took me a couple of hours to track down the problem. Even with this little bug it still seemed like a nice program.

Jeffsoft reviewed v1.05 Build 88 Beta on Jan 12, 2005

Wonderful! finally a Systray panel!!
now we just need one more Taskwindow panel!!

MurrayH reviewed v1.05 Build 86 Beta on Nov 16, 2004

Works very well - they now have HTTP 1.1 support which is great and the CPU usage typically sits at 0% so you hardly even notice it.

hunterb reviewed v1.05 Build 86 Beta on Nov 15, 2004

Works really well. Does not use much CPU. Turn off the slideshow or increase the delay time to reduce the cpu load even more.
Very easy to use, unlike that powerful yet overly complex Samurize deskbar many people love.
Very customisable and many plugins available. Doesn't do everything.. yet, but is most way there.

Primis reviewed v1.04 Build 85 Beta on Nov 12, 2004

This is from the Desktop Sidebar forums Announcements section:

http://www.desktopsideba...ndex.php?showtopic=3090

"Edited: Please don’t install this build. There are serious problems with Newsroom panel. New updated build will be available soon".

So just hang tight and wait for a new build everyone. Besides, build 75 works great for me anyways...

robmanic44 reviewed v1.04 Build 75 on Sep 12, 2004

Works well, looks good, hides easily, and it's free. Can't ask for more.

the_root reviewed v1.04 Build 75 on Sep 5, 2004

Great program. One of my favorites. Brings some fun back into computing.
Much easier to configure for different looks and functions than any of its competitors. Also comes with great support at their forum.

^L^ reviewed v1.04 Beta Build 74 on Aug 30, 2004

Hm...Nice & Fat - I don't need it really ;)

Don Juan reviewed v1.04 Beta Build 74 on Aug 28, 2004

This is the best release yet. Don't know what happened in that last release with the insane amount of CPU usage. This program now boasts a small memory footprint and very low CPU usage. Only problem I have is a program hang trying to configure one of my e-mail addresses.

Ishtumba reviewed v1.04 Build 73 Beta on Aug 23, 2004

This is an incredible program. I have been using it since the early stages and enjoy seeing the new builds get better and better without sacrificing quality. It is highly configurable and provides accurate up to date information.

In regards to CPU and Memory Usage....
My test concluded the following:
Running an Intel Pentium 4 1.8 Ghz with 512MB RAM.

While not in focus:
6.520 MB Memory usage
0% - 2% CPU usage (the 2% is from updating the information such as the RSS feed and weather)

While in focus, but not accessing anything:
6.520 MB Memory usage
0% - 2% CPU usage

While in focus, and rolling over an item:
10.756 MB Memory usage
9% - 11% CPU usage

All in all, this program does not have a problem with CPU usage and memory leaks. It runs completely smooth on my machine without any bog downs or memory leaks.

novak reviewed v1.04 Build 73 Beta on Aug 23, 2004

Very cool. Useful with lots of features and detailed options. This is also FREEWARE! I can't imagine how much work went into this. Found it to be a bit tricky to move panels around for the first time and resizing them but once you get used to it, it's fine. (Winamp panel stopped playing winamp when i tried to move it, one of the options to show winamp only shows peice of the winamp window). Overall = Great!

mjm01010101 reviewed v1.04 Build 72 on Aug 14, 2004

Great release IMO. Like the graphical improvements and the small tweaks they've made. I usually only use the newsroom tab amd the system performance tab and the CPU use (10-15% on hover) is acceptable for that.

Don Juan reviewed v1.04 Build 72 on Aug 13, 2004

Yes they did improve the memory usage in this version from 28Mb to 20Mb with the default install. I runs with as little as 6Mb with everything off. However, there is a new issue in this version, CPU usage. Idling it had on average 5% CPU usage, only 1% if I removed all the items from it. When I would mouse over it, the CPU usage would spike to around 50%, and while interacting with it it would spike up to about 85% CPU usage. Not to mention very poor responsiveness probably due to the CPU usage. It would become unresponsive for up to a minute at a time. Don't know what happened, this program was getting better with every release up until this one.

mattx reviewed v1.04 Build 69 Beta on Jul 24, 2004

nice little program for displaying info on the desktop .. not using any cpu right now either

mjm01010101 reviewed v1.04 Build 69 Beta on Jul 14, 2004

Quite useful. I disable most of the default plugins and just use the RSS and performance tabs. uses 12.5K on my system.

Still see a bug with launching links from firefox set as default browser.

roj reviewed v1.04 Build 69 Beta on Jul 14, 2004

Utterly indispensible and at 15Mb, not a memory hog at all despite claims to the contrary. I'd suggest that user seriously examine what plugins he has active - it's no logical stretch that the more of those that you use the more RAM it takes. My long-standing toolbar of choice over all and that includes a lot of the shareware junk. I'm also no fan of psuedo-Apple cutesy-ness. :D

Don Juan reviewed v1.04 Build 69 Beta on Jul 14, 2004

Has lots of nice features, but is a major memory hog weighing in at about 28MB and has a very cluttered interface and could be a little more user friendly.

anti00Zero reviewed v1.04 Build 69 Beta on Jul 14, 2004

objectdock plus is so much better. :-D

MurrayH reviewed v1.04 Build 69 Beta on Jul 14, 2004

I'm on 1.04 build 69 and its great. would be totally lost without it now. I'd strongly recommend that anyone try it.

Murray

wolseleydude reviewed v1.04 Build 68 Beta on Jun 9, 2004

A very solid application. Very satisfied.

tannman1 reviewed v1.04 Build 67 Beta on May 29, 2004

The application offers a quick reference and access to a multitude of things. It provides a one stop location. The install is smooth and the app runs without issues. If a sidebar is what you prefer then by all means get this. It is done well and will be a good addition to ones real estate.

crosenblum reviewed v1.04 Build 66 Beta on May 6, 2004

This deserves a 10 rating.

This is just that good, rss newsfeeds, weather, clocks and even world clocks, all kinds of photo slideshows, performance monitoring, winamp.

This thing just blows the world by.

If you want to be a part of this growing community, of which i am a member, check this out.

http://www.desktopsidebar.com/forums/

roj reviewed v1.04 Build 65 Beta on Apr 29, 2004

I have only one issue and it's not only with this program but with many: why the heck bother with imnplementing Windows 9x support (that's includes Windows MiniMe)? This is 2004. If you choose to run a six year old kludge that passes for a psuedo-OS, you deserve the level of support and grief appropriate to that decision. Developers (especially smaller ones) need to put that garbage behind them, abandon it as the footnote to history that it is and move on. Apart from requiring less time and effort, it will also have the additional benefit of rendering the code lighter and less prone to totally unnecessary kludges.

roj reviewed v1.04 Build 63 Beta on Apr 12, 2004

What somnambulator said - my toolbar of choice.

Somnambulator reviewed v1.04 Build 63 Beta on Apr 12, 2004

been using it for a few months now and is one of those programs you cant imagine how you got by without it. constantly updated, always with bugfixes and new *useable* features. this new version loads considerably faster than even build 63. im quite impressed

Somnambulator reviewed v1.04 Build 58 on Feb 4, 2004

great program. very customizable. new features are always on the "to-do" list.

Cool-Gui reviewed v1.04 Build 58 on Jan 27, 2004

It reminds me of Gnome panels.

captainahab reviewed v1.04 Build 58 on Jan 26, 2004

I have used this program on my old and lowly WindowsME box with excellent results. Easy on resources if you disable the Outlook and Messenger integration. Thank you Damian for making this cool and useful program.

Jeffsoft reviewed v1.04 Beta Build 55 on Jan 16, 2004

Great!
version 1.04 Beta Build 57 is now in http://www.desktopsidebar.com/download.html

slepax reviewed v1.04 Beta Build 55 on Nov 28, 2003

This thing is amazing. I've been using it for the last couple of hours, and the more I use the more I discover new tricks and tweaks.

The major issue with it is it's memory consumption. Maybe it's because this is a beta version (did not try the previous stable build) but after couple of hours running it consumed a bit more than ~40M of my RAM. This is not a small amount of RAM, really not.

I busted my head trying to figure out why the hell it needs so many memroy, couldn't find the reason. Maybe it should come with some tuning tips.

Although this is really an amazing app, the memory consumption is far from being a small thing, and this is the reason I gave it only 3.

xippon reviewed v1.04 Beta Build 55 on Nov 28, 2003

Total Commander, with MyIE2 & TheBat! are the best program.

XxCoCxX reviewed v1.03 Beta Build 47 on Sep 18, 2003

Excellent program. The memory footprint is a lot, but the program does a lot. I'm not complaining as I'm running w/ 1GB anyway. Wish there was an option for it to be visable on desktop but auto hide when a program executes, but that's just a preference. Been stable as anything for me in the last few builds and it's quickly becoming an indespensible program. Thanks for the incredible freeware and keep up the great work.

Jeffsoft reviewed v1.03 Beta Build 47 on Sep 15, 2003

the best among SmartBar XP & Dashboard

allsiante reviewed v1.03 Beta Build 46 on Aug 30, 2003

Well I know this quote -> "(Duh!! its a beta ... sorry)" is pretty old, but I have to say it, it really wants to come out: do the words "beta" and "betanews" mean anything to you guys ? It's really good one can find so many cool progs in one place. This is one of them, and hopefully someday will come out of being beta :) Keep up the good work !

Mirage2000 reviewed v1.03 Beta Build 46 on Aug 29, 2003

Exellent program idea. Only problem - it takes huge amount of RAM even more than Microsoft Outlook and Winword

MrMeph reviewed v1.03 Build 44 Beta on Aug 20, 2003

This is a great idea, and I love the features for it, but it crashes all the time on both my Windows 2000 machine and my Windows XP. I can't wait to see a stable version of this. Will be very usefull once it is done. Keep up the work!

ken_brown reviewed v1.03 Build 44 Beta on Aug 19, 2003

Really cool idea, but really buggy right now. Can't wait to see the final!

ShrimpKebab reviewed v1.03 Build 44 Beta on Aug 19, 2003

I cant live without this program now. I especially like the weather forecast and the Newsroom features.

csabo234 reviewed v1.03 Build 42 Final on Jul 20, 2003

Riight. Why use this?? It just gets in the way. i find it much more convient to Load my email rather than have somthign take up my pc resources and my screen

brazen weep reviewed v1.03 Build 42 Final on Jul 19, 2003

This is nice. I tried it, and although I won't be using it I still think it's a nice Longhorn type of sidebar and is extra nice with it's Outlook support. Would like to see a wider variety of panels and configuration options though. Nice work.

Zarquon reviewed v1.03 Build 41 RC on Jul 18, 2003

This really excellent. Within 2 hours it became a permanent resident on my Desktop.

klumy reviewed v1.03 Build 39 on Jul 8, 2003

Awesome product !!

gangstah reviewed v1.03 Build 39 on Jul 8, 2003

This has a pretty nice interface, nicer than the other pre-longhorn sidebars out there. But holy crap...45 megs of memory to run the thing? No thanks.

lazerfisk reviewed v1.03 Build 39 on Jul 8, 2003

I couldn't get this program to start... just starts chewing CPU for about 1 minute. and nothing else happends.. Hum... No crash, nothing... It just wont pop up :P

emrldjetta reviewed v1.03 Build 39 on Jul 8, 2003

Simple, only takes a right click. Best implementation of a MD5 checker I have found. Good work.
Kyle

jackeric reviewed v1.03 Build 39 on Jul 7, 2003

This build is quite stable for me. Love the stock panel and the change to the weather & outlook panel.The IE6 newsfeed integration is awsome.

zulugrid reviewed v1.01 Build 27 on Feb 25, 2003

Well my first complaint is that it took about 6 minutes after I started the app for it to actually show up...

Takes a second for the individual box to become highlighted when I put my mouse over it.

Doesn't let me put it on my second monitor (which is where I want it..).

Is on top of my taskbar, which it shouldn't be.. I set my taskbar to "Always on Top" for a reason..

Because I have two monitors, the autohide is permanent.. When I put my mouse to the edge of the screen, my mouse goes to my second monitor so apparantly the bar doesn't know when to come back..

Would be useful as a floating window if it didn't have the window border..

Some good stuff:

Fix the horrible load time and make it run faster, and make it so it can dock on my second monitor, and this would be an AWESOME app. But right now it sucks.

Jan.R reviewed v1.0 Beta on Jan 21, 2003

Well the idea is cool. I just miss a few things here that I hope will make it into the final release. 1. Transparency setting so I can keep enjoying my wallpaper ;)
2. It should not crash if I want to choose a different IMAP map as Inbox. 3. Maybe all major settings could be done from one tabbed window, just keep everything together.

Otherwise a fine program and I'm looking foreward to using it again. For now .... stil needs some work. (Duh!! its a beta ... sorry)

bedoughty reviewed v1.0 Beta on Jan 20, 2003

All it does is crash. My system has more than enough power, I even restarted twice, installed it to three different directories. Shame, looks like a great app.

bruced reviewed v1.0 Beta on Jan 19, 2003

I really like this utility. I would like to see it movable and resizable. Right now it offers a panel for Microsoft Messenger only. I also would like to see an AOL panel added. But remember this is only a beta and hopefully more is coming!!!

newjamie reviewed v1.0 Beta on Jan 19, 2003

Very handy! All the information I need (latest news, outlook schedules etc.) displayed neatly at the side of the screen.

Would have given a 5 but found adding newsfeeds very temperamental.