R E L A T E D   C O N T E N T
ADVERTISEMENT

Workshop: Get live train information on the Vista Desktop

Find out how to display live train-departure information on the Windows Vista Sidebar

Rob Beattie, Computeract!ve 21 May 2008
ADVERTISEMENT

Desktop gadgets have been around in one form or another for a few years but they can have big drawbacks.

Many are more funky than functional and others come with too much baggage, creating a significant performance hit that can slow the whole computer down.

Windows Vista gadgets, on the other hand, are surprisingly nippy and many of them, such as the live train departure board gadget from National Rail, are well worth having.

In this Workshop we’ll demonstrate how to find and install the train gadget and then set it up to watch a railway station anywhere in the UK for up-to-the-minute departures, platform numbers (and the inevitable delays and cancellations) as well as live news from the station departure board.

Here's how to install the train gadget for Vista Desktop


All Software Applications
Tags: Windows, Vista

Like this story? Spread the news by clicking below:

Post this to Delicious del.icio.us    Post this to Digg Digg this    Post this to reddit reddit!

Permalink for this story
R E A D E R   C O M M E N T S
M A R K E T P L A C E
Get your free demo of Numara Track-It! 8 - the leading help desk solution for IT related issues.
Make presentations, review documents & share your entire desktop. 30-day free trial! (cc required).
Discover how remote support can fuel your IT business in ways you've never thought of before.
Apply ITIL best practices at your service desk while eliminating integration cost. Learn more here.
WAN based, automated, daily vulnerability assessments. Click here to try and request our whitepapers.
Have your product or service listed here >   
Sponsored links
F E A T U R E D   J O B S
Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom | NHS Midlands
Workstream Lead Requirement, Design, Build and Test (Business Analyst) Strategic IM&T - Delivery   Band 7:      £29,091 - £38,352 per annum Hours:       37.5 per week Base:         Octavia House, Sandiacre Job Ref:     973 - 080810   ... more >
Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom | EDS
Description: This vacancy is for an information security consultant to join EDS' Information Assurance team based in Hook. The successful applicant will provide information security support to one or more of EDS' major Defence projects. ... more >
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom | Grass Roots
SQL Database Administrator - Aylesbury - £DOE Grass Roots are one of the Sunday Times Top 100 companies to work for (2007 and 2008). Established in 1980, we're part of the Grass Roots Group, which is ... more >
London, United Kingdom | MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health
Senior Information Systems Consultant - £34,793 - £41,545 pa - London Applications are invited for the exciting new post of Senior Information Systems Consultant at the MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, located within the Centre ... more >
More job opportunities