10 KDE 4 desktop widgets to make you more productive | Linux Today

10 KDE 4 desktop widgets to make you more productive

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 9, 2009

“If you’ve taken a look at KDE 4, you will have noticed
significant changes to the desktop. Many people feel these changes
have made the KDE desktop less usable. By default, I would say that
is certainly the case. But with KDE 4 comes one addition to the
desktop that helps it out significantly: widgets — tiny
applications that reside on the desktop and serve one or more
functions. Most new KDE 4 users have yet to experience what these
widgets have to offer. But if you’re not taking advantage of these
added tools, you’re not getting the full KDE 4 experience.

“Quite a few widgets are available for the KDE 4 desktop. Some
serve little to no function. Others, however, can make your
day-to-day computing life much easier. Here are 10 widgets that
will make you more productive.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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