Privacy And Security On The Internet

There are more ways of staying on top of the information overload than ever before. If you’re new to the Internet world or just took a five year nap, then you are probably asking Define Widget?

In the early twentieth century, a widget was a mechanic part whose name you can’t remember. It was like a “thing-a-ma-jig.” Last time I checked, widgets were somehow related to George Jetson’s company, competing against Spacely Sprockets. Nowadays, everyone wants widgets and calls them by name.

A widget, essentially, is a piece of software with a user-end that is easy to use. Widgets typically perform one function, although some widgets are designed to work with Internet access while others are simply for the desktop. A desktop widget is an application that helps perform a single function usually, such as the calculator that pops up under Applications for Windows. Operating systems like Vista is designed to use widgets on the desktop as well as to allow users to download all kinds of web widgets.

Internet widgets, on the other hand, require an Internet connection. They feed real-time information selectively to help you sort through the daily barrage of information. For example, a widget that checks for airline ticket deals is one popular widget that is compatible with the Internet Explorer.

Now that you can answer the question what is a widget, can you guess what a thing-a-ma-jig is?