You might already be familiar with widgets from your iPhone or Android phone—interactive panels that are something in between shortcut icons and full apps. Using these widgets, you can complete tasks ...

You can put the weather report, sports scores, your calendar, and other information right on your desktop in macOS Sonoma. We show you how. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...

Apple’s macOS Sonoma has brought a bunch of interesting new features for Mac users, and desktop widgets are among the most useful. As the name implies, you can now drag and drop widgets right onto ...

Widget Launcher is a small Windows app that helps you add all sorts of customizable widgets to your desktop. Once you download and install Widget Launcher from Microsoft Store, you can populate your ...

Plasma (aka KDE Plasma) is one of the best desktop environments on the market today. It's equal parts beauty and efficiency. It's instantly familiar and easy to customize. But did you know that the ...

If you decide you no longer want the Trash icon on your desktop, you can remove it by dragging the Trash folder to the actual Trash icon in the Dock. This will delete the symbolic link and remove the ...

If you want to stay organized and productive on your desktop, these note-taking apps did the trick for me. Here's what I like about them.