Do I need to download Yahoo! Widgets (Konfabulator) to get my Dilbert widget OR What is the difference between a web widget and a desktop widget?
If you run a web widget, you do not need to download Yahoo! Widgets. There are two categories of widgets: web widgets and desktop widgets. Web widgets live on a web page and are also known as “modules”, “badges”, “gadgets” and a host of other fun names. You might put a web widget on your personalized start page to see Dilbert each time you open your browser or put the Dilbert widget on your blog to entertain your readers. You can even decorate your social networking profile with the daily office antics of Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally and the Pointy-Haired Boss with a web widget. A web widget requires you to be on a certain website to use the widget while a desktop widget can always be displayed on your computer regardless of what web page you are viewing. Desktop widgets are best for those things that will be commonly used like a weather widget, a widget that shows local news and your daily Dilbert comic strip widget. A desktop widget, however needs a desktop application to serve up the wid