the anatomy of a widget pt 1

i noticed i havent really written a blog about what a widget is.

widgets are small gadgets that can be placed on website's or desktops.
they can be anything, from a simple clock, to a mini game.

this road to making a widget to call your own can be a harsh and lenghty one.
but never fear the internet is here, there's litterly thousands of widgets on the web already and most of them are up for grabs (most free, some not).

to give you an example here is a clock widget.







you can simple get this widget from here http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/relatime
all you have to do is go to the site click Get widget, and a window will pop up with a chunk of code, simple copy this code and post in in your blog( you might have to toggle Html).

so know you should have a rough idea what a widget really is( chances are you've already worked with them without knowing what they where called) .

there easy to use even if you know nothing about programming( you'll need to know how to copy+paste).

there's multiple sites on the web dedicated to libraries full of widgets( the link i posted is just one of them).

i hope this small explanation has/will prove usefull to you, and that is has sparked your curiousity about the diffrent widgets out there.