When Google Desktop 5.8 came out this past week, some of the new ways that it parses code broke our XM gadget on the sidebar. Since then, we’ve released a patch, but we have a second patch to release today. The current version is now 1.3. If you haven’t gone and re-downloaded it, please do:

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This patch fixes problems with favorites and the channel selection should be working now. Problems such as no sound and no initial channels have been reported, but not en masse and we haven’t been able to replicate the issues in house as of yet.

If you run into any issues with this version of the gadget, please document them below with as much detail as possible so that we can recreate the problem and hopefully be able to include fixes in upcoming versions.

Thanks.

In addition to our other projects, we’ve been working with Windows Vista: The Official Magazine to bring you a brand new news reader / site search gadget for the sidebar. Lots of options, very easy to use, and a cool theme just like the magazine, this is a must have for anyone looking for daily tips, tricks, and news about the Vista operating system.

As always, if you run into any issues, let us know and we’ll do our best to troubleshoot and alleviate the problem.

Feedback is graciously accepted. Thanks.

Update: Gadget Article on Windows Vista Magazine

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We are pleased to announce the launch of a brand new RSS reader gadget for TechRadar.com! The gadget tracks stories in their main RSS feed, provides summaries, site and product search, and a nifty browser window to boot.

Update: Gadget article on TechRadar.

Please let us know if you run into any issues and we’ll do our best to address them.

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Two major updates have been made to the MCR gadget:

1.) The option to ‘minimize/maximize’ the gadget in the sidebar and on the desktop. Thus making the gadget more convenient and space saving for all!

2.) The gadget now automatically refreshes the users points every 10 minutes.

These were the major updates that we made to the MCR gadget. If you like this gadget, let us know. If you run into any issues, also let us know and provide any details you can about the problem.

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