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Active Desktop

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Active Desktop
Enhanced functionality on the desktop that is part of Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher and Windows 98. It enables Web pages to be turned into desktop items that are updated automatically. A Web page can also be turned into wallpaper, allowing a workgroup home page to be readily visible on each user's computer with links to related information on the intranet. Active Desktop supports Active Channels, which are subscriber-based content delivery systems from Internet Web sites or company intranet sites. See Active Channel.


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If you, like many of us, are inclined to sit in front of your computer all day, then you'd appreciate how beneficial an active desktop calendar could be for your sanity and well being Many of us can't really escape from the inevitable need to stay with our computer all day If you, like many of us, are inclined to sit in front of your computer all day, then you'd appreciate how beneficial an active desktop calendar could be for your sanity and well being.
Active Tray lets users make more effective use of their system tray by turning it into an extension of their active desktop, with more power and flexibility.
Screen Calendar allows you to create wallpaper with a built-in active desktop calendar and, beginning with version 3.
 
 
 
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