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IntroductionSince Microsofts Windows VISTA reached the public status in January 2007 the development of especially new Sidebar Gagets have increased more and more. To participate on this “euphoria” it was and is still my aim to design a usefull Gadget for everyone which include a lot of different tools. Generally, the Microsoft Sidbar is one of the most expectand feature in the new operating system VISTA. This Sidebar can include a lot of different Gadgets. Gadgets are easy-to-use mini programs that give you informations at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools. With this Software you get a clearly arranged overview of some important informations. So you can check the weather or some RSS-feeds, open an application to view your calendar or open a calculator program and so on. Until now there are exists already some of such little Gadgets, which can be downloaded for free at the official Windows Live-Gallery Site. With some little knowledge of HTML, JAVAscript and CSS it is possible to develop your own Gadget and to showcase it to the public. A small guidedance for how to create such a Gadget you can find on this Microsoft site: link . An example how such a Sidebar could be on Windows VISTA is shown on the right hand side. Interesting are mostly Gadgets which show important system informations. With some Gadgets you can readout for example the CPU and RAM usage or your internet connection. Tools like a notepad or a shortcut manager can make the work on Windows definitly easier. CTcontrolCTcontrol stands for Computer & Time Control and it shows some important informations on your desktop. Furthermore with this Gadget you can standby, shutdown, restart or logoff your computer very easily. More feature are…. Feature Overview
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Historyv. 1.0 – 16.02.2007 v. 1.1 – 22.02.2007 v. 1.2 – 25.02.2007 v. 1.3 – 27.02.2007 v. 1.4 – 05.03.2007 v. 1.5 – 13.03.2007 v. 1.6 – 22.03.2007 v. 1.7 – 09.04.2007 v. 1.8 – 30.05.2007 v. 1.9 – ??.08.2007 v. 2.0 – 01.02.2010 |
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Modified versions of CTcontrolHere you can find modified versions of CTcontol, which was devoloped of a requests from some users. These gadgets include only the function of system-uptime and/or the system control buttons. So this versions are space-saving and power-saving. All minimalist people who have waited for such a version can try it now. Hope you like it. (idea: Attolini and others) Screenshots:
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Oktober 21st, 2007 um 12:25
[...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerptIntroduction Since Microsofts Windows VISTA reached the public status in January 2007 the development of especially new Sidebar Gagets have increased more and more. To participate on this it was and is still my aim to design a usefull Gadget for everyone which include a lot of different tools. Generally, the Microsoft Sidbar is one of the most expectand feature in the new operating system… for how to create such a Gadget you can find on this Microsoft site: link . An example how [...]
November 4th, 2007 um 02:05
Hi,
I found your fantastic gadget (CTcontrol_mini) on the MSN Live. I downloaded CTcontrol_mini_1.1 from the MSN site but was really disappointed to find that when I pressed the buttons (after removing the guard), nothing happened. Luckily I found a link to this site and downloaded CTcontrol_mini_1.0.1.
I was really pleased when this one worked. The only problem is that I really need a smaller gadget much like 1.1, without the System Uptime section and wonder if a version is available without it?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Simon
März 5th, 2008 um 18:06
merci à tou pour cette image
März 14th, 2008 um 05:48
Julian day not working correctly for 2008 which is a leap year. 14.Mar.2008 – julian day 74 not 73
März 27th, 2008 um 20:25
Danke fürs Gadget CtControlMINImod, das ist genau das, was ich schon lange suche. Vorhin hatte ich das CtControl benutzt, aber ich brauche eigentlich nur die Info von der Betriebslaufzeit. Das andere ist auch gut, bloß zu viele Info, die ich sonst auch habe.(Uhr, Kalender)
März 30th, 2008 um 11:10
[...] (CTcontrol (eng)
April 12th, 2008 um 20:00
[...] CT Control is one of those gadgets that display system information but also some additional features like quick access to shutdown, log off buttons and a timer. [...]
April 21st, 2008 um 16:01
[...] CT Control – Mostra informações do sistema, permite acesso rápido para as opções de Desligar e Logoff, além de ter um cronômetro. [...]
Mai 12th, 2008 um 20:13
This is the only gadget that I have found that displays the Julian Day. An excellent tool that gives me some information I use daily for my work.
My only problem is with my eyes. Is there any way to increase the font size so that the day is larger making it easier to read? Or just display the day, instead of week and quarter?
Thank you so much for saving me the need to open an application just to confirm the day of the year.
Cheers,
Trace
Juni 9th, 2008 um 06:08
Awesome Gadget, I like the countdown timer too. This gadget has all the option I was looking for in a clock based gadget, only suggestion I would make is to have the option to auto restart on the countdown timer, then it could be used as a break remind timer too.
Cheers Mafelix
Juli 12th, 2008 um 20:42
Finally: something that WORKS!
Extremely useful, well crafted, efficient and good looking gadget. Those are all Teutonic virtues that makes me proud of my own (albeit distant) German ancestry.
Way to go, and danke schön!
Oktober 16th, 2008 um 02:23
Is there a version of the CTcontrol for the Google side tool bar.
Thanks
Oktober 30th, 2008 um 16:52
Hi can this gadget installed on windows xp sp3?
Thanks
November 1st, 2008 um 13:12
Hi. Thank you for this wonderful gadget. I think it has some extra parts that should be as optional, such as System control. I would suggest to have a clickbox in the Options to hide it for those who do not want to see it. I also would like to suggest to add an optional dialog box and a sound feature for the time when “Your Countdown” reaches the final second (like in Outlook reminder). Also I would like to choose the sound for alarm clock rather than only a default sound. I wonder if the alarm clock can turn on the computer and play a favorite sound? Thanks a lot.
November 11th, 2008 um 02:36
Is there a way to directly control (set, reset) the TIMER VALUE? That is, it’s currently set to 30 minutes, but if I wanted it to be 300 minutes, is the only real option to click the little “+” button 270 times? I love the gadget and have used it in several ways lots of times. THANK YOU for taking the time to develop it and make it available to the Vista-community.
EDIT by puttee: removed your mail-addy from your last post, because avoiding spam mails for your acccount
November 11th, 2008 um 19:29
@ mark: currently there is no way for set the timer value directly. Maybe in the future, but than through the setting page of the gadget. The features is mainly desinged for small timer issues, such as egg-cooking or so.
@Turrell: i have no idea. I dont know how the engine of this google side bar is working.
@Joey: didnt try to install this gadget on a XP system. But heard it work with a special sidebar tool for XP. Didn’t know if this depends on the installed service pack.
November 12th, 2008 um 08:57
Im usin Windows XP Black Edition (SP2) but the control system and sound doesnt work, when I click the shut down button or stand by, there’s just a black screen showing and disappearing, and when I click for sound a message shows: “windows cannot find sndvol.exe”.
Anyway, thx for creating this great gadgets and keep up the work work!
Dezember 15th, 2008 um 18:44
I downloaded this Vista sidebar, but it will not show the uptime.
Do you have a fix for this problem.
Thanks.
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CTcontrol1.9.1 (Downloads: 14.841 | 730.8 KiB)
Kategorie: CTcontrol | Upload: 21. Oktober 2007
Januar 5th, 2009 um 09:20
Hi, Thanks for the great gadget! Any way of setting it so that it starts in the minimised state?
Januar 16th, 2009 um 18:12
A tool that fills the void. Thank you for this nice gadget, which I believe will be much more usfeul if you can incorporate these suggestions:
The Timer control can be improved by allowing entry as in the alarm section (i.e., by simply editing the countdown time directly, instead of adding minutes by clicking the + and – buttons). Also, adding hour to the countdown timer would be nice.
In addition, getting rid of the extra black space leftover after hiding the countdowns, and adding the ability to hide current uptime and system control sections would be nice.
Thanks again.
Januar 30th, 2009 um 07:27
[...] Thank you darkassain! It’s called CTcontrol v1.9.1 and can be downloaded here [...]
März 17th, 2009 um 16:02
Hi, you.
I would like localize your gadget to brasilian portuguese…
Send me your resource file in english, if you agree.
Thanks,
Ricardo Ildefonso.
Londrina – Brasil.
März 29th, 2009 um 17:33
You need to fix the fonts in the gadget, or at least let the end user do it; as can be seen below a lot of the fonts are unreadable especially the fonts right under the Date & Time section:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h103/mlauzon/CTcontrol.jpg
März 30th, 2009 um 08:05
in my opinion this gadget uses a standard MS fonts an this is readable at all. So maybe this font is missed on your system or you have a wrong monitor resolution.
März 30th, 2009 um 08:46
Thank, I want CTcontrol ver. XP
März 31st, 2009 um 01:58
I’m running Vista Ultimate 64 bit, I just upgraded to Internet Explorer 8, and as soon as this gadget tries to load, it makes the Sidebar crash. It ran flawlessly for the last year or so while I had IE7, and the only change I made was installing IE8, so it looks to me like that’s the conflict. I was using an old version of the gadget, 1.7, but as soon as this problem came up I tried getting the latest version, which as far as I can tell is 1.9.1, but it did the same thing.
Any advice?
März 31st, 2009 um 12:08
admin,
I am using my monitor’s native resolution of 1920×1200; here are my system specs:
Intel Core i7 965, ASUS Rampage II Extreme, G.SKILL Pi Black DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 6GB CL 8-8-8-21, Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2, Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB, LG GH22NS30 DVD Writer, Corsair HX1000W, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Cooler Master HAF 932, Samsung SyncMaster 245T, Razer Lycosa Mirror, Razer Lachesis Wraith Red, Razer Destructor
Milamber33,
One of my friends uses that nickname — without the 33 part — and I am on Vista Home Premium x64 and upgraded to IE8 without the problem you are having, however I use classic mode and turn off the sidebar.
April 12th, 2009 um 23:00
El mejor …..the better!!!!!!111111
April 23rd, 2009 um 17:50
Hi, congratulations for your gadget! What’s the name of gadget with icon programs?! Thanks.
April 25th, 2009 um 19:00
Please, anyone…what’s the name of gadget with programs icon?! I am search a lot on google and don’t found nothing….Thanks…
April 25th, 2009 um 19:30
Yes, I found it after 2 days sarching. Name: APPlauncher
Best regards from Brazil!
Mai 18th, 2009 um 06:04
Hi,
love your gadget.
I have one request/suggestion…
Please make the timer modifiable by clicking on it and typing in the time. The present model is not easy to add many minutes quickly.
best regards,
Scott
Juni 8th, 2009 um 09:24
Good morning,
I’m French user,
From time to time, I have a bug with version 1.9. under Vista Home Premium and Seven RC1. See reached picture.
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/8194/ctcontrolbug.jpg
August 25th, 2009 um 05:20
Hi, I’ve recently installed this on a fresh windows 7 installation. Everytime I go to click the add “+” on the timer windows explorer opens with the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\CTcontrol1.9.1.gadget folder location and I cannot increase the timer value.
August 25th, 2009 um 05:23
Also a auto-repeat timer function would be awesome to go off every set time. Ie a break set for every 1:20
September 2nd, 2009 um 05:48
Good morning,
When CTCONTROL 1.9.1 is except the shutter Windows, in every kickoff of the PC (Vista Premium 32 bits), it moves of a notch towards the left of the screen. How to dispose it? Thank you.
Oktober 22nd, 2009 um 03:25
I love this app for Sidebar it is the only gadget I have ever found useful for time management. I wish to know if this app is available for use on a Windows Mobile 6.0 + phone?? I would pay $$$$$ for it if I could use it on my mobile also. I find this little gadget extremely useful.!!!
Oktober 22nd, 2009 um 12:23
@julier: Thx, but I don’t know which file format windows mobil needs for such gadget. And I can’t test it, becaus I have no such a phone. Currently I also do not have time to develop this gadget anymore. Sry.
puttee
November 3rd, 2009 um 11:38
I love the gadget but after Windows 7 install and going from daylight savings to standard time, the uptime comes up as -1T 23h; the minutes is correct? Any ideas?
Februar 1st, 2010 um 04:48
Excelent job
Februar 6th, 2010 um 08:21
Hi, I love this app (v2.0) for Sidebar it is the only gadget I have ever found useful for time management. And thank you for this wonderful gadget. I believe it will be much more usfeul if you can incorporate these suggestions:
1. The countdown timer: Have many events countdown, it can use data from outlook like “Outlook Upcoming Appointments Mod” http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=de5f0006-ea77-4dca-abf3-949e6457d323&bt=1&pl=1 and have optional:
a. Show X events per page (personal arbitrary set), and the display countdown can “long flexible”
b. Show all events to day
c. Show all events today and tomorrrow
d. ect…
Reason: Nobody have one event per day.
2. When finish one countdown timer Why not have the sound? The best solution when you not on the desk on short time.
3. Can choose sound for countdown timer, chrono, timer, alarm include default sound.
4. I think it has some extra parts that should be as optional, such as UpTime. I would suggest to have a clickbox in the Options to hide it for those who do not want to see it.
Thanks a lot.
Regards
Februar 19th, 2010 um 16:47
Although a cool clock gadget, the 2.0 version has trouble showing a correct AM/PM time with an extra zero prepended.
Februar 27th, 2010 um 01:58
yea really kool gadget. Been using the old one for awhile now. Just got the updated one but there’s an error with displaying am/pm for 12 hr clock…..
Februar 27th, 2010 um 11:17
can you give me an screenshot of your named issue? which error?
Februar 27th, 2010 um 21:54
http://s941.photobucket.com/albums/ad255/Arc_Angel_Zaine/?action=view¤t=Error.jpg
the errors in the picture at that link.Thanks…
Februar 27th, 2010 um 22:20
Ok, thank you Zaine, seems like an issue depending on the running operating system. I guess you’ve got an english version. On my system (german) everything works fine. I hope I can fix it soon.
März 1st, 2010 um 05:17
about the Alarm,there’s not any sound when it’s the time I set.Why????Thanks!
März 6th, 2010 um 14:04
I also have the problem with the extra zero being added to the time on a 12 hour clock. I am running Windows 7 64 bit (English). Hopefully you can get this fixed soon, or provide instructions as to how one can make the adjustment themselves.
Edit: Re-downloaded version 1.0, and this issue was not there, so it’s something that has changed between the two versions.
Thanks.