Wot you on about you loon 
Bloody Northerners...too tight to even do their own search

Widgets can be found
HERE (This is for the Google Widgets but there are MANY MANY more out there

Basically it is just adding things to your desktop onto a little bar to the right of the screen. You can choose whether or not to have it visible at all times. They're on all the time if you want 'em to be...don't even need to be logged onto the t'internet

Currently my widgets are mostly...
Murphys Law...A random 'saying' every 5-10 seconds...
'Murphys golden rule...whoever has the gold makes the rules'.
Analogue Clock...Erm...an analogue clock I guess LOL...
Currently reads 11.18pm (ish)Bradford Weather...Your local weather which is constantly updated

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Currently Overcast and 11 Deg CRandom Photo...Randomly shows photos from your 'My Pictures' folder...Currently...
A VW Polo Rally Car from the Isle of Man trip last year 