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Windows Live Gallery

The Windows Live Gallery is the site for uploading and downloading Web and Windows Sidebar gadgets. In addition, the Gallery contains other exciting ways to personalize your online experience including Toolbar Custom buttons, Search Macros, Messenger Activity Windows, and more. The Gallery is available in fifteen languages, and localized versions are available in most major regions of the world.

If you have previously submitted a gadget to MicrosoftGadget.com, you will need to upload it to the appropriate language/market version of Windows Live Gallery if you want users to be able to download your gadget. Please see http://gallery.live.com for complete details on how to upload your gadget

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Windows only: Did you get a webcam bundled with your last computer but don’t know what to do with it? Why not turn it into a motion-sensing security camera with freeware application Yawcam. All you need is a webcam to get started, but after spending a little time in the Yawcam settings you can set automatic FTP uploading, emailing, or just saving captured images to your hard drive. You can even set a schedule for when Yawcam is enabled to capture images so your security camera isn’t constantly snapping pics while you’re sitting in front of your computer. We’ve seen similar motion detecting software, but Yawcam looks like an excellent and simple alternative.

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