Some of you may have heard of Widgets before, my guess is most haven't so I'll take a moment and explain what they are.

Widgets are basically small windows or programs that sit on your desktop and do specific things like show pictures, display a clock, or play music. You can see a screenshot of widgets here (as made famous by Apple).

Several companies are releasing widget programs, including Google, and I still can't see what the freaking use is. I mean, isn't there a clock in the corner of my screen already? And doesn't AIM notify me of email? And if I'm not mistaken, Windows Media Player can be minimized to my taskbar and still be controlled… right? I've tried several widget programs and they all seem completely useless! Can someone please explain their usefullness?