Last week I stumbled across OrbLog, a weblog which offers a few awesome Windows Sidebar gadgets. Allthough the blog is in German, the gadgets are available in English. Check out this article for more info.

I noticed Microsoft is trying to push installation of IE8 through Windows Update, for the ones not ready for this change they released "The Internet Explorer 8 Blocker Toolkit". The Internet Explorer 8 Blocker Toolkit enables IT Administrators to disable automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites.