Do you need a countdown gadget for Windows 7? A countdown gadget can always come in handy, e.g. if you don’t want to miss an important date or need to get a notice to remember your stuff. Try this countdown gadget, it works pretty well.
Why Use A Countdown Timer
The countdown gadget can be used to count down to a specific time and then display a message on your desktop when the countdown hits zero.
Here’s a preview of the countdown gadget:
On your desktop the countdown timer will be minimized to this:
The countdown widget can also come in handy to increase your productivity, if you are doing time management.
Download The Countdown Gadget
Unfortunately, this gadget is not the best for frequently recurring countdowns, but I’ll be on the look out for some other Windows 7 gadgets. The gadget was part of our New Year theme, you can download it here.
This looks perfect for what I need but the download button doesn’t seem to work. Either that’s just me or there’s something wrong.
You have to right click your desktop and click on Gadgets. You should see a countdown block.
I cant set a message, why is this?