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As some of you may already know, multi-language support is deeply embedded into our gadgets.

We read the settings of the local PC and display the most appropriate language out of a choice of 9 (English, German, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese).

For most users, this works really well! However, this poses a conundrum; what if you have an English SKU but want to read your Facebook profile in German?

Well, Ikanos Consulting to the rescue!

Internally we've been changing the language of our gadgets like it's going out of fashion, and today we extend that functionality to all of our users!

Our new Gadget Localiser tool is available for download and supports all of our SideShow gadgets (old, new and upcoming).

Just simply:

• Run the software
  
• Select your gadget
  
• Change the language
  
• Restart the gadget (un-tick/re-tick in the SideShow Control Panel)
  

To install, go here.

Enjoy,

-james

Photos and more…

Closely following our Remotebook gadget comes the sixth in the Ikanos Consulting line-up; SideFlick!

With SideFlick you can connect to your Flickr account and:

• Browse your photos
  
• Browse your friends photos
  
• Browse your group photos
  
• View public photos for your favourite tags
  

To ensure that everyone can use this gadget we're adding the favourite tag functionality even if you don't have a Flickr account.

Of course, no release would be complete without supporting our usual 9 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese).

To download, visit the Windows Live Gallery (Windows SideShow Managed Components 1.0 required).

Figure 1 - View public photos (favourite tags) without signing in

Figure 2 - Contacts, Groups, My photos and Public photos when signed in

Figure 3 - Photo viewing (public)

Figure 4 – Settings

Stay tuned, much more is on the way from Ikanos Consulting!

Enjoy,

-james

Facebook, meet SideShow!

Hello again SideShow enthusiasts,

Our fifth gadget in the list brings the wonder of Facebook to your Windows SideShow device.

This gadget has been out for a few weeks and has already notched up some good download numbers!

So, what can you do with this gadget?

• Change your status
  
• View your friends' status timeline
  
• View friend profiles
  
• View your events
  
• See overviews of your notifications
  

As with all of our gadgets we're available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese!

Do download; go to the Live Gallery (Windows SideShow Managed Components 1.0 required).

Stay tuned for more information on upcoming gadgets from Ikanos Consulting.

Have fun people!

-james