For those out there that know what SideShow is - and maybe have one of the first devices that support this protocol, such as the Momento picture frame -, you'll find at the end of this post two little gadgets (my two first I have made) for you to use.
The first one Folder Watch, will notify you of files created in a folder. Useful, for example, if you have a software that traces its errors in a text file. Its interface is quite simple (screenshots made with the emulator) :
The "glance" display shows how many files you have in the folder and the name of the latest one (this screenshot is in french, but an english version is included).
and the details page allows you to browse the name of the newest files.
Server Ping, the second one allows you to (guess what ?) ping a list of server.
Glance data shows the current state of your servers (All is ok, some are missing, your network is down, etc.) and if you have enough space on the device, which servers have problems
And the details page shows the ping results.
If you want to try them, just grab the zip file, unzip it in a folder and launch AdminSideShowGadgets.exe. The gadgets will register and you will be provided with a configuration screen :
Download Sideshow "Admin" gadgets.