Access Hollywood Widgets & RSS Feeds

Widgets and RSS bring Access Hollywood's breaking news & original features directly to your desktop and your web page!

What is a Widget?

'Widget' has long been used to describe an imaginary product.

Today, however, a widget is a tool that performs some focused task either on your computer desktop or on your web page.

These are two different kinds of widgets and they do two different kinds of things. Desktop widgets bring information and activities to you. Web widgets let you bring information and activities to the whole Internet!

What is a Desktop Widget?

A desktop widget is a small program that you download to your computer.

There are different kinds of desktop widgets that run in different environments.

Microsoft has widgets for Vista, which they call Gadgets.
Apple has widgets for MacOS, which they call Widgets.
Yahoo! has widgets for Microsoft and MacOS, which run in a program from Yahoo! called Yahoo! Widgets.
Google has widgets for Microsoft, MacOS and Linux which they call Gardget, which run in a program from Google Desktop.

How do I get the Access Hollywood Desktop Widget?

You can get the latest news from Access Hollywood right on your desktop in five easy steps:

Download Yahoo! Widgets
Install Yahoo! Widgets by running the program you just downloaded.
Download the Access Hollywood Widget
Unzip the Widget by double-clicking on it. This will create a file called accesshollywood.widget
Install the Widget by double-clicking on accesshollywood.widget.

Once you�ve installed our widget, you�ll be able to access any of our categorized headlines right on your desktop!

AH Widget in action

What is a Web Widget?

A web widget is a small program that you can put on a web page. This lets you provide information or activities for people who visit your webpage.

The same web widget can run in a variety of different web sites.

How do I get the Access Hollywood Web Widget?

Simply roll your mouse over the widget below, and click the Grab It! button.
Tell the widget where you want to put it.
Follow the directions in the widget for that web site.

Or, access our raw RSS feed for use with your own newsreader.

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