Yahoo has neat little apps calle widgets which will do just about anything and they sit on your desktop .The newest version has the widgets,in a side bar which you can leave to one side in the middle or anywhere you want it.. it also has a neat item at the bottom of the side bar. Its a small button that shows up when you run your mouse across the bottom of the bar upon hitting it, it rolls out a shade which covers your desktop from prying eyes..Check out the apps you can monitor yoru cpu, your wifi, signal the weather, itunes.. and even cams from around the world... download it here.
http://www.download.com/Yahoo-Widgets/
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