Ps Hot Launch

Alternative to the Start menu and the Quick Launch panel. Quickly run apps, open docs, go to folders and web pages, send mail to a specified address, more.

http://www.pssoftlab.com/pshl_info.phtml

Bg Eye

BGEye renders system information as the desktop wallpaper. The information is rendered as a variable array of elements, together with icons, onto a pre-defined background, before being saved as a bitmap and temporarily set as the wallpaper. BGEye renders a new wallpaper every 60 seconds. BGEye optionally renders UserName. Local Date and Time. ComputerName. Computer Uptime. CPU(s) (Model, Manufacturer etc). CPU Clock Speed(s) (MHz). Graphics Card (Model, Manufacturer etc). Audio Card(s) (Model, Manufacturer etc). Network Card(s) (Model, Manufacturer etc). USB Device(s). Processes (Total and maximum). RAM (Total, load and maximum load (Load including Page File)). Local Disk Drives (Total space and load). Remote (Networked) Disk Drives (Total space and load).

http://optionalreaction.com/software/bgeye/