I am a big fan of a clean desktop and of tools that simplify my life, like RocketDock. I have recently discovered RainMeter, and I can only say: Wow!!!
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Rainmeter displays customizable skins, like memory and battery power, RSS feeds and weather forecasts, right on your desktop.
So after downloading it and checking out a few skinds, here is my ASUS Zenbook desktop before RainMeter:
![image image](http://linux.philosweb.com/drupal/system/files/image_thumb_174.png)
After RainMeter, with the Omnimo theme:
![image image](http://linux.philosweb.com/drupal/system/files/image_thumb_1_53.png)
RainMeter has tons of schemes and plugins, which you can discover at http://rainmeter.net/cms/Discover
Enjoy, and don’t forget to share your thoughts and comments ![Smile](http://linux.philosweb.com/drupal/system/files/wlEmoticon-smile_2_8.png)
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