I am Kureshai and I'm new to this forum. I've actually used Rainmeter for quite some time now, but I've never started trying to code it - and I probably have no intention of doing so. Nevertheless. Rainmeter has proven to be an absolutely incredible application to have, which not only did make my desktop look super awesome, it also made so much, so much easier to either do or initiate - Such as starting a game without having to go to Steam - Library - Pick Game - Start Game. And since I really don't like a cluttered desktop with lots of ugly icons, rainmeter has been a very good friend.
http://i.imgur.com/GW0pshw.png
This is currently how I view my desktop. the Arc Menu Launcher - http://closer2thelung.deviantart.com/art/The-Arc-Menu-Launcher-Suite-V-3-2-1-453991154 has been absolutely incredible to have. I chose this after the inevitable Honeycomb phase.
Have a good day everyone!
Kureshai