Free Customizer for Windows Desktop Interface

There are some people who are absolutely satisfied with the default Windows desktop interface, but there are also some users, who are never happy with the Microsoft default Options, no matter what. Among these two groups there is a big group of users, who do not consider the desktop changes as self-centered task, but they just spend so much time on the computer, that they want to make everything as convenient as possible.

Rainmeter (32-bit) is an easy and attractive way to make you desktop as you like – for example, view system performance and a variety of other useful information--e-mail, weather, RSS feeds, and much more--right on the desktop. While starting with Rainmeter is easy, you should ready, however, to spend some time learning the program, if you intend to fully utilize its features.

Rainmeter is a desktop customization platform. Through Rainmeter, you can enhance your Windows computer at home or work with skins: handy, compact applets which float freely on your desktop, much like Windows Sidebar gagdgets, or dashboard widgets for the Mac.

Rainmeter skins provide you with useful information at a glance. It's easy to keep an eye on your system resources, like memory and battery power, or your online data streams, including email, RSS feeds, and weather forecasts. Many skins are even functional: they can record your notes and to-do lists, launch your favorite applications, and send your tweets to Twitter - all in a clean, unobtrusive interface that you can rearrange and customize to your liking.

Every inch of a skin is completely customizable. Rainmeter skins are written in a simple, elegant language that's easy to learn for anyone who's willing to put in the effort. Skins call upon measures, a set of powerful built-in modules that do all the heavy lifting, and create interactive meters to display that information however you decide. In this way, Rainmeter brings productive innovation together with creative artistry like no other platform of its kind.

Website: http://code.google.com/p/rainmeter/