For those who have tried Yahoo widgets for desktop, here is a better news for you. Have you tried klipfolio yet. It's free and it comes over 4000+ extensions to enhance the functionality. klipfolio Lets you stay updated, allows you to monitor everything from news, weather, stocks, auctions and blogs, help-desk notifications, IP publications, KPIs, and IT systems activity - all in a simple, personally configured dashboard, right on the desktop. Oh yeah just for your information it's only 1MB installer to download.

Main Features:

• Smallest dashboard: Klips are tiny, so they stay out of your way until you need them.
• Always up-to-date: New information flows into Klips so you don't have to go looking for it.
• RSS support: Monitor your favorite RSS feeds on your desktop using Klips.
• Intelligent sidebars: Place Klips along any screen edges, keeping them always visible, or enable auto-hide for smallest screen usage.
• Liquid layouts: Klips flow around your desktop as you drag and drop them, making it easy to customize your layout.
• Alerts: Set desktop alerts for keywords and new articles in any Klip so you are notified as soon as changes occur.
• Skinnable: Download skins , change colors and adjust fonts.
• Multi-language: Full unicode support.

As Desktop Sidebar

As Desktop Toolbar

So don't wait grab your download today and see how impressive klipfolio is.