everything in the collum on the left is fully functional (msn is windows live messenger)
if anyone wants this I can post my sources.
The application I used to get this set up is Rainmeter (Click to download)
And the skins are from axerron on deviant art (Click to download)
sadly I don't have a tut or a guide on how to do it, I figured everything out in about 40 minutes. but then again, I'm not that bright...