Cuz it's purrrty

Naa, sometimes, I don't know why, the time display lags a bit in osso-statusbar-cpu and I compare it with the desktop applet, to make sure it's right (a click on the applet also works). Also, I don't just use it to display time, but to launch a few apps.

Even so, I don't really see the desktop much, I always have something open when I'm using the IT, so only when the desktop's clean is the clock applet visible.

BTW, you can minimize XMMS if you use xmmsctrl to restore it (and that's one of the reasons I use osso-statusbar-cpu).

Not wanting to OT much, I remember I could dim the lighting a bit more in OS2007 (or was it a placebo effect?), can you dim it a little more with the advanced backlight control applet?

I always use the lighting at the minimum (I'm kinda like a mogwai, hate bright lights), and it saves a lot of battery that way. A little more wouldn't hurt, and it would save even more battery.