gDesklets

GDesklets application is a tool that is almost similar to the Windows Vista Sidebar. You can add Analog and Digital Clock, Calendar, Disk Capacity, Weather, etc.. Very similar to gDesklets and Screenlets with kompatible KDE desktop environments, GNOME, Xfce, etc.
Installation and configuration steps are: ....

1. Install gDesklet
2. gDeslets can be found in the Gnome menu: Application-Accecories-gDesklets

3. GDesklets on the main window you can add something to the desktop with a double selection. For example, if you want add analog hour, live double-click on the image analag hours and days will appear automatically on the desktop analog
4. You can customize each desklet with desklet then right click select "Configure Desklet" and if you want to move it please right-click "Move".

5. To disable desklet, you only need to desklet right click and select "Remove desklet"
6. Let gDesklet active on every login (read-loaded on Startup), it is done add in the "Session" with: System - Preferences - Session and then click "Add" and then on the "Add Startup Program" Name: gDesklet, Command: /usr/bin/gdesklets and then OK.

GDesklet will then automatically appear when you login.