Well, I figure since today is my 43rd, making me an old dawg that doesn't have the time to learn new tricks,
I'd attempt to play the sympathy card and ask (very nicely "pretty please with cream and sugar on top")

if someone that, unlike me, CAN program/script/whatever, take a shot at:
This Sidebar Gadget
This Sidebar Gadget
(both .zip's were just made from the folder where they were installed)
and a Wi-Fi widget that shows signal strength, internal and EXTERNAL IP, uptime and a way to show longest uptime.
Where possible, also made to work on XP as well.
With these 3 things, I can then get rid of Yahoo Widgets AND the Sidebar, giving me more desktop space,
which I will need when I have my computer running the way I want it, and then want to start attempt a WB skin.