Handle With Linux

This is a scriptable system monitor tool for the linux gui,
Conky has more than 250 built in objects, including support for:

* a plethora of OS stats (uname, uptime, CPU usage, mem usage, disk usage, "top" like process stats, and network monitoring, just to name a few)
* built in IMAP and POP3 support
* built in support for many popular music players (MPD, XMMS2, BMPx, Audacious)

... and much much more.
definitely worth a look!