This gadget displays a large icon with the current phase of the moon on the windows sidebar. By clicking the moon you can also see a calendar showing the phase for any date.

 
Enter your User Name, password and the server address and this gadget will instantly connect you to the ftp server.

 
If you Ultra VNC, you can use this gadget to connect quickly.

 
With this Windows live writer gadgets you can open a new blog entry, open a previous blog entry or even open the options right from your sidebar (or have it floating and open Writer from anywhere).