Active Desktop

Enhanced functionality on the desktop that is part of MicrosoftInternetExplorer 4.0 and higher and WindowsNinetyEight . It enables Web pages to be turned into desktop items that are updated automatically. A Web page can also be turned into wallpaper, allowing a workgroup home page to be readily visible on each user's computer with links to related information on the intranet. Active Desktop Channels, which are subscriber-based content delivery systems from Internet Web sites or company intranet sites...

The RecentChanges page from a TeamWiki is a handy thing to have on ActiveDesktop, assuming you apply a custom StyleSheet so the blinding whiteness of the standard wiki background color doesn't inflict permanent injury on you. -- BrianMcCallister