The only reason I keep hl2 on my desktop is because I hate navigating into it via other folders, why not just have easy access? I used to do this with %appdata% too.
So on one screen you’ve got the normal Windows interface and a bunch of rainmeter stuff on the other, interesting idea, is the purpose of that screen just to show stats or is it like any other second monitor, just for extra real estate?
Here’s my laptop screen, I’ll add the desktop one when I’m back home.
On the top right of the screen, left to right: CPU usage graph, Wi-Fi SSID, space left on the partition, RAM usage, battery, current keyboard layout and date / time.
I prefer to keep my desktop completely clean. For launching stuff I use the taskbar as well as Launchy, which is a really cool little program which can also be used as a simple calculator and a temporary text buffer.
I use the right screen primarily for all the chats, IM, etc. When I’m streaming I place the stream-related windows there usually.