Before I google, has anyone run across a solution for putting controls on the Windows taskbar? It looks like a CoolBar control containing buttons with an icon and text (title of task) on each. I see no reason why I couldn't load my own control onto the taskbar (or even the quick launch bar). The idea is to have a status panel showing all the mapped drives status (green: online; red: offline), and other resources.
Wouldn't it be better to make your own dockable toolbar?
I tried that a few months ago to display caller id information on my taskbar. They're "band objects."