I have added a little hack the will allow you to see the most up to date topics in your windows Taskbar -
http://forums.graal2001.com/forums/ticker2.php
To install on your taskbar:
Rightclick your taskbar and choose "Toolbars..." -> "new Toolbar" then write in the box provided:
javascript
:window.location.replace("http://forums.graal2001.com/forums/ticker2.php")
(be carefull don't put a space between java and script) don't known why vbulletin put a space
Unix