mail notification help

[dbally]

Is there a way to have the red mail counter that Mail uses to indicate messages in the Inbox placed on the Desktop? Also, can the counter be altered to show, for example, the number of times I go to a certain folder or subfolder? Or is there a program that tracks usage habits? I'm trying to get a better idea of where I most often go on the computer so I can maybe rearrange some things to make it more efficient. Thanks!