A bit offtopic here (maybe a new thread later). If not suitable please split to general forum.
My co-admin has been busy creating a custom latest download widget for our site.
It's currently more or less finished and gives some nice flavor to your CMS.
Demo here
It takes the latest added files with their screenshot and places it directly on the homepage including a category icons. Ill ask him if he can make it available to the vB.org community as a widget/mod if you guys like it.