Quick launch in tray?

[fddrummer06]

I was looking at my today screen and I noticed a lot of wasted space to the left of my battery indicator, just below the screen which I think is referred to as the tray. Is there any way to put shortcuts to other programs down there? If not, can I eliminate the icons in the tray altogether in favor of a program that will do the same thing?

Either way, any suggestions on programs like this? I'm looking for something that will have smaller icons, I dont have much room left on my today screen. Thanks.