making an app run in the system tray

[magice]

Is it possible to get an app to start up in the windows system tray? If so how is this done? Also is it possible to get the mouseMove message to work outside of the stack area? In other words I want the app minimized to the system tray, but still be able to detect the mouseMove message.

I am working on an alarm clock app. I want my app to also be a sort of screen saver. I have it set up now, where it will go full screen with the clock after 15 minutes, and moving the mouse will bring it back to minimized and reset the variable that is supposed to keep in minimized, but moving the mouse while it is minimized will not reset that variable. So, it basically goes full screen every 15 minutes whether i am using the mouse or not.

Keep in mind that this app is a project to help me learn, not something others are ever likely to use. So my understanding of how it works is more important then just getting it to work.