I think we have our wires crossed l0l 0X l0l.. the XBE you're talking about is an old proof of concept dash that I had made - the OpenDash that uses the XML files is only in CVS at SourceForge. We're ramping up towards a first beta release very soon and would love if you'd help with the creation of installers and such once it's released.
If you want to try out the current dash, grab a copy of the source from CVS and compile it.. most of the technique to do so can be found on the sf site
here and in the Development subforum on these forums.
Cheers,
Tom