ben,,in all linux distros its best to learn to use a terminal. Its located in applications>accessories>terminal. All the instructions listed here are to be typed in a terminal. Almost everything in linux is controlled with configuration files. These allow you to customise an application. the .conkyrc file is a configuration file for conky. Changing values in there will affect the look and performance of conky. You should do some linux or unix tutorials before digging around in your system. Its worth it to learn terminal skills. God has mad terminal skills