Yes, it's a learning curve. But I'll beat the horse once more ... I thought I heard it sigh.
The FAQ is the only official "HOWTO" collection. You'll save yourself lots of time and shorten that learning curve by spending time with it.
As far as LCDProc goes, while I know nothing about it, I know that Edd Barrett was developing a port for it in November:
http://marc.info/?t=132173736200033&r=1&w=2