![]() ![]() ![]() GeekTool is a PrefPane (System Preferences module) for Mac OS 10.5. It was not the greatest desktop screenshot, but what he put on his desktop that interest me the most.Įver heard GeekTool and CandyBar? GeekTool I just couldn’t figure out what I really want to be on my desktop that could also inspired me, until I saw one desktop screenshot from deviantArt. But recently I changed it once or twice in a week. For the past few years I changed my desktop wallpaper every once or twice in a month. Ever get bored with the ordinary look of your current desktop? Did you try using the most awesome wallpaper you could find to cheer up your desktop? Did it work? Well, for me it didn’t. Your desktop is the closest inspiration source for you. How is it not? Many designers spent their time working on a wallpaper design with hope it will give them inspiration when they need it. And if you notice, your desktop could also become one of the sources for it. From browsing for inspiration on Google to reading people’s tweet of new inspiration post online. With the technology we have today, it is only a matter of quality to feed your brain with selective inspirations to keep you going with new ideas. Tutorial Ian Michael Smith: lifehacker.Inspiration comes from anywhere. Geektool files & Hack: dl./u/6718818/desert_desktop.zip I've also made the menu bar auto-hide (somewhat hit&miss depending on the app) thanks to magic menu: **don't use with apps that need to connect to your keychain as magic menu breaks the link, you can go back on this though.ĭesktop: /8/white-sands-pack/ The non-hacking required way (easy): using Nocture (free): /p/blacktree-nocturne/downloads/list This Geektool desktop was inspired and based on Ian Smith's creations: /Īnd by Randall Creasey take on it: menu bar was changed to black thanks to: /#!5280456/hide-your-mac-menu-bar-and-dock. *There is a better uptime code but I can't find it right now so I'll post it on my next geektools desktop.* Uptime | sed 's/.* up /Uptime: /' | sed s/.*// *Fetches image from yahoo server and store it locally.*Ĭa./canada/quebec/longueuil-4388/ WEATHER IMAGE FETCHER (must be personalized)Ĭurl -silent -o /tmp/weather.html ca./canada/quebec/longueuil-4388/ the last part of the webpage's address is what you need to replace my own code above click on the rss feed button (it's orange and says RSS.) find your city's weather page by searching it ***The final letter c in "CAXX0236&u=c" refers to celsius, so replacing it to the letter"f" makes it fahrenheit WEATHER CONDITIONS (must be personalised)Ĭurl -silent "" | grep -E '(Current Conditions:|C
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