Sounds easy enough right? To do so, we're going to have to write a script. Don't freak out, it's really simple, I promise. To perform its magic, GeekTool accepts shell scripts. The most common place that you see these performed is in Terminal. To see how this works, crack open Terminal, type the word 'date' and hit return. Click here: to return to the 'Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop' hint The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. This site is not responsible for what they say. GeekTool runs all scripts from the root directory so when you add the Twitter script into GeekTool you will need to use the full path to the script for it to run properly. Using the command line type in the command. The 3.3.1 version of GeekTool for Mac is provided as a free download on our software library. The following versions: 3.1 and 3.0 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users. GeekTool for Mac is sometimes referred to as 'GeekTool.prefPane', 'GeekTool Uninstall', 'GeekTool Uninstaller'.
Mac OS X only: GeekTool is a nifty utility that incorporates text files, the output of shell commands and images onto your Mac's desktop. (Click to enlarge the screenshot to full size.)
GeekTool ranks up there with Quicksilver in my 'Oh my God, why doesn't this exist for Windows' list. Especially indispensable for command line lovers, GeekTool is fantastic for keeping tabs on your system or tracking your life in .txt right on your desktop.
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Step into my office for some details on what I've got displayed with GeekTool in the screenshot.
In the upper lefthand corner, the output of the Mac's system log keeps you updated on errors and other application events. Under that I've got the highest-priority items on my plain text todo.txt file. Under that the
top -l1
command keeps tabs on process CPU and memory usage. On the right the next two weeks of my calendar, kept in the very neat program remind, is displayed. For another shot of GeekTool in action, check out the previously-featured desktop by Lifehacker reader jazzmasterson. GeekTool is a free download, Mac OS X only. Advertisement
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