![]() It’s not very difficult, so let’s get started. Getting Started So now you’re probably primed and ready to put GeekTool to work for you. I however, threw in some extra Geeklets on my desktop to show you what you can do. Geektool-Scripts - A collection of GeekTool shell scripts that I like to use on my Macs. Download the latest versions of the best Mac apps at MacUpdate. ![]() GeekTool for Mac: Free Download - Display log files, UNIX command output, and more. Not so much for me, which is why I pointed you in the direction of some great examples. Clearly some people have a solid eye for design, and the time to monkey around and put in some extra awesome. Or if you’re ADHD, here are a couple quick examples: So some good stuff, eh? It’s pretty neat to see the way that GeekTool can be used to morph meaningful data into specific wallpaper images, or going that extra yard, to coordinate with a custom GUI theme. Inspiration To get some inspiration - and a great feel for what we’re talking about - check out Flickr for photos, or LifeHacker’s. The great part is that it’s super easy to do with GeekTool - but more on that in a bit. And while the content that we’re seeing displayed with GeekTool hasn’t changed much, some designer-types out there have taken the display of that information to the next level. For those of us who began playing with GeekTool long ago, it was used in a very utilitarian fashion - the output was simple lines of text displayed on the Mac’s desktop (three year old screencast shows what I mean). It’s interesting (to me at least) to see how the use of a simple yet powerful tool evolves. ![]() Simply put, GeekTool displays information at the desktop level (meaning it’s not clickable), right on top of your wallpaper image, in a ‘Heads-up-display’ fashion. ![]()
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