This is essentially a place for you to write scripts, or downloaded them from the huge library of pre-written commands and place them on the desktop. ‘Shell’ is where it gets a little interesting. ![]() It allows you to place any plain text file stored on your hard drive on the desktop, making this the perfect tool if you use an application called ‘TaskPaper’ or anything equivalent to keep track of your to-do items, which can be kept up to date on the desktop, rather than stashed within an app that you may forget to check. ‘File’ is also plain as day once you know what you’re doing. I would imagine that ‘image’ is quite self-explanatory, it simply allows you to locate a graphic or photo on your local drive or via a URL and pulls it to your desktop, where you can resize it and move it into position. GeekTool allows for the application of three different types of object, simply by dragging them from the central pane shown below, onto the desktop, which in turn brings up a pane you can use for modifying the objects and locating files and folders.Īs you can see, the three options are ‘file’, ‘image’, and ‘shell. The app as a whole is quite minimalist, but there are many features which offer a great deal of flexibility if you take the time to learn how to do it properly, and/or scour the libraries online for inspiration and the tools you need. ![]() The free application sits in either your dock, menubar, or both when in use, and consists of a simple few panes to help you tailor the tools to your tastes. This makes it great for certain things, such as basic graphics and feeds, but unfortunately, unlike Rainmeter, it doesn’t allow for objects such as icons to be implemented. It allows you to add certain objects to a static ‘wallpaper’ environment which can be viewed, but not interacted with. In case you haven’t picked it up already, GeekTool is essentially a desktop customization tool for Mac OS X. ![]() GeekTool, while the name suggests it’s specifically aimed at the stereotypically acne-ridden, large-spectacled nerd community, can actually be useful for tool for anyone using a Mac, and offers a great many features to help you get things done and make things… pretty. Unfortunately, Rainmeter doesn’t exist for Mac OS X, but there is an application built on a similar, if not identical, concept that’s extremely popular in the Mac community. You may have caught our guide to Rainmeter last week, and gazed in amazement as you witnessed some of the biggest and most useful desktop transformations you can make to a desktop on Windows.
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