Mac OS Desktops

By Chad
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thertrain

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Hey dude... i'm new to the customizing thing... how do you get all those specs and system data to show up on your desktop?

Mine again :p

Changed a few things, im happy with it now, think this one will stick for a while. Might just add a Desktop AlbumArt thing if I find something like Coversutra for free.

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CPressland

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Download GeekTool and add the following Unix commands to it in the System Preferences:

Memory -

echo "Memory Usage" && ps -amcx -o rss,command | awk ' { if (FNR <= 20 && $1 != "RSS" && $1 != "0.0") { printf("%6.1fM ",$1 / 1024); for (i = 2; i <= NF; i++) { printf("%s ", $i); } printf("\n"); } }'

CPU -

echo "CPU Usage" && ps -arcx -o %cpu,command | awk ' { if (FNR <= 20 && $1 != "%CPU" && $1 != "0.0") { printf("%5.1f%% ",$1); for (i = 2; i <= NF; i++) { printf("%s ", $i); } printf("\n"); } }'

and then for the uptime its just ' uptime '

Have fun :)

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offroadaaron

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Just wondering, how would you know the difference between a 'hackintosh' screenshot and a real mac screenshot, assuming of course that System profiler isn't open?

We wouldn't if you don't say anything, why would we care its Mac OS X desktops anyways... I don't really understand why you would ask this question for to be honest??

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offroadaaron

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Download GeekTool and add the following Unix commands to it in the System Preferences:

Memory -

echo "Memory Usage" && ps -amcx -o rss,command | awk ' { if (FNR <= 20 && $1 != "RSS" && $1 != "0.0") { printf("%6.1fM ",$1 / 1024); for (i = 2; i <= NF; i++) { printf("%s ", $i); } printf("\n"); } }'

CPU -

echo "CPU Usage" && ps -arcx -o %cpu,command | awk ' { if (FNR <= 20 && $1 != "%CPU" && $1 != "0.0") { printf("%5.1f%% ",$1); for (i = 2; i <= NF; i++) { printf("%s ", $i); } printf("\n"); } }'

and then for the uptime its just ' uptime '

Have fun :)

heres more

Calender:

cal | sed "s/^/ /;s/$/ /;s/ $(date +%e) / $(date +%e | sed 's/./#/g') /"

to make a to do list just make a file say in ~/Documents/todo.txt then in geektool do "tail ~/Documents/todo.txt" then all you need to do is edit that file and it'll come up on the desktop.

This has heeps of hints

http://www.keynote2keynote.com/2007/04/10/...desktop-part-2/

and also DL lynx for mac. Its very good for displaying websites and then you can get temperatures, RSS and heeps more.

google geektool scripts and then you can also work out how to use it from there its quiet easy actually.

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KKoo

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@ thefarewellnote

Your menu bar seems to be smaller in your latest screenshot? Am I just seeing things? Or have you actually done something to it?

Also, I've noticed from your screenshots that you tend to have your docks similar to that size. Do you tend to have it on auto-hide? Or do you not mind the decrease in area to work with

Lastly, I'm sure this will be asked so let me be the first to do so:

Link to wall and glass version of your Niqu Maxified Dock?

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thefarewellnote

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@ thefarewellnote

Your menu bar seems to be smaller in your latest screenshot? Am I just seeing things? Or have you actually done something to it?

Also, I've noticed from your screenshots that you tend to have your docks similar to that size. Do you tend to have it on auto-hide? Or do you not mind the decrease in area to work with

Lastly, I'm sure this will be asked so let me be the first to do so:

Link to wall and glass version of your Niqu Maxified Dock?

My menu bar is the same size - nothing changed about it that I know of.

My dock is a little larger than what Apple sets it to (standard) size. As far as decrease in the work area it isn't that much of a difference on m 17" MBP. Plus the icons are sexy and I hate not being able to see the details of them on the smaller dock.

Wallpaper can be found here

http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/details.php?id=1264

The dock is actually called PDock (you can find it on deviantart) I then took the separators from my Niqu Maxified Dock and put them with it.

Hope that helps :D

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KKoo

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My menu bar is the same size - nothing changed about it that I know of.

My dock is a little larger than what Apple sets it to (standard) size. As far as decrease in the work area it isn't that much of a difference on m 17" MBP. Plus the icons are sexy and I hate not being able to see the details of them on the smaller dock.

Wallpaper can be found here

http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/details.php?id=1264

The dock is actually called PDock (you can find it on deviantart) I then took the separators from my Niqu Maxified Dock and put them with it.

Hope that helps :D

Hmm, could it be the font size on your menu bar? I've downloaded your screenshot and full-screened it through Quick Look. Moving my mouse to the top of the screen overlays my menu bar over the picture, and your menu bar is clearly smaller than mine. Something I've noticed is that the text in your menu bar is smaller?

Is this just an error of the picture?

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