Just getting into this whole Nerd Tool thing and would love to see how you did the Fuzzy Clock output and weather. I'm struggling to figure this out and would appreciate any tips.
I would love to know how you get the weather text and icons on your desktop. Actually, listing the commands you use to achieve your desktop would be great.
This is another vote for instructions on how you do the weather text and icons. I'm currently working on the ImageMagick instructions you posted. Slowly :)
TUAW is going to let me post a full list of my GeekTool/NerdTool scripts. I'm working up the post right now and will link to it from here once I get it published. I'll include the set of weather icons I'm using, along with a ready-to-go Geeklet :).
I cannot speak for Brett directly but I can shed some insight on how to keep the desktop clean and uncluttered.
Launchbar
Launchbar is the world's awesomeest speed tool for launching applications, running applescripts, services, searching, clipboard history, clipboard merging, and a heck of a lot more.
Similar to Quicksilver but a lot more stable and IMO easier to use. I touch my dock about once or twice a month everything is launches through LB. Check out this episode of Mac Power Users "Launchbar Black Belt"
Hazel
Hazel keeps all of my files nicely swept away into it's proper little corners. I use it's app rules as a way of looking for potential file mess and send them where they need to go before it gets all messy. Example I scan a pdf with my Scan Snap, It will pickup the file from its "scans" folder, set the label, move it to a DTS(date-time-stamp) folder/subfolder location and import it to iBooks transfer section of itunes. It will auto empty trash, Uninstall all traces of pesky apps upon deletion and much more. Check out this episode of Mac Power Users "Geeking out with Hazel"
I'm sure Brett will have even better suggestions for how to do this stuff especially with Geektool and Nerdtool, I only use Geektool but I hope this helps out somewhat. I'm still a Padawan to BT's Jedi Grand Master.
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Thanks for the share! I like the background wallpaper; where did you get it?
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I wish I could remember, but it's been long enough since I found it that I've lost track.
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Just getting into this whole Nerd Tool thing and would love to see how you did the Fuzzy Clock output and weather. I'm struggling to figure this out and would appreciate any tips.
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Is it possible to enable anti–aliasing on the text in NerdTool? I've had a dig though the settings and couldn't find anything.
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I don't think so.
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I would love to know how you get the weather text and icons on your desktop. Actually, listing the commands you use to achieve your desktop would be great.
Cheers
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I guess I'll have to make that a post :).
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This is another vote for instructions on how you do the weather text and icons. I'm currently working on the ImageMagick instructions you posted. Slowly :)
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TUAW is going to let me post a full list of my GeekTool/NerdTool scripts. I'm working up the post right now and will link to it from here once I get it published. I'll include the set of weather icons I'm using, along with a ready-to-go Geeklet :).
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Brett, what method do you use to keep files off your desktop? Do you have an app that sweeps stuff into folders? Or do you do it manually?
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Scott,
I cannot speak for Brett directly but I can shed some insight on how to keep the desktop clean and uncluttered.
Launchbar
Launchbar is the world's awesomeest speed tool for launching applications, running applescripts, services, searching, clipboard history, clipboard merging, and a heck of a lot more.
Similar to Quicksilver but a lot more stable and IMO easier to use. I touch my dock about once or twice a month everything is launches through LB. Check out this episode of Mac Power Users "Launchbar Black Belt"
Hazel
Hazel keeps all of my files nicely swept away into it's proper little corners. I use it's app rules as a way of looking for potential file mess and send them where they need to go before it gets all messy. Example I scan a pdf with my Scan Snap, It will pickup the file from its "scans" folder, set the label, move it to a DTS(date-time-stamp) folder/subfolder location and import it to iBooks transfer section of itunes. It will auto empty trash, Uninstall all traces of pesky apps upon deletion and much more. Check out this episode of Mac Power Users "Geeking out with Hazel"
I'm sure Brett will have even better suggestions for how to do this stuff especially with Geektool and Nerdtool, I only use Geektool but I hope this helps out somewhat. I'm still a Padawan to BT's Jedi Grand Master.
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It's easy to use, but complicated to explain. I'll write about it this week.
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Brett,
+1 for a "how to"
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Brett,
I would really love to see a 'how to' for your desktop screen set-up
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I'd like to know what all the menubar icons are (some i recognize), the trick to your desktop icons, and the separator in your dock.
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Actually I'm curious about apps in your dock too. Never know when there are other utilities you could be using.
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