Mega Roundup of Geektool scripts + inspiration gallery.

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   Nice post/roundup!

   Jon April 17, 2009 at 2:06 pm
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     Thanks Jon!

     Francesco Mugnai April 18, 2009 at 10:41 am
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   Hi,

   thx for linking to my comic-article ;)

   Regarding Geektool and Leopard -> works great for me. Luckily someone is now working on Geektool 3 -> seems like a total rework of the old code. So lets hope the development is advancing

   Greetings
   fidel

   fidel April 17, 2009 at 8:37 pm
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     Thank you for your article Fidel! Can’t wait for Geektool 3…

     Francesco Mugnai April 18, 2009 at 10:57 am
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       content-sharing ftw

       fidel April 18, 2009 at 9:15 pm
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   Thanks for featuring my scripts!

   I hope to be releasing some updates soon :)

   Nic H April 19, 2009 at 2:09 am
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   That’s a great roundup!

   Here’s one more:

   Display your tasks on your desktop from the CLI component of Pagico 4, a cross-platform task planner.

   CM September 1, 2009 at 11:41 pm
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   Hi,

   Will it be possible for you to put up my geektool-ed desktop? Provided it meets your standards ofcourse. it’s on my flickr page

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/29375670@N05/4036925032/

   Andy Kashyap October 23, 2009 at 10:35 am
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   I made a collection of scripts that can be downloaded all at once, instead of assembled piecemeal:
   http://cattail.nu/mac/GeekTool/

   In addition to the usual, scripts include: NASDAQ, iCal Events, RSS Reader, and a Network Traffic Sniffer.

   Theresa Ford October 28, 2009 at 3:21 pm
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   Hi! i have been trying a lot of scripts all day, but i couldnt make them work :( :(
   as a example:
   top -orsize -FR -l1 | grep % | grep -v Load | grep -v COMMAND | cut -c 7-19,64-69

   i copied this in the command box but i cant make it work, i have the same problem with ALL the scripts. I just can make them work for example if i just write top, or date, but nothing more complicated.
   Im running geektools 3.0 rc5 on snow leopard.
   I hope u can help me!
   Thx!!

   vic December 3, 2009 at 12:12 am
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   sois todos una pandilla de comepollas!!! gracias por vuestra ayuda de mierda hijos de puta

   vic December 30, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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   We’re trying to build a community where people can share their GeekTool setups over at http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/geeklets

   People can download and contribute the “geeklet” files that GeekTool 3 now uses. It’s a great place if you are looking for some new scripts or if you want to share your cool new setup.

   Matt January 12, 2010 at 3:45 am
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    Where can I get the wallpaper/background used in the second great example?

    Denzil Kelly January 14, 2010 at 4:42 pm

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