GeekTool your Mac OS X Desktop

GeekTool

GeekTool is a PrefPane (System Preferences module) for Mac OS 10.6. It let you display on your desktop different kind of informations, provided 3 default plugins :

File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity with /var/log/system.log, or any file that you want to follow.Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands like "df" to check space left on filesystems, "uptime" to monitor load of your machine... Finally, Image mode helps you monitor bandwith usage, CPU loads, memory availability of your server, via tools like MRTG or RRD. 

You can do some of the coolest things you can ever imagine to your desktop. Like having a beautiful pictorial representation of what the weather's like outside (for geeks only!). The opportunities are endless with GeekTool. Its all about tweaking the right stuff.


File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity with /var/log/system.log
Having a list of all the apps that are running with individual performance info.


Here's an example of what your could do with it:

Go ahead and see what you can come up with!

BlackBerry OS 5.0 Screenshots

I finally got thru in installing 5.0 OS on my BlackBerry 8900 Curve ! The version I've managed to get onto the device is 5.0.0.411 [Platform 5.2.0.31]

Let the screenshots speak !

More blue ! Have a look at the gradient on the highlighted icon

Seperate Media folder

Customizing is a go !

Music Player overhaul, again gradients on the buttons

The biggest by far, Threaded SMS !

Some other things I've noticed:

• New startup animation with the BlackBerry logo and a progress bar
  
• Slick animation when moving from one image to the other in the Pictures app
• Faster UI overall
• Secure wipe of the device has a place of its own now

There may be more, I'll add them as I find out :)

UberTwitter Beta 6 Out, Spices It Up

The guys at UberTwitter let go of a pre-beta release today. Its basically the Beta 6, but is a pre-release, meaning its still under developement, and carries the tag, 'Use at your own risk' :P

Here's a list of features Beta 6 will have when it comes out during the next few weeks:

• Lists, Lists, Lists !!! - You can create, delete, subscribe, add members, view members, all the functionality you would expect of an Über mobile client!
• Retweets - We will support the old method and new method, you decide!
• Find People - You can search for people, just like the 'Find People' link on Twitter's home page.
• New Icon - We love it!
• Saved Searches - Fully integrated with Twitter's saved search capability.
• Update Twitter Profile - Yes, you will be able to update your Twitter profile directly from your phone.
• Profile Picture - We have heard you, we will allow you to upload a picture for your Twitter avatar right from your phone!
• Über Bar - We couldn't resist the name! This is a tab bar at the top of the screen, the neat thing is that you can add your own tabs! A list can be a tab, a saved search, and later other types of timelines.
• Report Spam - One menu selection to report a tweet as a spam, and optionally block the user.
• Twitter Geo-Tagging - We will directly support Twitter's new geo-tagging capability. You can decide whether to still use myloc.me URLs, Twitter Geo-Tagging, or both!
• Twitter name menu - Type '@' and a list of your friends automatically pops up allowing selection
• Larger Avatars - Click the profile picture, and view a larger version!
• Various bug fixes. 

They have releases for 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 5.0 versions of the Blackberry OS. Its also got a makeover, a really sexy one at that ! They've changed the icon, and the color scheme too !

Image courtesy: Crackberry.com ©