A while ago, on the IMP Live in New York show, my pick was a little Preference Pane called GeekTool which embeds content on your desktop. When thinking of why one should do this, an obvious reason comes to mind: observing. Whether it be CPU usage, iTunes status, or date and time, GeekTool is a great way to get an overview of different aspects of your system. But it’s also good for another thing: UI Customization.
For those of us who read LifeHacker, we’ll come across an occasion article about the Enigma Desktop, a collection of tools to provide a custom user interface that blends in with the user’s wallpaper. Sadly, the programs used to create this user interface are all Windows only applications. What is a Mac geek to do? (more…)
