The font is Archer Bold, colors were borrowed from the iCal Dashboard Widget. All, with the exception of the background, are terminal based commands set to refresh at regular intervals. ‘Day’, ‘Date’, ‘Time’, ‘am/pm’, and the transparent background are individual code snippets arranged as a cohesive unit. Let’s break this down by section by section… Date and Time StampĮverything in this part is powered by GeekTool. While there are other methods of attaining a similar arrangement, these items, in tandem, provided the best features for my needs and sense of style. Here’s a screenshot showcasing the results of my efforts: a combination of elements assembled from GeekTool 3.0, Nerdtool 0.8, and CalendarView 1.2. Not a huge bother in the overall scheme of things and perhaps not an insurmountable problem, but I went with the thought of trying some alternative ideas since that was the one and only widget I had in place.
The trade-off was my embedded desktop calendar served up by Yahoo!® Widgets didn’t move from one space to another. The plus side of this arrangement allowed me retire an ancient, bulky monitor and keyboard from my workspace less clutter makes Scott a Happy Boy™. I recently started using Spaces on my iMac at the day job to create a dedicated environment for accessing my Windows systems via Microsoft Remote Desktop.
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