Unix geeks everywhere rejoice; GeekTool is now available in the Mac App Store. In case you didn’t know, GeekTool is a very powerful system preferences module that lets you do all sorts of cool things ...

Mac OS X only: Reader Rodolfo Novak posts a useful script to add the current weather conditions to your Mac desktop using the GeekTool desktop overlay. The script is nothing more than a bunch of *nix ...

Worried that someone's remotely spying on your Mac? Blogger Jacob Salmela shares a tip for monitoring VNC and SSH ports using GeekTool so you're alerted if someone tries to peek in. Salmela's guide ...

GeekTool is a neat little System Preferences add-on that lets you expand the usability of your desktop. Whether it be adding the time, date, weather, or even your Twitter feed, GeekTool can change ...

It's Tuesday, which means it's time for another edition of Ask TUAW video! On the heels of our AppleScript episode, we are going to talk today about GeekTool. GeekTool is a great way to have ...

If you're already using GeekTool, what are you using it for? If you're not, go check it out. -- View image here ...

In this week’s video, I look at GeekTool, a free system utility that lets you display images, text files, and the output of Unix commands on your desktop (or floating above other windows). In the ...

GeekTool was released as a free download on the Mac App Store a few weeks ago, and it's remained at the top of the download chart since. It's been around for years, and we've featured it a couple of ...

On my Mac, I like to run shell scripts to monitor file server disk usage etc and have them always shown on my desktop with GeekTool.<BR><BR>Is there a similar tool for FreeBSD (or Linux?). I'm just ...