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CPU Usage

top -n1 -l1 | grep "Load Avg" | sed 's/.*usage: //; s/ user.*//;'
top -n1 -l1 | grep "Load Avg" | sed 's/.*user, //; s/ sys.*//;'
top -n1 -l1 | grep "Load Avg" | sed 's/.*sys, //; s/ idle.*//;'


Memory

top -n 1 -l 1 | grep PhysMem | sed 's/.* inactive, //; s/ used.*//;'
top -n 1 -l 1 | grep PhysMem | sed 's/.* used, //; s/ free.*//;'


Month

date +%B

Date

date +%d

Day

date +%A

Time

date +%I:%M

AM / PM

date +%p

Weather

curl --silent "http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/forecastrss?p=USUT0078&u=f" | grep -E '(Current Conditions:|F<BR)' | sed -e 's/Current Conditions://' -e 's/<br \/>//' -e 's/<b>//' -e 's/<\/b>//' -e 's/<BR \/>//' -e 's/<description>//' -e 's/<\/description>//'

Look for the ‘UT0078′ here and replace it with the city code you want to display. Get the city code by going to Yahoo Weather and searching for your city. Once found look in the url and you will see your city code at the end of the url.

Weather Image

Create a new Shell Geeklet and use this as the command:

curl --silent "http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USUT0078.html" | grep "forecast-icon" | sed "s/.*background\:url(\'\(.*\)\')\;\ _background.*/\1/" | xargs curl --silent -o /tmp/weather1.png\

Replace the city code with your city code. ( same steps to get city code as above )

Then create a new Image Geeklet and use this as the url:

file:///tmp/weather1.png

Not having a dock at all has taken some getting used to. I use Quicksilver for just about everything now. I do have a pull down docklike thing at the top middle in case I ever need it. Here is a list of tools I have used to create my new desktop.

CandyBar - Change all the folders icons and HD icons.
Magnifique - Change the folder and App nav areas to black
GeekTool - Add time, weather, and computer status to the desktop.

GeekTool was by far the most fun. You can do much more with it than what I have done here. If you come up with something good for you I’d love to see it.

Work has been really busy as well. We have felt the hit of the economy but overall we have been staying really busy. Things are starting to pick up more and more with us each week as well. I am finishing up some projects right now and then I will post all the new completed websites in the portfolio section. I really want to start posting again here so bare with me and my suitcase living lifestyle and I will be posting again more often soon. Thanks for reading.