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GeekTool - 2.1.2

Show system log, unix commands, images on desktop.

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All Time:	(4.2)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	2.1.2
Release Date:	2006-03-16
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	22,388
Downloads (all versions):	48,046

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Product Description:

GeekTool is a Preference pane. Once installed, you can then show log files, unix commands, or pictures from internet on your desktop with a nice transparent background (or not).

Commonly used to show console log or system.log, "df" command output or MRTG/RRD/Cacti graphs... it's up to you. Note that GeekTool is an opensource software, released on sourceforge.net

GeekTool is well named because it is the dream of all geek's around the world that are not using MacOS X, and it is the truth for others. Try to make the same thing on a different OS, and make your click go through log to catch icons... :-)

MacOS X is great.

What's new in this version:

Fixed a *HUGE* localization bug, GeekTool english should now work fine now
Fixed a bug causing default new log entries to not work (in 10.4, logs are under user id, not user name)
Fixed an authorization bug that cause GT to not work for other users
Fixed a bug with the way settings are read

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

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Permissions in Leo - Version: 2.1.2, 6/25/2008 05:23PM PST

sevenup

If you run most of the time on Leopard as non-admin neither Geektool or MKconsole can show you /var/log/system.log because of lack of permissions. Somehow Console.app manages to in "Log Database Queries" but NOT directly. Is any of this registering with anyone? I am torn between thinking you should not have routine access to system.log as a regular user, but I also need to see it, so for convenience I would like to solve this.

Good Product - Version: 2.1.2, 1/24/2007 11:36AM PST

jshock

Good product. A little buggy when switching between dual screen and single screen modes.

Great! - Version: 2.1.2, 5/12/2006 03:15AM PST

shakespeer

GeekTool really is a great tool. I don't use it to display log files but dynamically changing data.

Thanks.