Reader LuckyRoller’s Mac desktop blends system monitoring functions with a photograph wallpaper for a unique, three-dimensional look similar to the previously featured Sleek Wood Desktop.
LuckyRoller used common tools like GeekTool—which embeds anything from desktop calendars to Skype contacts into your Mac desktop—combined with well-placed media applications that give the effect they were meant to be there. The deskop is a combination of:
Network Monitoring: Little Snitch
– Great little network monitoring tool with notifications visible in the lower centre monitor dock.Media Player: NicePlayer
– Allows borderless Window playback shown playing Prison Break in the main centre monitor dock.Instant Messaging: Adium
– Black avatars and dock icon.
– Window Style: Group Bubbles
– Logged into multiple IM services including Facebook chat, visible in the lower centre monitor dock.Dock: Genie effect, reduced size, aligned left.
– Custom black style Mac Dock icons used and Dockables.
– Additional custom icons used for Finder icon (black box) and Trash icon (black battery) in dock.Audio: Coversutra
– Allows album art display on the desktop and keyboard shortcut controls shown in the white monitor dock on the right side.Other tools: GeekTool
– Acts similar to Samurize for Windows allowing system info display, text files, images. If only I could work out how to better orientate the text outputs!
– Middle right monitor dock shows live calendar, far left monitor dock shows active system processes and small time display added underneath main central monitor dock.