I’m using Geektool to add content to my Mac desktop. (A similar tool for PC is called Rainmeter)

I run a two-screen setup: A 24inch iMac with an 8inch touchscreen attached (see here for a look). The 24inch screen shows uptime, the date and time, and what’s using up my resources.

The second screen shows a calendar, and also pulls in a weather image from www.met.ie.

Screen 2

Geektool can display: unix commands (such as cal and date); images stored either local on online; and the contents of text files (such as logs). It can also be used to run AppleScripts, which is next on the agenda, but this allows you to show album art and track info from iTunes by pulling that information into a file via AppleScript.

I am also using DragThing as a container for my shortcuts on my touchscreen, in case you were wondering what the tabs are on the top of screen 2.