Rainlendar : Desktop Calendar on Linux
by Mandar Vaze on February 18, 2009
in Linux, Productivity, Review, Ubuntu
Rainlendar Desktop Calendar
When I was using Windows XP, I had Webshots manage my Wallpaper. One of the features of Webshots was to display the calendar on the Desktop. Additionally, I also displayed my to-do list (and a short phone list) on my desktop using Windows’ Active Desktop Feature. Read about it here and here
When I moved to Linux (Ubuntu specifically) I needed similar functionality. I came across kdesktopweb, but I use gnome, so it was not an option. I also looked at conky, but doesn’t look as polished, as Windows’ equivalent. Enter Rainlendar
Productive use of Active Desktop – More ideas
by Mandar Vaze on January 7, 2009
in Hack, Productivity
Once you understand the idea behind using the Active Desktop, you can come up with several creative and unique ideas to make this feature work for you. Let me get you started by listing some that came to my mind.
- Apart from the mini phone list, I also have my Plan of the Week, as another HTML on my Desktop. At the end of each week, I create the plan of next week (Friday 4-6PM). Again, it is very easy to convert any piece of text into an HTML.
- Use a web page as Sticky Note to yourself. No Coding needed. Check this out.
- You can put your Google Calendar on your Desktop.
Please share your ideas in the comments
Productive Use of Active Desktop
by Mandar Vaze on January 5, 2009
in Hack, Productivity, Tutorials
Refer to my previous post about displaying my To Do list on the Desktop. I have since stopped using todo.sh for various reasons. But I continue to use the Active Desktop feature of Windows XP. One of the use I have found, is to display a mini phone list.
