Mt wilson towercam as desktop image! (Live!)

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Fri May 20, 2011 2:34 pm

I finally figured out how to set a webcam image (in this case the towercam) to be my desktop image, and have it refresh throughout the day. I created an automator script that gets the image, sets it as the desktop image, pauses for 5 minutes, then loops and does it again.

Now at work (in a windowless room), I can see the passage of daylight over the San Gabriels. This makes me a happy worker!

SO, this will only work on a Mac though - have no idea how you'd do it on a PC. Anyone who wants to try it can PM me, and I'll email you the Automator script.

Fun!

Post by **Taco** » Fri May 20, 2011 3:03 pm

Damn commie Macs.

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Sun May 22, 2011 9:12 pm

Ahhh, CM! You tease me then pull the rug out!

+1 on what Taco said.

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:07 pm

It used to be you could set up your Windows desktop in html - would be easy in 98. I don't think you can do that anymore.

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:10 pm

Taco, the ancestral apple trees come from Kazakhstan!