Media Meditation #1: It's Rainmeter! and Phineas Gage

So, a little while back I installed an interesting little program called Rainmeter.

Essentially, it's a nifty little tool that allows you to customize your desktop with a plethora of features.  There are a few standard themes, but you can download different skins (I got one designed after the game "Mass Effect 2").  Even better, if you're connected to the internet (and know a little bit of coding), you can get things like weather forecasts.  There are a few problems with this thing.  for one, it's not necessarily a "pick-up and play" sort of tool... it takes a lot of getting used to.  

Navigating menus isn't the only problem either; in order to get things like your local weather forecast, you have to get a few numbers from some weather website (the name escapes me right now) and get a specific number, edit the code for the tool, and have a decent internet connection.  Not to mention, it can slow down your computer.  And even if you manage to get everything down right, you have to start it up every time you turn on your computer.  

I hate to say it, but using a Mac is easier. 

NOT RECOMMENDED.

Screenshot of my desktop, post-Rain... nifty, eh?
 

In other news, I managed to catch bits and pieces of the Phineas Gage gig on Champlain's campus last night (I had a 7:45 - 9:00 class).  Good stuff.  If they had played "Rocky Mountain High" while I was there, I'd have thought they were perfect.

Not saying you weren't, Mr. Williams!