Xmessage

Gxmessage is an xmessage clone for GTK based desktops. Gxmessage pops up a dialog window, displays a given message or question, then waits for the user's response. That response is returned as the program's exit code. Because gxmessage is a drop-in alternative to xmessage, gxmessage accepts any... Platforms: *nix

WMeyes is a pretty simple application: it sits in the WindowMaker dock, and a pair of eyes track your cursor. Actually, the program should work in all window managers, but then you dont have a dock to sit it in, in which case you might as well use xeyes. Whats New in This Release: - I added... Platforms: *nix

Das_Watchdog is a program heavily and shamefully inspired by the rt_watchdog program made by Florian Schmidt. However, this one has some improvements: 1. It works with 2.4 kernels as well as 2.6. 2. Instead of permanently setting all realtime processes to run non-realtime, das_watchdog only... Platforms: *nix

mpodder is a simple command line based podcast receiving (podcatching) tool. mpodder is written in perl and should run quite happily on Linux, the BSDs etc. The intent is for mpodder to be called from cron. It will notify the user of new content by email or a kdialog/xmessage popup. mpoddercan... Platforms: *nix

xcowsay is a cute cow for your Linux desktop. Inspired by the original cowsay. Usage: xcowsay [OPTION]... [MESSAGE]... Display a cow on your desktop with MESSAGE or standard input. Options: -h, --help Display this message and exit. -v, --version Print version information. -t, --time=SECONDS... Platforms: *nix