Mac OSX Background Image Changer Program
I've been going through a phase of life hacking. It started with my morning routine. I then turned my focus to my Macbook, where I spend the majority of my time during the day.
I asked myself. How can I make my Mac a better place to work?
I installed all the essential tools Docker for Mac, ToDoist, Evernote, Day One (Journal), and f.lux adapts the color of the display to the time of day. This is where I started running into problems.
I wanted an app to update my Mac OSX background image to something refreshing/inspiring at set intervals. I tried multiple apps that were just blah.. I'm sure apps exist that do this well, but I just never found them before I lost my patience.
My commute to work is a train ride that lasts about 45 minutes. I hacked this together during this morning's commute, so it still has quite some work to do. Unsplash API grabs a random picture from Unsplash and changes the Mac OSX background.
So please give it a try, and I look forward to any feedback -> Mac OSX Background Image Changer
Next Steps
- Create options in the script to pull certain categories of pictures (Nature, cityscape, Animals, etc)
- Add metadata to the picture (Photographer, location, maybe camera type?)
- Automate the script to run n times per day, week, etc
- Integrate into a Mac menu bar app
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