You can use any sound file you want, but if you have the refresh set to three seconds, it needs to be a short sound file, otherwise it won’t finish playing and may cause problems. Font and color (optional): this is the color of the text when no one is connected.Group (optional): you can use this to organize your geeklets if you add more, otherwise just leave it at Default Group.

Name: name it something like sshAlert or vncAlert (this will make it easier to organize if you add more geeklets later).

Next, you should adjust some other settings: Paste in one of the scripts below (or just double-click the. Then, click the ellipses button to open up the script editor window. If you want them to show on the menu bar, be sure to check the box Keep on top.

Geeklet files (or you can manually add the scripts below, but this is the easiest)ĭrag two shell objects onto your Desktop.

Star Trek klaxon (optional) –save this to /Users/Shared (or modify the path in the script).

I even have a little Star Trek klaxon go off so I have both an audible and visual alert. In this case, I have two little icons that are either green (no one in connected) or red (someone is connected using one of the above protocols). Knowing this, you can use GeekTool to check every few seconds to see if these ports are active.

SSH (remote command-line access) port 22.

It relies on two scripts that detect when certain computer ports are established on your computer.

The method below isn’t foolproof, but you can get an indication that someone is connected to your computer. : An even better solution is the ScreenSharingMonitor, which provides a “native” feel thanks to the Notification Center messages.Įver wonder if your employer is watching your computer or connected to it remotely?

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