This year
Dramatically reduce the CPU usage of 'top' - Mac OS X Hints
It basically removes all the memory checks from top, so you cannot use it to see how much memory a program occupies, or how much RAM you have left. Use the plain old top for that. This is what I use: /usr/bin/top -ocpu -R -F -s 2 -n30
2011
plowshare - Project Hosting on Google Code
2010
UNIX tips: Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits
Summary: Adopt 10 good habits that improve your UNIX® command line efficiency -- and
break away from bad usage patterns in the process. This article takes you step-by-step
through several good, but too often neglected, techniques for command-line operations.
Learn about common errors and how to overcome them, so you can learn exactly why
these UNIX habits are worth picking up.
2009
Alloc Init | Applications | NerdTool
A GeekTool like application that displays shell output and more directly on your desktop.






