Calendar tweaks and tips
When the calendar is on your wall, the cursor can look untidy, especially if you are using a touchscreen. A handy app named Unclutter can hide the cursor except when it’s being moved or you’re touching the screen. Open Terminal on your Pi (or connect via SSH) and run the command: sudo apt-get install unclutter
In case the Pi crashes and you’re forced to reboot, it’s also best to have Firefox programmed to open automatically, saving you the trouble of reconnecting a keyboard and mouse. Open Terminal on your Pi (or connect via SSH) and run the command sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/ autostart . Scroll to the bottom of the window and add the line @firefox-esr . Press Ctrl+X, then Y, then Return to save your changes. Finally, to make sure the display doesn’t sleep after a few minutes, open Terminal or connect via SSH once again and run the command sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm. conf . Scroll down to where it says #xserver-command=X and remove the hash at the start of the line. Next, put a space after the letter X and type -s 0 –dpms .
Press Ctrl+X, then Y, then Return to save your changes, then reboot your Raspberry Pi.
If you are using Google Calendars, click the arrow beside Other Calendars, then Browse Interesting Calendars to see a list of calendars to which you can subscribe – for example, Public Holidays in the United Kingdom. Click Subscribe to have them appear on your own calendar.