diff --git a/bin/.bin/astronomypotd.sh b/bin/.bin/astronomypotd.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# This Script downloads National Geographic Photo of the day, and sets it as desktop background (gnome, unity)
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Saman Barghi - All Rights Reserved
+# Permission to copy, modify, and distribute is granted under GPLv3
+# Last Revised 22 May 2019
+#######################
+
+#Change directory to where the script resides.
+BASEDIR="$HOME/var/inbox/apod_photos"
+cd $BASEDIR
+#######################
+
+#getting the image URL
+img="$(curl https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod\?api_key=AdfgdnmmInYgpDMEq3ShMLKjJ7DZ7jyUcgLHWdgw | jq .hdurl | tr -d \")"
+
+#check to see if there is any wallpaper to download
+if [ -n "$img" ]
+then
+	img_file=`echo $img | cut -d/ -f 7 | tr -d \"`
+	curl $img > $img_file
+	#set the current image as wallpaper
+	#feh --bg-scale $BASEDIR/$img_file
+	##link slim background to new image
+	#rm /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
+	#ln -s $BASEDIR/$img_file /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
+else
+	echo "No Wallpaper today"
+fi
diff --git a/bin/.bin/changepaper.sh b/bin/.bin/changepaper.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# This Script downloads National Geographic Photo of the day, and sets it as desktop background (gnome, unity)
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Saman Barghi - All Rights Reserved
+# Permission to copy, modify, and distribute is granted under GPLv3
+# Last Revised 22 May 2019
+#######################
+
+#Change directory to where the script resides.
+export DISPLAY=:0.0
+BASEDIR="$HOME/var/inbox/ng_photos"
+cd $BASEDIR
+#######################
+
+#getting the image URL
+img="$(curl https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/ -s | grep -oP '(?<="twitter:image:src" content=")\K[^"]*')"
+
+#check to see if there is any wallpaper to download
+if [ -n "$img" ]
+then
+	img_base=`echo $img | cut -d/ -f 5`
+	img_md5=`echo -n $img_base | md5sum | cut -f1 -d" "`
+	img_file="$img_md5.jpg"
+
+	curl "$img" > $img_file
+	#set the current image as wallpaper
+#	feh --bg-scale $BASEDIR/$img_md5.jpg
+#	#link slim background to new image
+#	rm /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
+#	ln -s $BASEDIR/$img_md5.jpg /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
+else
+	echo "No Wallpaper today"
+fi
+
+# Then grab our APOD image and store it for now
+#Change directory to where the script resides.
+BASEDIR="$HOME/var/inbox/apod_photos"
+cd $BASEDIR
+#######################
+
+#getting the image URL
+img="$(curl https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod\?api_key=AdfgdnmmInYgpDMEq3ShMLKjJ7DZ7jyUcgLHWdgw | jq .hdurl | tr -d \")"
+
+#check to see if there is any wallpaper to download
+if [ -n "$img" ]
+then
+	img_file=`echo $img | cut -d/ -f 7 | tr -d \"`
+	curl $img > $img_file
+	#set the current image as wallpaper
+	#feh --bg-scale $BASEDIR/$img_file
+	##link slim background to new image
+	#rm /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
+	#ln -s $BASEDIR/$img_file /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
+else
+	echo "No Wallpaper today"
+fi
+
+BASEDIR="$HOME/var/inbox/astrobin/"
+# use python script to get astrobin iotd
+python3 ~/.bin/get_astrobin_potd.py
+
+date=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
+
+	#set the current image as wallpaper
+feh --bg-scale $BASEDIR/$date.jpg
+#link slim background to new image
+rm /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
+ln -s $BASEDIR/$date.jpg /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
diff --git a/bin/.bin/checkmail.sh b/bin/.bin/checkmail.sh
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+++ b/bin/.bin/checkmail.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+STATE=`nmcli networking connectivity`
+
+if [ $STATE = 'full' ]
+then
+	afew --m --new
+	mbsync -a
+	notmuch new
+	afew --tag --new
+	exit 0
+fi
+echo "No internet connection"
+exit 0
diff --git a/bin/.bin/get_astrobin_potd.py b/bin/.bin/get_astrobin_potd.py
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+++ b/bin/.bin/get_astrobin_potd.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from datetime import datetime
+import requests
+import subprocess
+
+root = "https://www.astrobin.com"
+api_key = "3f542cbb23407bde6f20490f377366582dd1a54c"
+api_secret = (
+    subprocess.check_output("pass personal/apikey/astrobin", shell=True)
+    .decode("utf-8")
+    .strip()
+)
+fmt = "json"
+iotd_uri = f"{root}/api/v1/imageoftheday/?limit=1&api_key={api_key}&api_secret={api_secret}&format={fmt}"
+r = requests.get(iotd_uri)
+image_info_uri = r.json()["objects"][0]["image"]
+r = requests.get(
+    f"{root}{image_info_uri}?api_key={api_key}&api_secret={api_secret}&format={fmt}"
+)
+image_uri = r.json()["url_real"]
+img = requests.get(image_uri, stream=True)
+
+today = datetime.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+target_path = f"/home/powellc/var/inbox/astrobin/{today}.jpg"
+
+handle = open(target_path, "wb")
+for chunk in img.iter_content(chunk_size=512):
+    if chunk:  # filter out keep-alive new chunks
+        handle.write(chunk)
diff --git a/bin/.bin/syncmail.sh b/bin/.bin/syncmail.sh
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+++ b/bin/.bin/syncmail.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+STATE=`nmcli networking connectivity`
+
+if [ $STATE = 'full' ]
+then
+        notmuch search --output=files tag:deleted | xargs -l rm	
+	notmuch new
+	muchsync rhea.unbl.ink
+	exit 0
+fi
+echo "No internet connection"
+exit 0
diff --git a/jobber/.jobber b/jobber/.jobber
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+++ b/jobber/.jobber
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+version: 1.4
+
+prefs:
+  logPath: /home/powellc/var/log/jobber.log
+  runLog:
+    type: file
+    path: /home/powellc/var/run/jobber
+    maxFileLen: 100m
+    maxHistories: 2
+
+jobs:
+  WallpaperUpdate:
+    cmd: /home/powellc/.bin/changepaper.sh
+    time: 0 0 10
+    onError: Stop
+    notifyOnFailure:
+      - *filesystemSink
+
+  SyncMail:
+    cmd: /home/powellc/.bin/syncmail.sh
+    time: 0 */5
+    onError: Stop
+    notifyOnFailure:
+      - *filesystemSink
+
+resultSinks:
+  - &filesystemSink
+    type: filesystem
+    path: /home/bob/tmp/jobber-results
+    data:
+      - stdout
+      - stderr
+    maxAgeDays: 10
+
+  - &textAirQuality
+    type: program
+    path: /home/bob/text-air-quality.sh