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What's in my menubar?
Merlin Mann | Apr 27 2007
Seems like every time another Mac user looks over my shoulder, they freak out over the number of little icons I have up in my menubar. And — like all Mac geeks — we have to immediately start trading information, learning tricks, and sharing tips. I’m sure you know the drill by now. If you were looking over my shoulder right now (and I hope that you are not) here’s the stuff you’d see in my menubar.
The larger version on the Flickr will, where appropriate, let you mouseover for the name and a link, but I’ll save you the trouble of a click by repeating the links below.
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 Just a thought for you....Submitted by Steve (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 2:48pm.
Just a thought for you. Usually apps featured in the menubar are active. that means these guys are eating up some RAM and maybe even some CPU. OS X is great and managing RAM relationships, but it’s something to be aware of. I disagree with you regarding Spotlight - it’s not crap at all. I know it does not suite everyone, but that does not make it crap. It suits my needs with thousands of emails and files, and many hundreds of folders. It finds everything, pronto. »
... is there no end!...Submitted by Harold (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 3:04pm.
… is there no end! I think I’ve heard it all and then some new killer app/utility shows up. I am using both quicksilver and butler so go figure… »
Out with old and in...Submitted by Danny Zacharias (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 3:07pm.
Out with old and in with the new — you gotta try the new DeskTopple Pro! It replaces SpiritedAway, Backdrop, and menushade all in one app. It’s great! »
Now all you need is...Submitted by Niels (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 6:44pm.
Now all you need is a menu bar app that hides unused menu bar icons, and you’re all set. »
Glad to see you're still...Submitted by steve mcfarland (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 7:05pm.
Glad to see you’re still on iScrobbler and not “upgrading” to the ridiculous app Last.fm tried to push on us when they redesigned! I’m curious as to why you’ve chosen to have QS, for example, in your menubar - what functionality do you get by having it there? Just invoke! And if it freezes, so does the menubar, yeah? Same thing for Growl - I can’t see why I’d ever need to seek out Growl, it comes to me! I’m one for the slim-as-possible menubar, and I must say I’m a bit surprised to see this circus! »
Often seen your menu bar...Submitted by Phillip (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 7:25pm.
Often seen your menu bar line up on macbreak. Very interested in skitch, but appears its only in “private beta” at the moment.Thanks for the links! »
well you disabled comment on...Submitted by paolomendoza (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 7:52pm.
well you disabled comment on your last post.. so i just wanna tell you how cool that was. »
Helma Says: I got synergy working...Submitted by Wim (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 8:16pm.
Helma Says:
I got synergy working between my Macs and my Windows machines and it works beautifully.Mail me privately in case you’re interested. I would be very interested, Helma. Perhaps Merlin could link us up.. Thanks! PS: what happened to TextExpander, Merlin? »
Wow... Merlin you got a...Submitted by Esben (not verified) on April 27, 2007 - 10:24pm.
Wow… Merlin you got a big display. But really handy programs. ;-) – Esben »
Another vote for WeatherDock; much...Submitted by Scott (not verified) on April 28, 2007 - 4:57am.
Another vote for WeatherDock; much better than WeatherSnitch, having tried them both. My others: wClock: the menu clock that can say “Sat, April 28th 9:45am” Spell Catcher: if you type for a living, this is a must-have. Forget the spelling features; it’s the key expander thingie that saves you a ton of time. Never type out tags or that 40-word boiler-plate response again. PhoneValet: record any phone conversation easily »
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