Comments on: What’s in your Menu Bar? http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:36:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lee http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-44470 Lee Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:25:28 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-44470 Yeah, I had way too many icons in my menu bar. I had the hardest time trying to get rid of the iSync icon until I found these instructions - http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-remove-the-isync-mobileme-icon-from-menu-bar/ Yeah, I had way too many icons in my menu bar. I had the hardest time trying to get rid of the iSync icon until I found these instructions – http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-remove-the-isync-mobileme-icon-from-menu-bar/

]]> By: ki99 http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5721 ki99 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:36:30 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5721 mainmenu ->various system tasks mail unread menu ->a menu for unread mail in apple mail adium insomniax ->to shut my notebook, and keep it running menuprefs ->instant access to sys prefs smcfancontrol ->to monitor my comps temp slimbatterymonitor ->smaller then apples ejector ->for ejecting servers, ipods, flash drives, cds, etc... memorycell ->shows ram used by current app input source ->(apples) for changing keyboard layouts airpot ->(apples) fuzzyclock ->shows time as "nearly four", "shortly after nine", "quarter to eight" etc.. and spotlight, just 'cause i'm too lazy to get rid of it. mainmenu ->various system tasks
mail unread menu ->a menu for unread mail in apple mail
adium
insomniax ->to shut my notebook, and keep it running
menuprefs ->instant access to sys prefs
smcfancontrol ->to monitor my comps temp
slimbatterymonitor ->smaller then apples
ejector ->for ejecting servers, ipods, flash drives, cds, etc…
memorycell ->shows ram used by current app
input source ->(apples) for changing keyboard layouts
airpot ->(apples)
fuzzyclock ->shows time as “nearly four”, “shortly after nine”, “quarter to eight” etc..
and spotlight, just ’cause i’m too lazy to get rid of it.

]]> By: Emily S S http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5720 Emily S S Tue, 27 May 2008 03:50:57 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5720 Quicksilver, Volume, Airport, Battery, Time, U.S.A. Flag for charter plate, and Spotlight. Quicksilver, Volume, Airport, Battery, Time, U.S.A. Flag for charter plate, and Spotlight.

]]> By: Felicia Saathoff http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5719 Felicia Saathoff Tue, 22 May 2007 06:37:03 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5719 Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep the ibiz timer in the menu bar when you don't have ibiz running, like you can do with ichat... Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep the ibiz timer in the menu bar when you don’t have ibiz running, like you can do with ichat…

]]> By: Oyvind http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5718 Oyvind Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:34:48 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5718 I have started a new <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/menubar/" rel="nofollow">menubar group</a> on Flickr. Post your screenshots, and join the discussion. I have started a new menubar group on Flickr. Post your screenshots, and join the discussion.

]]> By: Scott http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5717 Scott Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:02:46 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5717 I've lost spotlight from my menubar and I'd like to get it back. Any ideas on how I can do that? I've tried a few remedies I've found on the net, but none have worked. Dual 2 GHz G5 OS 10.4.5 I’ve lost spotlight from my menubar and I’d like to get it back. Any ideas on how I can do that? I’ve tried a few remedies I’ve found on the net, but none have worked.

Dual 2 GHz G5
OS 10.4.5

]]> By: Nick Santilli http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5716 Nick Santilli Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:54:50 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5716 Rick - you can either select the preference to not show it in the menubar, or you can hold APPLE (cmd) and click and drag the item out of the menubar Rick – you can either select the preference to not show it in the menubar, or you can hold APPLE (cmd) and click and drag the item out of the menubar

]]> By: Rick http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5715 Rick Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:50:22 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5715 Help, please. How do I go about removing some items from my menu bar? Help, please. How do I go about removing some items from my menu bar?

]]> By: Matthias http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5714 Matthias Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:48:24 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5714 GimmeSomeTune Monitors iChat Audio-Thingy Date&Time Spotlight GimmeSomeTune
Monitors
iChat
Audio-Thingy
Date&Time
Spotlight

]]> By: Lee Webb http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5713 Lee Webb Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:25:33 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5713 Hi, Here's what's in my menubar: Skype Adium YouControl iTunes Textpander Applescripts Bluetooth Volume Date and time in this format Thu 10:22 Feb 23 Username (I don't switch users but I just like the username there) And of course Spotlight (although I too use QS) Hi,

Here’s what’s in my menubar:

Skype
Adium
YouControl iTunes
Textpander
Applescripts
Bluetooth
Volume
Date and time in this format Thu 10:22 Feb 23
Username (I don’t switch users but I just like the username there)
And of course Spotlight (although I too use QS)

]]> By: John Man http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5712 John Man Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:10:07 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5712 I have on my menubar: QuicKeys - www.startly.com - macros for OS X Path Finder - www.cocoatech.com - Finder replacement Adium - www.adiumx.com - instant messenger Synergy - www.wincent.com - iTunes controller You Control: Desktops - www.yousoftware.com - virtual desktop You Control (clock module) - www.yousoftware.com - clock/date display You Control (user switching module) - www.yousoftware.com - improved fast user switching interface Spotlight For the sake of completeness, I also have the following on my desktop: Dock (left hand side; hidden) - out of the way as I never use the Dock (being a LaunchBar user - www.obdev.at/products/launchbar ) Dragthing tabs (bottom) - www.dragthing.com - a Dock on steroids Trash can (bottom right) - provided by Path Finder (see above) iClip (right; hidden) - inventive.us/iClip/ - multiple clipboards Yojimbo drop dock (right) - www.barebones.com - info organiser I have on my menubar:

QuicKeys – http://www.startly.com – macros for OS X

Path Finder – http://www.cocoatech.com – Finder replacement

Adium – http://www.adiumx.com – instant messenger

Synergy – http://www.wincent.com – iTunes controller

You Control: Desktops – http://www.yousoftware.com – virtual desktop

You Control (clock module) – http://www.yousoftware.com – clock/date display

You Control (user switching module) – http://www.yousoftware.com – improved fast user switching interface

Spotlight

For the sake of completeness, I also have the following on my desktop:

Dock (left hand side; hidden) – out of the way as I never use the Dock (being a LaunchBar user – http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar )

Dragthing tabs (bottom) – http://www.dragthing.com – a Dock on steroids

Trash can (bottom right) – provided by Path Finder (see above)

iClip (right; hidden) – inventive.us/iClip/ – multiple clipboards

Yojimbo drop dock (right) – http://www.barebones.com – info organiser

]]> By: Lee Bennett http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5711 Lee Bennett Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:02:35 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5711 Adium menubar widget IP Timbuktu SlimBatteryMonitor WeatherMenu SharingMenu YouControl item for following National Hurricane Center feeds Menu Meters' TCP monitor the usual Apple Volume, Displays, and Int'l access YouControl's user switching replacement YouControl's clock/calendar replacement Spotlight (this is office. similar setup at home but lacking the NHC syndication icon and adding Apple's Airport, Modem, and Bluetooth menu icons) Adium menubar widget
IP
Timbuktu
SlimBatteryMonitor
WeatherMenu
SharingMenu
YouControl item for following National Hurricane Center feeds
Menu Meters’ TCP monitor
the usual Apple Volume, Displays, and Int’l access
YouControl’s user switching replacement
YouControl’s clock/calendar replacement
Spotlight

(this is office. similar setup at home but lacking the NHC syndication icon and adding Apple’s Airport, Modem, and Bluetooth menu icons)

]]> By: tim http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5710 tim Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:01:30 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5710 whoops, i forgot to mention to first do "cd /System/Library/CoreServices/" first... sorry about that. -tim whoops, i forgot to mention to first do “cd /System/Library/CoreServices/” first…

sorry about that.

-tim

]]> By: tim http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5709 tim Wed, 22 Feb 2006 04:57:26 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5709 how to get rid of the spotlight icon: in terminal, type "sudo mv Search.bundle Search_SAFE.bundle" itll ask for the admin password, then go into Activity Monitor and force quit SystemUIServer. and ka-flam, the icon is gone, but you can still use it in mail, and other programs that use spotlight. if you have problems, dont kill me, im just the messenger, im quite happy with spotlight for my searching needs. -tim how to get rid of the spotlight icon:

in terminal, type “sudo mv Search.bundle Search_SAFE.bundle”

itll ask for the admin password, then go into Activity Monitor and force quit SystemUIServer. and ka-flam, the icon is gone, but you can still use it in mail, and other programs that use spotlight.

if you have problems, dont kill me, im just the messenger, im quite happy with spotlight for my searching needs.

-tim

]]> By: Jason Terhorst http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5708 Jason Terhorst Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:10:38 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5708 Using downloaded menu bar items?! Pah! I make my own! Actually, you really can. There are some topics about it on www.cocoadev.com and www.cocoadevcentral.com Using downloaded menu bar items?! Pah! I make my own!

Actually, you really can. There are some topics about it on http://www.cocoadev.com and http://www.cocoadevcentral.com

]]> By: MaxL http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5707 MaxL Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:52:54 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5707 1. iBiz timer - timer for invoicing & project mgmt app for freelancers 2. ChronoSync scheduler - automated backups to external drives 3. Slimbattery monitor 4. High Priority - task management integrated with iCal tasks 5. Audio volume 5. Day, date, & time 6. Winswitch - free, gives more granular control over fast user switching menubar item 7. ASM - Fast application switching between currently running apps a la OS 9 and before 8. Spotlight - wish I could get rid of it; I use Quicksilver instead 1. iBiz timer – timer for invoicing & project mgmt app for freelancers
2. ChronoSync scheduler – automated backups to external drives
3. Slimbattery monitor
4. High Priority – task management integrated with iCal tasks
5. Audio volume
5. Day, date, & time
6. Winswitch – free, gives more granular control over fast user switching menubar item
7. ASM – Fast application switching between currently running apps a la OS 9 and before
8. Spotlight – wish I could get rid of it; I use Quicksilver instead

]]> By: Michael May http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5706 Michael May Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:42:22 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5706 http://www.flickr.com/photos/54485674@N00/102681899/ The two I marked as get out I have now removed, so thanks for helping me clear my menu bar real estate :D http://www.flickr.com/photos/54485674@N00/102681899/

The two I marked as get out I have now removed, so thanks for helping me clear my menu bar real estate :D

]]> By: Nick Santilli http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5705 Nick Santilli Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:48:32 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5705 Chuck - yes, there's going to be some draw on the memory/cpu, but it'll largely depend on what they're doing (and how well they're coded too) Textpander for instance, monitors all your keystrokes (tho not in a big brother sort of way) watching for certain text combinations and replaces them according to your settings. It doesn't seem to affect performance on my system though. So as you may add items to the menubar, if you notice a performance hit, try removing it and see if that helps matters. Mine is actually 'cluttered' for my liking, but I use each of those items enough, that they've earned their spaces. Chuck -
yes, there’s going to be some draw on the memory/cpu, but it’ll largely depend on what they’re doing (and how well they’re coded too)

Textpander for instance, monitors all your keystrokes (tho not in a big brother sort of way) watching for certain text combinations and replaces them according to your settings. It doesn’t seem to affect performance on my system though.

So as you may add items to the menubar, if you notice a performance hit, try removing it and see if that helps matters.

Mine is actually ‘cluttered’ for my liking, but I use each of those items enough, that they’ve earned their spaces.

]]> By: Chuck Cheeze http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5704 Chuck Cheeze Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:44:08 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5704 I have a 20" Intel iMac, my first Mac, which I am addicted to. Still learning about Macs, so here is my menubar: Synergy (iTunes control) Adium X QS Airport Clock Spotlight And here is my question: Does more menubar icons use more memory? I like having quick access to things up there, but I am picky about the productivity gains vs. memory loss. On my PCs I have always been super mindful of icons that get put in the tray. Thanks! I have a 20″ Intel iMac, my first Mac, which I am addicted to. Still learning about Macs, so here is my menubar:

Synergy (iTunes control)
Adium X
QS
Airport
Clock
Spotlight

And here is my question: Does more menubar icons use more memory? I like having quick access to things up there, but I am picky about the productivity gains vs. memory loss. On my PCs I have always been super mindful of icons that get put in the tray.

Thanks!

]]> By: Nick Santilli http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5703 Nick Santilli Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:09:40 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/20/whats-in-your-menu-bar/#comment-5703 Arsen - that's it. Thanks!! Arsen – that’s it. Thanks!!

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