Comments on: Menubar Goodies http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/ 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. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:35:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Brett Barbaro http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-113094 Brett Barbaro Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:57:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-113094 That is - to clarify (see above) - displays song title in menu bar. Also cn be used to control iTunes. Seems very configurable. The only thing I don't like about it is that its icon shows up while it's running. Eats a lot more of your CPU than, say, ByteController, which is also a great program, but doesn't display the song titles. Hope this helps! That is - to clarify (see above) - displays song title in menu bar. Also cn be used to control iTunes. Seems very configurable. The only thing I don’t like about it is that its icon shows up while it’s running. Eats a lot more of your CPU than, say, ByteController, which is also a great program, but doesn’t display the song titles. Hope this helps!

]]> By: Brett Barbaro http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-113093 Brett Barbaro Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:53:55 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-113093 OREN - I just installed M-Beat, and it seems to do exactly what you and I were looking for. Shareware - $10, though. OREN - I just installed M-Beat, and it seems to do exactly what you and I were looking for. Shareware - $10, though.

]]> By: Discover More Menubar Goodies - The Apple Blog http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-110302 Discover More Menubar Goodies - The Apple Blog Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:20:42 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-110302 [...] I believe is useful from time to time, LifeHacker is calling for your menubar submissions. Take a screenshot of your menubar, explain all [...] [...] I believe is useful from time to time, LifeHacker is calling for your menubar submissions. Take a screenshot of your menubar, explain all [...]

]]> By: Francisco De La Cruz http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104225 Francisco De La Cruz Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:08:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104225 Dude how did you get rid of the day of the week from yor Date display? Dude how did you get rid of the day of the week from yor Date display?

]]> By: the tortoise http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104146 the tortoise Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:43:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104146 Synergy, iClip, Spirited Away and <a href="http://http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/magical" rel="nofollow">MagiCal</a>. No date/time hacks needed with MagiCal... Synergy, iClip, Spirited Away and MagiCal. No date/time hacks needed with MagiCal…

]]> By: Paul Westbrook http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104072 Paul Westbrook Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:31:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104072 I have posted my Menubar items here: http://www.paulstimesink.com/post/2007/04/11/menubar_items I have posted my Menubar items here:
http://www.paulstimesink.com/post/2007/04/11/menubar_items

]]> By: Nathan http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104015 Nathan Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:40:59 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104015 I like to keep it as simple up there as possible...but one tool I love is the You Control: Tunes iTunes player for the menu bar. http://www.yousoftware.com/tunes/ I also wish that the Google Notifier stuff wasn't so colorful...and with Quicksilver I could honestly do without Spotlight. I like to keep it as simple up there as possible…but one tool I love is the You Control: Tunes iTunes player for the menu bar.

http://www.yousoftware.com/tunes/

I also wish that the Google Notifier stuff wasn’t so colorful…and with Quicksilver I could honestly do without Spotlight.

]]> By: links for 2007-04-11 « O0o. Pathfinder .o0O http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104009 links for 2007-04-11 « O0o. Pathfinder .o0O Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:23:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104009 [...] Menubar Goodies (tags: apple osx) [...] [...] Menubar Goodies (tags: apple osx) [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104006 Kevin Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:08:10 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-104006 ryan - here is a pretty good list of menu bar programs I ran across sometime last year http://menu.jeweledplatypus.org/ ryan - here is a pretty good list of menu bar programs I ran across sometime last year

http://menu.jeweledplatypus.org/

]]> By: Chris http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103999 Chris Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:33:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103999 MagiCal Best date and time display. And donaware. MagiCal

Best date and time display. And donaware.

]]> By: Twist http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103994 Twist Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:42:34 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103994 Oh one thing to note about the ordering of menu extras: if they are not really menu extras they will always show up on the left side of the real menu extras. How can you tell the difference between a real menu extra and an application that is inserting a fake one? Easy: you can't use command plus drag to move them or remove them. iKey, ByteController, and Yahoo Widget Engine are all examples of applications that insert items into the menu extras space that are not true menu extras. Oh one thing to note about the ordering of menu extras: if they are not really menu extras they will always show up on the left side of the real menu extras. How can you tell the difference between a real menu extra and an application that is inserting a fake one? Easy: you can’t use command plus drag to move them or remove them. iKey, ByteController, and Yahoo Widget Engine are all examples of applications that insert items into the menu extras space that are not true menu extras.

]]> By: Twist http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103990 Twist Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:36:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103990 Mine contains iKey (keyboard based launcher), Yahoo Widgets Engine, Spirited Away (auto hides inactive apps), Textpander (I see no reason to update to the newer non-free version), Applescript Menu, Airport, Battery, Displays, Date & Time, and of course the nearly worthless Spotlight one (nearly worthless because I normally use the field in the Finder windows). Mine contains iKey (keyboard based launcher), Yahoo Widgets Engine, Spirited Away (auto hides inactive apps), Textpander (I see no reason to update to the newer non-free version), Applescript Menu, Airport, Battery, Displays, Date & Time, and of course the nearly worthless Spotlight one (nearly worthless because I normally use the field in the Finder windows).

]]> By: r00 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103972 r00 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:45:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103972 hey Oren, you tried using growltunes with growl? it shows what's playing in itunes when it switches tracks and what not.. kevin, go to sys prefs >> energy saver >> options .. uncheck show battery status in the menu bar also, main menu for osx is a nice replacement for onyx.. it's not as hardcore but gets all the dirty work done for ya right from the menubar :P hey Oren, you tried using growltunes with growl? it shows what’s playing in itunes when it switches tracks and what not..

kevin, go to sys prefs >> energy saver >> options .. uncheck show battery status in the menu bar

also, main menu for osx is a nice replacement for onyx.. it’s not as hardcore but gets all the dirty work done for ya right from the menubar :P

]]> By: JB http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103968 JB Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:52:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103968 byrnegreen, you can always set up and automator action to open the apps in the manner you want and insert a pause action to ensure they are opened up and added to the menubar in the correct sequence. Then just set the sequence to open at login and viola you have your menubar items in the correct sequence. byrnegreen,

you can always set up and automator action to open the apps in the manner you want and insert a pause action to ensure they are opened up and added to the menubar in the correct sequence. Then just set the sequence to open at login and viola you have your menubar items in the correct sequence.

]]> By: Oren http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103963 Oren Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:15:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103963 I'm still looking for a menu bar goody that will show me the currently playing song in iTunes. I don't wanna control the player, I don't wanna see album art, etc, etc - I just want to see the tune name and artist. Anybody know of such a thing? I’m still looking for a menu bar goody that will show me the currently playing song in iTunes. I don’t wanna control the player, I don’t wanna see album art, etc, etc - I just want to see the tune name and artist. Anybody know of such a thing?

]]> By: OS X Menubar Goodies at plastiksoda http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103958 OS X Menubar Goodies at plastiksoda Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:26:36 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103958 [...] you are like me, the top right portion of your MacBook menubar is full of goodies. The Apple Blog has of most of them listed. Here are some additional ones that are [...] [...] you are like me, the top right portion of your MacBook menubar is full of goodies. The Apple Blog has of most of them listed. Here are some additional ones that are [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103957 Kevin Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:14:05 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103957 How do I get my OS X battery monitor off the menu bar after I install slim-battery monitor? How do I get my OS X battery monitor off the menu bar after I install slim-battery monitor?

]]> By: byrnegreen http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103953 byrnegreen Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:05:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103953 Great look inside your set-up! Question: Is it possible to rearrange the order of the non-OS X menu-bar items? It seems as though they just queue in order of adding them to the menu bar; the Cmd-Drag doesn't work with add-ons. This is putting the slim-battery monitor all the way out in the center for my set-up. Thanks! Great look inside your set-up!

Question: Is it possible to rearrange the order of the non-OS X menu-bar items? It seems as though they just queue in order of adding them to the menu bar; the Cmd-Drag doesn’t work with add-ons. This is putting the slim-battery monitor all the way out in the center for my set-up.

Thanks!

]]> By: Wysiwyg http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103949 Wysiwyg Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:04:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103949 Great, more cool software to my already crowed menubar. Don´t do this, life with 1024x768 is hard! :-P Now seriously, i would add two programs to that list: Jumpcut, which work kinda like iClip but free; and YouControl Tunes, to control, you guessed, iTunes and to quickly rate music. Also free, requires you only to fill a registration. Both can be found in google or the Versiontracker. Great, more cool software to my already crowed menubar. Don´t do this, life with 1024×768 is hard! :-P

Now seriously, i would add two programs to that list: Jumpcut, which work kinda like iClip but free; and YouControl Tunes, to control, you guessed, iTunes and to quickly rate music. Also free, requires you only to fill a registration.

Both can be found in google or the Versiontracker.

]]> By: Galley http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103948 Galley Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:53:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103948 The only one I use is Synergy iTunes Controller. The only one I use is Synergy iTunes Controller.

]]> By: Nick Santilli http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103947 Nick Santilli Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:53:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103947 Hey Ryan, not sure such a list is reasonable - there's endless apps that offer menubar residency. But hopefully this thread will grow in comments and you'll get to see some variation and find some new things. But I am sort of a stickler for saving space on my machine, so I'll work on a post about all the little things I do to maximize the space I have, which in turn allows me to work more efficiently. sound cool? Hey Ryan,
not sure such a list is reasonable - there’s endless apps that offer menubar residency. But hopefully this thread will grow in comments and you’ll get to see some variation and find some new things.

But I am sort of a stickler for saving space on my machine, so I’ll work on a post about all the little things I do to maximize the space I have, which in turn allows me to work more efficiently. sound cool?

]]> By: ryan http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103945 ryan Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:32:58 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103945 Please post more of this. I always want to know more of these apps that have menu bar icons and how to minimize the space taken up. Can you just try to compile all of the menu bar icons. Please post more of this. I always want to know more of these apps that have menu bar icons and how to minimize the space taken up. Can you just try to compile all of the menu bar icons.

]]> By: Martin Hauser http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103944 Martin Hauser Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:23:42 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/10/menubar-goodies/#comment-103944 Hello nick, thanks for that post. Being one of those who asked... eager to check some of the stuff out. Keep it up :) Hello nick,

thanks for that post. Being one of those who asked… eager to check some of the stuff out. Keep it up :)

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