Comments on: Must Have Menu Bar Applications

By: Toby

Toby — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:17:47 +0000

To adjust the screens readibility you don´t need to run a seperate app like nocturne. Just use the built-in shortcut: ctrl + alt + cmd +8 (press all at the same time). This one inverts the screen colours.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:54:34 +0000

Oh, and right above the text entry box for replies, apparently “trike” is a new HTML tag.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:52:55 +0000

Do you have to start each and every post with “Hey” and a brief introduction surrounding the fact that you’re writing something? It gets old very quickly.

As for the roundup itself, well rounded up. Except for the fact that you haven’t really done any testing! As others have pointed out, UptimeInMenuBar doesn’t work properly after Tiger. You’re supposed to be able click on it to get a reading, via awk, of the system load. That no longer works.

By: Ronny Elsayed

Ronny Elsayed — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:05:15 +0000

There’s a glitch with your footer.. figured you’d prolly wanna know

By: Mychael

Mychael — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:25:25 +0000

the UptimeInMenuBar application doesn’t work?

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:26:16 +0000

amalgamating menubar items

I was also looking for one

This is the only option right now

http://www.jeb.com.fr/en/nomenubar.shtml

By: Jerry Tanglewood

Jerry Tanglewood — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:48:13 +0000

I also love the one-and-only Twitter client for the Mac menu bar: Twit Menulet. Check it out! J

By: Berge

Berge — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:11:52 +0000

Does anyone know of an app/utility that will allow amalgamating menubar items to save screen real estate (for those of us who want to install more menubar items but don’t have a 30″ screen…. lol). Something like Overflow 2.5, which fulfills this function for the Dock.

By: AAA

AAA — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:59:44 +0000

Great apps. Thanks a lot.

By: Paulette

Paulette — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:40:28 +0000

Better than SMCFanControl is Lobotomo Fan Control:

http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/

It lets you set a target temperature at which the fan will speed up, rather than permanently increasing the speed of the fan.

The algorithm of when the fan starts increasing is not ideal, but still does the basic job of having the minimum fan speed usually, with the fan only increasing under heavy load / on hot days.

Really an essential for any Mac laptop or mini.

By: calgary graphic design

calgary graphic design — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:47:50 +0000

I swear by Quicksilver. If it’s not on, i have no idea where to find things! And it’s free…just like the other best things in life.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:19:34 +0000

Thanks for the long & wonderful menubar list

But be aware -
coconutWiFi both 2.0 & 3 beta – will crash your mac (due to threads problems), and it took me some time to find the problematic software..

I found a an identical substitute called BwanaDik & works flawlessly -

http://www.jschilling.net/sw_bwanadik.php

By: Jerry Tanglewood

Jerry Tanglewood — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:36:52 +0000

What about the non-geeky menulets (is such a thing possible?!). I mean, what about menulets that interact with the real world and don't handle files, folders, system processes, background apps, etc.? A stock ticker such as Stock Menulet is a good example. Menulets like this bring the real world into our geeky lives! Other examples?

By: Haruspex

Haruspex — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:08:57 +0000

Yeah, Ed, you’re wrong. It’s not superfluous at all. The included Eject menulet created by Apple only lets you eject your CD/DVD. It does not let you see any other mounted devices such as USB drives, hard drive partitions, disk images, etc. It also does not have the option to Eject All. Apple’s included Menu Extra is weak in comparison to Ejector.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:58:12 +0000

#9) Ejector is superfluous; MacOS X already has an eject menulet. I found it in a book. Yeah, no nerd cred., and I bought the book used, too. Go to:
Macintosh Hard Drive–>Library–>Core Services–>Menu Extras & double-click on the Eject Menu icon.

Source: MacOS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition, by David Pogue, O”Reilly Press, 2005.

By: frank

frank — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:27:23 +0000

Is it too much to ask for you to read your own writing before you post it? Absolutely painful to read this.

By: Microtransactions

Microtransactions — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:02:36 +0000

Nice list! If I might add one: Onyx

A multifunction utility for Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel). It allows you to verify the Startup Disk and the structure of its System files, to run misc tasks of system maintenance, to configure the hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock and of some of Apple’s own applications, to delete caches, to remove a certain number of files and folders that may become cumbersome and more.

Free and available at http://www.titanium.free.fr/

By: mitch

mitch — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:46:13 +0000

you must have a 30″ :)

By: MacPhobia

MacPhobia — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:21:23 +0000

if only mac had windows like button to expand these menu bar extras icons…

http://macphobia.com/the-menu-bar-extras-item-disappearing-in-mac-a-bug-or-a-limitation.macphobia

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