Comments on: The Right Side of Your Mac Menu Bar http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:30:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jesper http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47208 Jesper Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:37:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47208 Adium, Synergy (although with the wonderful new MBP media keys I don't much use it anymore for anything beyond pumping out Growl notifications), Google Notifier, Monocle (if it's open), Time Machine, Bluetooth, AirPort, Volume, Battery and Clock. Adium, Synergy (although with the wonderful new MBP media keys I don't much use it anymore for anything beyond pumping out Growl notifications), Google Notifier, Monocle (if it's open), Time Machine, Bluetooth, AirPort, Volume, Battery and Clock.

]]> By: Tim Buchheim http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47102 Tim Buchheim Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:23:34 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47102 13. Spotlight, FUS (icon), clock (with seconds), keyboard, ichat, volume, bluetooth, keychain, spaces, sync, time machine, cpu, mouseposé I could get rid of bluetooth, sync, and CPU. Spaces also doesn't really need to be there, but it's useful sometimes when the keys for changing spaces stop working. (For some reason they randomly get disabled once every two weeks or so.) 13.

Spotlight, FUS (icon), clock (with seconds), keyboard, ichat, volume, bluetooth, keychain, spaces, sync, time machine, cpu, mouseposé

I could get rid of bluetooth, sync, and CPU. Spaces also doesn't really need to be there, but it's useful sometimes when the keys for changing spaces stop working. (For some reason they randomly get disabled once every two weeks or so.)

]]> By: Olivier http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47095 Olivier Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:23:27 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47095 8: Spotlight, Date, Sound Volume, Keyboard, Bluetooth, .Mac Sync, Time Machine, FastScripts. 8: Spotlight, Date, Sound Volume, Keyboard, Bluetooth, .Mac Sync, Time Machine, FastScripts.

]]> By: Heinrich http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47077 Heinrich Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:39:31 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47077 Besides the usual jazz (date, Spotlight, Airport, Time Machine)... I have (from Left to Right) IPulse (shows CPU load and Network In/Out) PGP (need it for work) Gmail Notifier Connect360 (but I never use it) Good post, since it made me think what I really needed there.. I ended up deleting a few extraneous items. Besides the usual jazz (date, Spotlight, Airport, Time Machine)...

I have (from Left to Right)
IPulse (shows CPU load and Network In/Out)
PGP (need it for work)
Gmail Notifier
Connect360 (but I never use it)

Good post, since it made me think what I really needed there.. I ended up deleting a few extraneous items.

]]> By: Robin http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47076 Robin Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:54:39 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47076 Last.fm, Google Reader, Gmail, Little Snitch, Quicksilver, iStat (network, CPU, memory, hard drive), Airport, battery, iStat calendar and Spotlight. Exactly 13. Last.fm, Google Reader, Gmail, Little Snitch, Quicksilver, iStat (network, CPU, memory, hard drive), Airport, battery, iStat calendar and Spotlight.

Exactly 13.

]]> By: Richard Fillion http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47046 Richard Fillion Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:59:44 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47046 I have everything as icon only: Spotlight, Date/Time, Bluetooth, Airport, Input Language, Battery, Volume, Display (hrmm... i wonder why I still have this?), VPN, Synergy, NetworkLocation, MissingSync (wtf is this still doing on my machine?), Twitterific. So that's 13, yet it looks cleaner than most simpler ones I've seen simply because they're all just icons. I have everything as icon only:

Spotlight, Date/Time, Bluetooth, Airport, Input Language, Battery, Volume, Display (hrmm... i wonder why I still have this?), VPN, Synergy, NetworkLocation, MissingSync (wtf is this still doing on my machine?), Twitterific.

So that's 13, yet it looks cleaner than most simpler ones I've seen simply because they're all just icons.

]]> By: Jeff http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47038 Jeff Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:03:15 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47038 Spotlight, FUS, Date/Time, Volume, Wifi, Bluetooth, .Mac Sync, VPN, Spaces, Timemachine, gReader Notifier, AudioScrobbler, Quicksilver. 13. ...though i could probably get rid of the AS, Spaces, and even VPN at this point. Spotlight, FUS, Date/Time, Volume, Wifi, Bluetooth, .Mac Sync, VPN, Spaces, Timemachine, gReader Notifier, AudioScrobbler, Quicksilver.

13. ...though i could probably get rid of the AS, Spaces, and even VPN at this point.

]]> By: Patrick http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47024 Patrick Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:57:56 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47024 Spotlight, FUS (just the icon),clock, battery, airport, bluetooth, volume, displays, scripts, sync, vpn, SoundSource, Time Machine, CheetahWatch (HSDPA modem control/status), smcFanControl, AirPort Disk Utility Thingy, Twitterific, hueyPRO Ambient, iScrobbler. Spotlight, FUS (just the icon),clock, battery, airport, bluetooth, volume, displays, scripts, sync, vpn, SoundSource, Time Machine, CheetahWatch (HSDPA modem control/status), smcFanControl, AirPort Disk Utility Thingy, Twitterific, hueyPRO Ambient, iScrobbler.

]]> By: Randy http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47006 Randy Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:51:20 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-47006 Spotlight, Clock, Battery, Volume, AirPort, Bluetooth, iChat, Alarm Clock 2, Twitteriffic, MoodBlast, Skitch Spotlight, Clock, Battery, Volume, AirPort, Bluetooth, iChat, Alarm Clock 2, Twitteriffic, MoodBlast, Skitch

]]> By: Carl http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-46991 Carl Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:48:30 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/04/03/the_right_side_of_your_mac_menu_bar#comment-46991 Spotlight, clock, battery, input language, Airport, volume, Time Machine, iChat, bluetooth, FUS (icon). Spotlight, clock, battery, input language, Airport, volume, Time Machine, iChat, bluetooth, FUS (icon).

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