The current status of my Menu Bar
I am pretty crazy about apps that I can easily access right from the menu bar and, as you can see from my current menu bar, I am definitely an adept of the more the merrier kind as it comes to the number of these little gems running on the menu bar. They are very useful, always running, and they have pretty icons to look at. So here it is:
- Xmarks - This is great to keep bookmarks synchronized between different machines and also to keep them backed up in the cloud.
- Quicksilver - Fantastic app to do more with less work. Recently it has seen new life, it is rock solid on SnowLeopard. It has a lot of goodies (like triggers, plugins) and pretty soon you’ll be a keyboard ninja operating your Mac.
- Dropbox - Just Wow!
- TextExpander - This is one of those must have apps. Great to create form letters, emails, etc… TypeitForMe is also a great substitute, I have both of them and they are equally good.
- BetterTouchTool - It’s like TouchPad Pro for your Mac. Expands the multitouch capabilities of the touchpad. Really useful.
- QuickCal - I learn’d about this little gem on MacMenuBars. Lovely little app that allows me to check my calendars and todo’s and with a quick shortcut key allows to enter events in plain language. Really useful. Works well with BusyCal because it shares the iCal database, but the developer is working on a better integration with BusyCal.
- ClipMenu - ⌘-C ⌘-V for the Pro’s.
- LittleSnapper - ScreenShot utility with powerful sharing and editing features.
- QuickCursor - A quick way to launch my favorite no distractions text editor (WriteRoom) from any app.
- Hazel - Another must have little gem. It automates a lot of folder cleaning and organizing stuff.
- BusyCal - It is often described as iCal Pro, and in effect it is. The way it syncs with Gmail is alone worth it.
- Bluetooth, Airport utility, Sound and Battery Status, all stock Apple items.
- FuzzyClock - FuzzyClock is great. It gives you the time but in a more human reading form.
