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Posts tagged: CalendarBar
Flux - I’ve hidden the icon since I couldn’t figure out how to change it. Tints the screen a warmer tone at night.
Vienna - RSS reader. I wish I could figure out how to disable the unread menu count though.
Gmail Notifr - nice and simple.
Echofon - Twitter app.
nvALT - great for quick note-taking.
Delibar - for access to my Delicious bookmarks.
CloudApp - quick file uploading.
Calendar - calendar that shows iCal events.
CalendarBar - I’ve hidden the menubar icon and checked “Show badge inside icon” in the the preferences, so I end up with just the number of events I have for the day.
Caffeine
Focusbar - pop-up reminders to keep me focused.
- current condition icon and temperature.
iStat Menus - battery and time.
Spotlight
Most of the custom icons are from the Clean icon set (no longer available), modified to fit different apps. The CloudApp icon is from here.
(From )
Dropbox: Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily.
CloudApp: CloudApp allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files.
: Google Notifier is an application that shows you alerts in your menu bar, so you can see when you have new Gmail messages or upcoming Google Calendar events without having to open a web browser.
Reader Notifier: Reader Notifier aims to supplement the official Mac Notifier menubar plugins for OS X, in adding support for Google Reader. Reader Notifier tells you when you have new unread rss/feed items available, and lets you visit those feeds without ever going to the Google Reader interface.
CalendarBar: CalendarBar is a unique way to keep track of your events. It shows a list of upcoming events in your menubar where it’s easy to access from any application. CalendarBar supports Facebook, iCal, and Google Calendar so you can keep track of all your events with ease.
Spotlight: Hopefully no description is necessary.
All menubar icons are my own customizations and can be downloaded here.
Instructions for customizing your menubar for a black background (directions only for 10.6.*, I am not responsible if you don’t follow the directions correctly) can be found here.
(From Zachary Yocum)
I use Adium. I like Adium. I need Adium. Then, from left to right: CalendarBar (shows iCal and Facebook events as well as birthdays), Dropbox (icon seems not to be disableable), Espionage (password encryption for single folders), Jumpcut (Clipboard history with perfect system integration), Little Snitch Monitor (firewall), LittleSnapper (screenshots), WiFi, Time Machine (currently running…), Battery, Keyboard (ugliest icon ever produced by Apple), Clock, Hotspot Shield (Germans also want to use Hulu…), and Spotlight.
(From Nathanael)
CoverSutra, Adium, Dropbox, CalendarBar, and . Hidden Spotlight icon. Instead of Spotlight I use Alfred, also I bound the Spotlight keys (⌘+Space) to Alfred.
(From )
LittleSnapper - making screenshots and capturing inspiring web sites
Mailplane - my e-mail client of choice
OmniFocus - managing all my tasks and projects there
- amazing desktop app for the ReadItLater service (similar to Instapaper, but better)
- I tried bunch of other Twitter apps and came back to the official one. It’s neat and gets the work done
Dropbox - I was a SugarSync user for a while, but now I’m using Dropbox for all my current documents and keep SugarSync for long-term archives (due to its flexible selective sync features)
- I’m working a lot with people overseas, so I need IM and VOIP a lot
TextExpander - I didn’t understand for a long time why people use text-expanding apps, but once I started to use one - there’s no turning back. It’s SO good!
RescueTime - this is a new app for me, I’m trying to be more conscious about how I’m spending my time and RescueTime keeps track of all my computer activities
Pomodoro - amazing Pomodoro timer that is integrated with OmniFocus and helps me to work on my tasklist in short 25-min bursts
Isolator - another productivity app that helps me to focus on one app at a time
Cinch - simple window manager that allows me to quickly arrange windows side by side
gfxCardStatus - controls which videocard is used when I’m plugged in and which when I’m running on battery. It really helps to save battery a lot
CalendarBar - all of my calendars (yes I have more than one) are on Google and I tried to use many calendaring apps and frankly this little gem does 90% of what I need
f.lux - really saves my poor eyes when I work late at night
Caffeine - I rarely use it, but sometimes when you’re watching videos or making a presentation it’s indispensable
Transmit - FTP/S3 client of choice
Evernote - I’m a big fan and use it to store lots of reference materials
Spaces
iStat Menus - configured to show time, battery and CPU, with a bunch of other information available through a drop-down menu
Language Bar - I’m bi-lingual, so I switch a lot between English and Russian
Every other default icon (except Spaces) including Spotlight (I use Launchbar anyway) is removed since I either don’t need it or have a better alternative.
(From Xenocid)
moveAddict, nvALT, MenuPop, BetterSnapTool, Apptivate, Dropbox, Hyperspaces, Blast, LittleSnapper, CalendarBar, CuteClips, SlimBatteryMonitor, and .
The rest are standard Mac fair—WiFi, Time, and Spotlight.
(From Ammon Beckstrom)
I just removed unnecessary icons in my menubar; I used to also have , Adium, iSync, and Spotlight. Now I only have these: Pyrcast, CalendarBar, Mailplane, Dropbox, SlimBatteryMonitor, MenuMeters, Time Machine, Bluetooth, WiFi, and Clock.
(From Andrew Ng)
Here’s my appropriately minimal menu bar. I use Alfred (launched with the ) for pretty much everything, so having menu bar icons doesn’t get me much.
Dropbox
CalendarBar - Syncs up with Google Calendar, iCal, and Facebook events, has an attractive menu bar dropdown, and pops Growl notifications of reminders. Super handy for making sure I don’t miss meetings.
Clock - I set this to analog since it’s rare that I need to know precisely what time it is.
(From Jason Garber, web developer at Viget Labs, organizer of Refresh DC, and musician)