The Mac's menu bar is the place where you can quickly access
different functions on your machine. From here you can easily connect to
various WiFi networks, check how much battery power you have left, adjust the
volume control, and determine your iChat, Sync, and VPN status as well. One
great thing about the menu bar is that it can be accessed no matter what
application you are currently using. It also does not interrupt your work and
lets you accomplish your task.
So below is a collection of apps that will make your Mac's menu
bar even more useful and interesting.
The Loading app
allows you to see what apps are currently accessing your network connection.
This app with a sun's ray-like icon sits on your menu bar, which shows you all
the apps that are currently or have recently used your network connection. This
will help you determine which apps are using your bandwidth and uninstall them
accordingly.
This is a great tool to
help you easily identify the apps that are wasting your connection. The Loading
app can be downloaded from its official website for free.
Clip Menu is an
app for Mac that extends the default clipboard limit to eight items instead of
one. It keeps the most current eight items in it, and then you can paste them
where you need it. This may be considered as an enhanced version of clipboard
that most of us would be delighted to see in the next version of OS X.
You can get the Clip Menu
app for free from its official website.
Do you find the usual
process of ejecting on a removable disk drive (right-clicking on it then
selecting eject) from your Mac somewhat tiring or inconvenient? Well, the
Ejector app can solve that trouble for you. Whenever you want to eject a drive
on your Mac, simply click on the Ejector icon on your menu bar, then select the
drive you wish to eject, and it will be safely ejected from your Mac. The app also
gives you the option to eject all drives off your machine, which is convenient
especially if you have multiple drives connected to your Mac and you don't have
the time to eject each one individually.
This is an app that lets
you set a timer straight from your menu bar so you can monitor of how long your
break was or how long you have been working on your machine. To use it, simply
click on the app icon on the menu bar, select the break type, and then the
timer will start. The timer will keep on counting until the time you have
specified is up.
Bartender for
Mac lets you organize the menu bar icons so that they are in good shape and do
not overlap. It allows you to rearrange the menu bar icons, place them
according to your preference, hide icons that you don't want to see, and so on.
As for the functionality, this app does not affect how the app works even if
you have modified your menu bar.
Try the Bartender app
free of charge for four weeks, and then you can upgrade it to the paid version.
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