Comments on: Customizing your menu bar, arrange, remove, and add menulets

By: Scott Haneda

Scott Haneda — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:14:58 +0000

@Ray, in the date and time, if you click on “Show International” there is a “Formats” section, where you can change how the calendar portion of the date and time are shown.

By: Ray Conroy

Ray Conroy — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:57:34 +0000

Here; Menulets in G4 and MacBookPro for Date & Time have differing display. System Preferences->Date&Time->Clock both have checks for “Show date and time in menu bar” and “Show the day of the week”. Both computers were upgraded to 10.5.2 from 10.4.11. MBP displays day (Tue in this example) and time, but NO month nor date.

By: Matt Nikos

Matt Nikos — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:58:59 +0000

Wow, I never even noticed I had a volume control in the menu bar. After confirming what it was, I tried moving it to the right like you do, and it disappeared off the screen (I guess I moved it TOO far. Luckily, you addressed how to put it back, and I’m feeling like the smartest cookie in the jar.

By: Scott Haneda

Scott Haneda — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:10:42 +0000

@RE, I have also used Synergy, you probably just need an update. I found it to be valuable as it allowed me custom keybaord commands to change tracks, rate, and set volume. I was able to get it to show up in all applications, in every toolbar there was.

Perhaps if I had a small screen, it may take least precedence and get shoved of.

Make sure you are up to date at this link.

By: RE: Menulets

RE: Menulets — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:04:01 +0000

I have a menulet software program by “Synergy” that places the rewind, play, and fast forward iTune buttons in the tool bar. but these buttons only show up when I am in “desktop mode. if I am in another program with safari or another user area these buttons disappear. is this unique to this third party software or did I install it incorrectly?

By: Scott Haneda

Scott Haneda — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:20:12 +0000

@mickey, There is no way I would recommend updating that machine to Tiger, it simply is not fast enough. You really want to get to Leopard if you can.

Your best bet, if you must stay with a laptop, is the MacBook, at just over 1000.00 it is a bargain. If that does not work out for you, there is the MacMini, which is a bit over 500.00.

There are links on the site, off to the right where you can purchase these items. By purchasing through our site you can help out a little in keeping the site up and running.

By: mickey

mickey — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:07:02 +0000

I have an old clamshell iMac laptop that is running OS 9.0. Yes, it still uses floppies for back up. It has a CD ability, but not for copying onto. Is there any way I could find software to update this to Tiger? Where would I go and what would I have to look for and DO before I’d update. I have a dial-up connection.
Mickey
PS–Great site and so many good lessons, advice, and information.

By: JayWontdart

JayWontdart — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:34:45 +0000

Thank you all for your thank you’s!

Seriously, the 12 inch is just so perfect! Although being honest, I havnt held a MBA yet, but I like the little THINNESS my 12 PB has, the MBA is almost so thin its silly, as in whats next, a paper thing piece of Aluminium?

I got mine for $1020 NZD and am very happy with what I paid, so go out and just get 20 here, theres 10 on http://www.trademe.co.nz when I look now!

By: DCJ001

DCJ001 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:54:43 +0000

I’ve been looking for a used 12″ PowerBook and I’m willing to spend $20,000.00 for it.

Oh. JayWontDart said. ” I’ve bought a secondhand 12 Inch Powerbook and I love it to pieces, seriously would never sell it for any amount of money!”

Oh well. I’ll have to check eBay…

By: MacRussian

MacRussian — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:05:07 +0000

JayWontdart, thanks for a great hint! It really does help a lot!

By: Caroline Merchiers

Caroline Merchiers — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:43:07 +0000

@JayWonderart, thanks so much for the clarification. We have edited the post to only mention the command key. Apparently I was mistaken, or I was holding back an old keyboard command set from the past. Thanks again for keeping me on my toes.

By: JayWontdart

JayWontdart — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:27:50 +0000

Thank you very much for a great site, I’ve bought a secondhand 12 Inch Powerbook and I love it to pieces, seriously would never sell it for any amount of money! Went all out with wifi and a wireless Mighty Mouse since I hated cables sticking out the sides. Anyway, under 10.5, I dont need to hold option, just cmd and click on menulets which might be easier to explain to people.

PS I hate that the cmd option alt fn shift keys are all so confusing, how there are so many different key combinations that use so many of them, and on my 12 inch PB at least they dont have the odd symbols on the actual keys, I have to remember which one is that squiggle etc