I’ve tried using server-side spam filters, but there are too many false positives messages marked as spam that aren’t. SpamSieve, a simple utility that works in the background to filter all my email as it arrives, and sort the wheat from the chaff. IStat Menus adds menu extras to the menu bar. Left to right: RAM usage, network throughput, CPU usage, date and time. IStat Menus is always visible in my menu bar, but its display is small and unobtrusive. Whenever I want to check something, a quick glance shows me what’s happening. Clicking any of these graphs displays more information. For example, if I see that my Mac’s CPU is running hot, or there’s a lot of network throughput, I can click to view a menu and find which app is the culprit. iStat Menus also offers better menu extras than Apple’s for my MacBook’s battery status and for the date and time. I listen to music a lot while I work, and iTunes runs all day on my Mac in the background. When I want to pause music, change the volume, or skip tracks, I don’t like to have to switch to iTunes and click its buttons I prefer doing it more quickly. I’ve never cottoned to using the media keys on Apple’s keyboard, since they’re just a bit too far too reach easily. ![]() Sizzling Keys lets me use a number of custom keyboard shortcuts to control iTunes, rate tracks, and even display a floating window showing what’s playing. ![]() There are lots of other ways to do this, but I find Sizzling Keys the easiest and most flexible iTunes controller.Īnother utility I use with iTunes is Airfoil Speakers, part ofĪirfoil.
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