Access applications via a menubar addition

Jul 12, '06 07:30:01AM

Contributed by: alienworx

I am a recent Mac n00b, but after days, hours, and late nights I am reading, trying software and overall gaining knowledge about the world of Mac which I never knew. I myself love a clean desktop, no clutter, everything organized etc., so I read about the "make a favourite apps folder with aliases for your dock" idea with interest. I thought wow, cool, I'm going to do that ... well, as easy as it is, if you add software you have to create an alias, etc. If you are generally lazy, it's not a great solution.

As an alternative, I recently downloaded a freeware application called Himmelbar. Himmelbar sits in your menubar and is very easy to use -- click its icon, and it shows the applications that are currently in your Apps folder, and also updates when new software is installed. It also also shows your Utilities folder, as well as a custom location if you wish. What more can I say? The desktop neat freaks like me need this small free (donations accepted) app. It works on both 10.3 and 10.4.

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