Bartender 2 review: OS X utility cleans up the menu bar<article>
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Early in OS X’s evolution, only a handful of system items appeared by default or by choice in the menu bar at the far right. Over time, Apple has larded on more drop-down options as monitors have stretched as much as the features you might want quick access to. At the same time, third-party developers have found endless reasons to stick sometimes quite sophisticated controls up there as well. It can be a mess: my basic set comprises 20 items!</p><p>
Bartender ($15) appeared a few years ago to provide a way to reduce the clutter with a lot of control. It seemed briefly imperiled when El Capitan’s technical features were announced, as it relied on modified system settings in a way that the new
System Integrity Protection (SIP) mode, turned on by default, wouldn’t allow. Fortunately for Surtees Studios, they had a revamped version 2 already well underway, which works entirely within the new SIP guidelines for El Capitan. It also works with Yosemite.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2987188/software-utilities/bartender-2-review-os-x-utility-cleans-up-the-menu-bar.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Bartender 2 review: OS X utility cleans up the menu bar
