You should switch to Google Quick Search bar. It's by the same guy who made Quicksilver--which is no longer being worked on.

I made the switch and I'm very pleased I did.

I expected this to be a confusing question, so I'll elaborate a bit. I want to hide the menu extras: (http://item-9.com/uploads/Skitch-20090813-220338.jpg ) occasionally with an arrow button, ala Windows XP. I have too many for my monitor's resolution (1280px) and I would really like them minimized in some way.

More importantly, though, when I expand the menu extras, I expect to see them all. Right now, applications with numerous program menu items overrule the extras. To see the extras all the way to the left, I need to switch to another program with less items. Sometimes I go through several programs to find one with a short enough list.

Please do not question why I have so many menu extras--that's not the point. The point is, whether I have three or 30, I should be able to see them all when I need them. Otherwise, I have a usability issue, which in the world of Mac, probably calls for a smart, cheap solution that in this case, happens to borrow an idea from Microsoft's OS.

Check out the program RightZoom: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/30591 if you disagree with me. It corrects the green maximize ball on Mac program windows, an issue that Mac switchers often complain about.

I've been wondering about this issue for months and I would really, really appreciate any constructive comments on how I might go about correcting it--preferably with a sweet little program or system preference panel. In other words, I want a RightZoom for my menu extras.

Thank you in advance.

P.S. Jordan--you're an idiot. Enough said.

Does anyone know a way to condense the extra items, ala Windows XP? I have quite a few and a program that would help hide those that are inactive would kick major butt.

Thanks!

Future business school students will be studying how such a successful company fell from grace in such a short amount of time.

Ignore the wieners complaining here. Like I wrote, the software is amazing. Think about the combining the use of this software with small files and symlinks...Kind of like Mozilla Weave for all types of programs.

Dude, you need to relax. This software is worth its weight in gold, but you would rather write a phobic comment at TUAW (something tells me your primary computer isn't a Mac, though) than do a little research on your Nazi web software blocker software.

Ingrate.

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Have you ever played rainbow road? Have you ever played rainbow road...on weed? It's great, man!

I second The Bigs. Exhibition games are too much fun with four people playing at the same time. Plus, no one gets too upset when they lose a five-inning game...Home Run Derby isn't too bad, either.

I know the woman who designed the image behind the clock, as well as a bunch of other media on the phone. She'll be pumped her work made in to Engadget!