Free iTunes Menu Controller For Mac OS X from You Software

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Link: Free iTunes Menu Controller For Mac OS X from You Software (http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20040831102901)
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[redAPPLE]

any takers for this software? bugs? or something?

[xenafu]

I still have the hots for Synergy (http://synergy.wincent.com/) but the fact that this one's free is very attractive.

[jchen]

So far, so good. I'll admit that it's handy to have something in the menu bar to control iTunes rather than Command-Tab to get over to iTunes.

Apple should build in some Dock controls, though. I've already got enough stuff tacked on to the Menu Bar. Bluetooth, iChat, Airport, Sound, etc.

[1macker1]

Sizzlingkeys4iTunes is free, and it works like synergy.

[snowdog]

I still have the hots for Synergy (http://synergy.wincent.com/) but the fact that this one's free is very attractive.

Same here, Synergy just feels better.
You can control iTunes from the keyboard without activating it.
Haven't found that in "You control".

[redAPPLE]

So far, so good. I'll admit that it's handy to have something in the menu bar to control iTunes rather than Command-Tab to get over to iTunes.

Apple should build in some Dock controls, though. I've already got enough stuff tacked on to the Menu Bar. Bluetooth, iChat, Airport, Sound, etc.

well, Apple is developing something similar (but it would be a widget).

[mainstreetmark]

I've got Quicksilver installed, which claims you can do this kind of quick keyboard navigation, but I just can't get into the habit of using it.

For example, I just tried "it" and managed to get "iTunes" this time (last time it gave me some document), but then "pl" gave me "paste"

I think I can bring up Dreamweaver with "DW", but it gives me a guy from my address book. I suppose I could type "Dream" and get it. So, then I try something simple like sending mail to the guy who comes up with DW, so I type "Ma" for mail, then choose Email To (I suppose I can start typing that now that I know the command) and then "DW", and it ends up wanting to email the whole Mail.app to the guy.

Perhaps i'll abandon Quicksilver, and just try to find menubar room for Syn, since all I really need to do is quickly pause iTunes when someone calls.

[Chealion]

I've tried it, and like it ore then Synergy as a whole.

Howerver in some ways Syergy has more polish, but it's perfect for what I want to do; control iTunes from menu bar and show an overlay of what is happening if I choose.

You can also set global hotkeys though I haven't figured out exactly how. (You can see them in the screenshots on the website.)

[nagromme]

FYI, Apple does have limited Dock control--you can see the current song, control playback, even change ratings. Crtl-click, right-click, or click-hold on the Dock icon.

But this seems to have more options than the site's screenshots suggest--I'll have to try it!

[mainstreetmark]

Yeah, Synergy is quite neat. I'll use it just for the play/pause hotkey.

But, the little bezel thing showing the next song comes up before the current song ends, when using Airport Express. Kind of interesting.

[theimacguy]

It works great in combination w/ SizzlingKeys

http://www.yellowmug.com/sk4it/

Tip: In SizzzlingKeys turn off floating window to use YouControl's