Alternative ways to Fast User switch?

[hob]

Hey, does anyone know how to fast-user switch, but without using the menu-bar? I really don't have room on my 12" screen to have "Rob McDougall" plastered along the top along with my other icons - but I do like to use the feature when my friends ask to use it at school etc. I thought about moving the name along, but i'm also using salling clicker which, for some reason, won't move either - and in Word I can't see most of my icons even without my name!!

So is there like an app or command line I can run?

Thanks

Hob

 

[eyefragment]

You can try using Butler at http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20035&mode=feedback&vid=137492
It's mostly a tool to search your hard-drive quickly, but it also adds a couple of SMALL icons to your menu bar, one of which is a computer icon under which you can fast user switch.

 

[winwintoo]

Could you give each account- including yourself - on your computer a wingding character instead of a name then that's all that will show up on the menubar is the one character. Make the passwords real, doesn't matter what the name is.

hth m

 

[scott182]

Download WinSwitch

http://winswitch.wincent.com/

It allows you to have a small icon instead of your full name or your short username if you want. Probably the best you're going to get and still be able to use fast user switching.

 

[hob]

http://winswitch.wincent.com/

It allows you to have a small icon instead of your full name or your short username if you want. Probably the best you're going to get and still be able to use fast user switching.

Thanks - that's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for! Thanks a lot

Hob

 

[rainman::|:|]

I have a question, now that yours has been solved--

Is there any way to fast-user-switch without entering your password each time?

I just want to select a username from the menu and be there. But i don't want to totally remove my password-- wouldn't that leave my computer unsecure?

paul