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Title: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: kartal on March 15, 2008, 02:05 AM
Who has the craziest taskbar? (the part with the clock and background programs run). Hmmm it looks like my mouse battery is going down btw.


left to right
shup, syncback, process lasso, winsplit, autohotkey, timeless, powermate, windows wireless, greenshot, mouse battery, dlxrsizer,filehamster,mediamonkey,trucrypt, mouse battery, filebox extender, logitech, pop peeper, soundmax, quickshutdown, ralink wireless, input director, stupid windows update alert, volume, usb devices, net meter, power management, nvidia, ultra stupid windows security alert
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and here is the whole task bar at the moment
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Title: Re: My Taskbar Competition
Post by: wreckedcarzz on March 15, 2008, 02:09 AM
I actually have little running on my computers anymore (not interesting enough to take an image), but if I recall correctly, App103 has one of the most insane taskbar setups I have ever seen. It seriously takes like 1/3 of the screen.

Hopefully she posts here and shows us what it looks like now (the images I remember are somewhat old).
Title: Re: My Taskbar Competition
Post by: f0dder on March 15, 2008, 02:27 AM
That isn't the taskbar, it's the "taskbar notification area (http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2003/09/10/54831.aspx)" - the taskbar is the whole bar, including taskbar buttons etc.

That said, you do have quite some icons going there :)
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: kartal on March 15, 2008, 02:29 AM
I just have a quad machine with 8 gb ram, just filling the blanks f0dder :)

Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: TucknDar on March 15, 2008, 02:32 AM
How about an explanation of what all those icons represent. I know some of them, obviously, but a lot of them are new to me. I'll post a screenshot eventually
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: f0dder on March 15, 2008, 02:43 AM
kartal: you're on a quadcore with 8 gigs of ram? What a coincidence, so am I :)

Here's what my entire taskbar looks like:
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and just the notify icon area:
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Process Explorer (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) (not always running), Screenshot Captor (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/screenshotcaptor/index.html) (not always running), Website Watcher (http://www.aignes.com/), sound applet, safe remove, The Bat! (http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/), Realtek Sound manager (I should remove this, it sucks :P), FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/), ClipX (http://bluemars.org/clipx/), MagicDisc (http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm), PuTTY's pageant (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html).
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: kartal on March 15, 2008, 02:50 AM
4 core is nice but 8 core rocks:)
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: TucknDar on March 15, 2008, 05:32 AM
This is my system tray (i.e. taskbar notification tray), using LiteStep as shell. I've got quite a few more icons, actually, but they're hidden since I don't need to see them.

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Top L->R: Process Tamer, FARR, KeePass, Clipboard H+S, RMClock (cpu load), Intel Wireless, Avast!, PhraseExpress, Screenshot Captor

Bottom L->R: Opera, an AHK script with msn icon (don't know why I picked that icon), Website-Watcher, FavMenu (an AHK script), RMClock (cpu temp), RMClock (main icon displaying power profile), sound, OneNote, Total Commander
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: Renegade on March 15, 2008, 05:47 AM
I keep almost nothing there. So no screenshots from me. But if I did post a screenshot, you'd see the Screenshot Captor icon! :)
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: app103 on March 15, 2008, 06:06 AM
I can't post a new pic of the taskbar from the other pc, as it currently isn't working and I am stuck on the old P1, but it didn't change that much since those screenshots I posted of it here (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=4782.msg79302#msg79302) back in October. (just maybe got a bit crazier on the left side and the addition of DC Search deskbar (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=11600.0) on the bottom right)

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I have to keep everything under control on the P1 because I only have 64mb of ram.

The taskbar notification area is at the top (not the bottom), and just like always, it autohides:
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Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: nosh on March 15, 2008, 08:09 AM
Oh, great! Just when my eyes had stopped bleeding!  :P
App, I'm surprised nobody on DC has managed to convert you! :)


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(Top-Bottom L-R):
DShutdown, Internet whatchamacallit (can never manage to hide it! :mad: ), Comodo
WinOrganizer, Task Killer, Internet Download Manager
ClipX, Ultramon, AutoHotKey

Utorrent (M.I.A, but pops up when my bandwidth usage dips to a certain level)
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition (corrected by f0dder)
Post by: app103 on March 15, 2008, 09:11 AM
Oh, great! Just when my eyes had stopped bleeding!  :P
App, I'm surprised nobody on DC has managed to convert you! :)
-nosh (March 15, 2008, 08:09 AM)

Convert me to what? (I am still trying to convert you guys  :P)
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: Lashiec on March 15, 2008, 12:08 PM
OK, kartal, you winz the thread. Your taskbar is making my head spin. app's taskbar is doing the same, but at least she is hiding it ;D. And I see f0dder likes Evangelion ;)

The taskbar area (new Windows style pending™). Wordzilla, say hi to the audience ;D

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Usually, only the 7 last icons are those running at all times, the rest appear from time to time (that's the beauty of FARR + lean software + somewhat powerful computer :D)

From left to right: Screenshot Captor, µTorrent, Miranda IM, Rainlendar, AM-Notebook, Locate32, KeePass, foobar2000, Ethernet Port #2, Ethernet Port #1, Find and Run Robot, Windows Defender, avast! Antivirus.

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Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: AndyM on March 15, 2008, 12:09 PM
Mine looks like Nosh's, 3 high & 3 wide (I like two rows of taskbar buttons), but instead of Autohide, I use PSTray Factory to hide the other 30 icons, 13 of which are AutoHotkey processes.

At 3x3, when an extra icon becomes active, say for a notification, it's very obvious that the  system tray area has gone to 4 wide - it catches my eye.
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: cthorpe on March 15, 2008, 06:42 PM
Here is mine:
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From left to right:
Altbinz (newsgroup downloader)
FirstClass (groupware for my job)
Windows update notification (I need to install a patch for WMP9)
Find and Run Robot (do I need to explain this one?)
Volume (standard built in XP)
Safely remove USB drive (standard built in XP)
Task Manager Pro (from AnVir - better than Process Explorer IMO)
OneNote 2007 (a double click lets be quickly insert a note)
NOD32 (best AV program around IMO)
Jetico v2 (best FW program around IMO, but not for the faint at heart or people who hate popup warnings)
Bluetooth manager
FDISR (Instant system recovery and multiple "snapshots" of windows installations accessible with just a reboot of the computer)

I will have more soon, but this install of XP is just 3 days old, so I haven't installed everything yet.
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: kartal on March 15, 2008, 06:46 PM
a good analysis of user`s task bar notification area will reveal a lot about one`s personality, keep posting :)

Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: mouser on March 15, 2008, 07:02 PM
-100 points if you don't have a donationcoder.com program icon in your tray!  >:(
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: kartal on March 15, 2008, 07:14 PM
That is true. But that does not mean I do not use donation coder software :) Process tamer and screenshot captor are my favorites. Normally process tamer runs whole time, but for some resaon I was testing process lasso at that moment :) 

Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: mouser on March 15, 2008, 07:16 PM
I'm just kidding around anyway.. someone needs to make a super tiny tray utility with a picture of cody that does nothing but say "chirp" when you click on it, whose only purpose is to pass this requirement :)
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: Darwin on March 15, 2008, 07:50 PM
Here ya go... the bit that everyone can see:

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pretty standard fair  :-[ fare here:

Notezilla
WinPatrol
Archivarius
Safely remove hardware (default Windows XP)
AC
Default volume level
PS Tray Factory

Here's what's "hidden" by PS Tray Factory - no explanations needed:

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EDIT: perhaps not so self-explanatory. The bottom three icons are for:

Bitdefender Antivirus 2008
CachemanXP
AnVir Task Manager Pro
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: cthorpe on March 15, 2008, 07:54 PM
Something like this, mouser?

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Just right click on it for options:

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Very quick and dirty in autohotkey after looking at a couple of Skrommel's apps to see how to make a menu.
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: kartal on March 15, 2008, 08:21 PM
Darwin, thanks for the "network magic" tip. I was looking for a network manager I may get it.

Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: mouser on March 15, 2008, 10:10 PM
carl that's great  ;D
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: lanux128 on March 15, 2008, 11:07 PM
wow! look at the date, it's two years to the day since i started a similar thread.. 8) check out this thread (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2794.0) for comparison. forum regulars may also be able to reminisce about their PC's layout from then & now. ;)

anyway, here's mine.. (from left to right): Gmail notifier, FreeDownload Manager, USB Drive thingy, AVG, AllChars, Farr, WinWarden, AHK (various custom scripts), CLCL (clipboard manager), Windows Security Alert (not anymore), KatMouse, RtvReco, HP Printer Software and finally Tclock2.

(https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2794.0;attach=16880;image)
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: cthorpe on March 31, 2008, 01:28 AM
I've been busy installing apps and getting everything squared away since going back to XP, so I've added a few more icons since my last post.

Here is my current tray:

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From left to right:

DirectFolders
My Life Organized
Direct Access
Active Sync
HP printer utility
Adobe Photo Downloader
First Defense-ISR
Bluetooth
Jetico Firewall v2
NOD32
One Note 2007
Find and Run Robot
USB
Volume control
Altiris SVS
AnVir Task Manager Pro
AltBinz (newsgroup leecher)
OneAlert (calendar and reminders from the maker of My Life Organized)

I am currently trying out PS Tray Factory, so most of those icons are hidden.  I have altbinz and AnVir Task Manager Pro visible at all times as the tray icon animates to give useful information.

Carl
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: Curt on August 27, 2008, 03:36 PM
So, Carl, did you keep PS Tray Factory? (I see a lot of guys in this thread could make use of it...) - I think it is a little hard on my XP, causing short but max' use of CPU, when it has been used, but I don't know if the reason is Tray Fact' or the fact (some pune intended) that my XP still is unstable.

Here is my notification area:

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- the cogwheel is PS Tray Factory (http://www.pssoftlab.com/pstf_info.phtml). Next is Process Explorer (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx), M8 Spartan (http://m8software.com/clipboards/spartan/spartan.htm) clipboard, AIMP2 (http://www.aimp.ru/index.php), and Beta Clock (http://www.alfaclock.com/default.html).

What is hidden inside PS Tray Factory

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Edited:
"1 ny meddelelse" is "one new message" = Thunderbird.
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: fenixproductions on August 27, 2008, 05:14 PM
I will never understand how is it possible to have so many items in taskbar ;D

Here's mine:
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"Links" is toolbar created from Desktop's folder which contains all shortcuts given by installers.

Near the clock (from left):

Few other apps which land there too. It is very rare for me to see naked Desktop or focus my eyes on task bar. I am using Total Commander almost all of the time so it handles my most used shortcuts and I became keyboard oriented user.
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: Darwin on August 27, 2008, 05:23 PM
Curt - PS Tray Factory is rock solid on my XP Pro installation (with 2GB RAM) and has never had any noticeable affect on my system resources. Right now it is handling 20 icons (hiding them - there are six more visible, including PS TF's cogwheel icon, but not including the clock. At the moment, it's using 1-3% of my CPU and 4MB of VM. On my Windows 2k machine with 512MB RAM it's using 0% of the CPU and 2MB VM... Of course, it's only hiding 6 icons on that machine with 5 icons visible.

Great... now you've got me wondering why it's using any CPU at all  >:(
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: Curt on August 27, 2008, 08:20 PM
- thanks for telling, Darwin.
I guess the CPU usage is because the icons are real-life updated.
PS TF is not causing any speculations when it is 'resting' - only right after I hide or unhide an icon.

Resting:

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Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: Darwin on August 27, 2008, 08:31 PM
Yes, you're right, Curt. I haven't touched my PS Tray Factory icon in hours and just checked it. Also resting:

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EDIT: re-did screenshot...
Title: Re: My Taskbar Notification Area Competition
Post by: allen on September 15, 2008, 02:51 PM
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Quicklaunch:
* browser collection
* Boxer
* Windows Live Mail (Dunno why...)
* Zune
* The rest are links to pages launched in chromeless windows in chrome
** Gmail, Google Reader, Timesheet spreadsheet, Urban Dead, Secret Society Wars, Kingdom of Loathing

Running apps:
Chrome, Xyplorer, Evernote

In the tray:
* Microsoft Sync Center
* Dropbox (though I'm considering playing with Microsoft's Mesh if it ever supports mobile)
* Abyss Webserver (Not usually running, but if I'm coding...)
* ArsClip
* Wireless connection doohickey
* Evernote
* Battery dongle
* Network connectivity thingamajig