Shortlist menu bar utilities for my daily checks
Shortlists three kinds of menu bar utilities worth trying for the things you check daily, with what each should do and what to avoid.
Task:
Shortlist the three kinds of menu bar utilities that would help me most, based on what I check or do every day.
Context:
Things I check or do many times a day are [daily checks, for example battery, weather, calendar, timers]. I have [free menu bar space, or "a crowded menu bar"]. I am wary of apps that [your concern, for example ask for broad permissions].
Rules:
- Describe each kind of utility by the job it does, not by a product name.
- For each kind, list one question to ask before installing, for example what permissions it needs and whether it runs all the time.
- Rank the three by how much daily friction they remove for me.
Result:
A table with the columns kind of utility, job, question before installing and daily friction removed (high, medium or low). Then one sentence naming which to try first.