Continuing on with the Mac Bells and Whistles kick – next up is MenuCalendarClock.

I often need to know the current date (and I can never remember).  I know that iCal displays the current date in its dock icon, but I hide my dock, so that requires mouse work.  I know the current date is available if I click on the clock in the menu bar, but again, that requires the mouse.  

MenuCalendarClock is a fairly robust menu bar extension for iCal, but I use it mainly to display (with a small footprint) the current date in my menu bar (see above).  When you click on the icon in the menu bar, you also get a quick mini-month display that’s helpful in quick situations.  If you don’t want the fuss of digging into iCal but need a quick glance at dates, MenuCalendarClock does the job.  The basic version is free – bells and whistles will cost a little bit.

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