Bartender.
*** The Official macOS Big Sur thread ***
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Finally.
Useful tip because with a dark wallpaper, I didn't like the black menu.
I loaded my wallpaper into photoshop, adjusted the canvas size by 44 pixels height and set the absolute position of the image to centre bottom with the background set to white. That saved my background image at 44 pixels taller with a white bar along the top.
Changed my desktop wallpaper to point at that image and bingo, I've got a white menu bar bar with no need to faff around with reduced contrast.
I loaded my wallpaper into photoshop, adjusted the canvas size by 44 pixels height and set the absolute position of the image to centre bottom with the background set to white. That saved my background image at 44 pixels taller with a white bar along the top.
Changed my desktop wallpaper to point at that image and bingo, I've got a white menu bar bar with no need to faff around with reduced contrast.
Have you looked in Activity Monitor (or just run 'top' in terminal) to see what's loading it up? You've got a rogue process somewhere that's thrashing it.
I did my 2016 12" MB last week and I've not noticed any difference in performance issues or battery life between Big Sur and Catalina.
I had the notifications yesterday and it's only if your Mac has a T1 or T2 security chip. Neither of mine do so I'm not getting the option.
I'd drop 'em a support note, they've always been quick to answer any questions I've had in the past.
Copy and paste has been fine for me between iPhone 12, iMac and M1 MBA. iCloud tabs is a different matter though. Sometimes they’re there, other times they’re not. It’s very random.
My Safari tabs have never appeared on the M1. MBA!
OK, I'm an idiot. Safari (iCloud) tabs is working on my M1 MBA. It's just that I hadn't dragged the icon for them onto the toolbar! I'm so used to accessing them that way on my iMac that I hadn't realised I'd added that icon manually. Now I've put it there and they're working.
Big Sur 11.1 is out. There's no Combo because it's the first update so you can get it through Software Update.
Has that actually been said or is this just because there's not been one for this release? There's never a combo for the first major point update, it's not possible.
Bartender has been mentioned in this thread, the latest update allows you to reduce the spacing between menu icons back to how it was in Catalina which is a huge improvement.
11.2 is now out - Get it via Software Update. There is no combo update.
It’s more stable than Catalina was for me.
/edit - that’s on my old 2016 MacBook and my 2017 iMac. I can’t compare it on the M1 MBA for obvious reasons.
Not that Catalina was bad, this just feels more solid.
/edit - that’s on my old 2016 MacBook and my 2017 iMac. I can’t compare it on the M1 MBA for obvious reasons.
Not that Catalina was bad, this just feels more solid.
I had an absolute nightmare getting it installed on the iMac originally though.
11.2.1 is out.
I don't know if it's imagination but 11.2.1 just seems generally quicker and smoother. It wasn't slow before but it feels (and I hate to use the word) snappier.
Not quite what you're after but I have this on my MBA.
It sits in the menu and I have a constant display that shows me band, strength and speed. It's very customisable and I just find it handy sometimes. It's the only system monitor type thing I use.
/edit - I've just noticed I can make it go over two lines so it takes up less space, that's even better.
Oh that's good, very good.
11.2.2 is out.
No combo.
No combo.