.Mac Sync?
TechnicalYep, I'm still learning how to use a Mac.
Tonight, after installing the 10.5.1 update, I noticed an icon in my menu bar that I'd never seen before. Being naturally inquisitive, I clicked it. The Kremlin wasn't notified, nor was global thermonuclear war initiated, but it turned out to be some .Mac syncing utility. I've never used .Mac. I don't have an account with .Mac. Truth be told, I don't really know all that much about .Mac at all; I've never needed it. I spent a fleeting moment being somewhat miffed before semi-logically deciding that it must have been my upgrade that installed it. It was kind of annoying to have it just show up, but no worries, I thought, I'll just remove it.
The way I usually (now read: used to) manipulate menu bar icons is to open the preferences panel and tell the application not to appear on my menu bar. Easy. Except that no such option was available for .Mac Sync. As I started getting more irritated by its presence and my seeming lack of ability to remove it, I decided to try something really simple, stupid and just drag it off. Poof! The icon disappeared into Apple's familiar little puff of smoke.
Nice.
BTW, .Mac is Apple's attempt to pull more money from your wallet by offering to host photos, contacts, calendars, backups, etc. I think it runs about $100/yr, IIRC. .Mac sync allows you to sync calendars/contacts between .Mac and/or multiple Macs.
If you have multiple Macs are are interested in syncing contacts, calendars, mail.app settings, etc., try out SyncTogether.
Thanks for the info.
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