Sometimes, the unity panel just stops working, meaning I can't access any menus for the programs I'm running. I know I can probably log in/out but that really puts an uncomfortable hickup in my work flow.
How can I restart unity-panel when it stops working?
To restart unity-panel-service, just run the following command in terminal:
kill $(pgrep unity-panel-ser)
Like this, the old process of unity-panel-service will be killed and a new one will start automatically (so you don't have to care to start yourself again).
