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MenuMeters is a free, open-source, small-footprint set of menubar tools for monitoring CPU, disk, memory, and network usage. You set up MenuMeters in a system preference pane, adding any or all of the four meters that you want to appear in your menubar. The CPU meter displays load information along with options for graphs; the disk meter show activity on local disks, with space usage on a drop-down menu; the memory meter shows RAM usage with an optional paging activity indicator; and the network meter provides multiple options for displaying and scaling activity. MenuMeters has a long, stable history and a happy user base across multiple Mac OS releases, but it does use an undocumented Apple API--so interaction with other apps may cause unexpected behavior under unusual circumstances. Fortunately, as a preference pane, MenuMeters is also very easy to uninstall.Publisher's Description
From Raging Menace:
MenuMeters is a set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for MacOS X. Although there are numerous other programs which do the same thing, none had quite the feature set I was looking for. Most were windows that sat in a corner or on the desktop, which are inevitably obscured by document windows on a PowerBook's small screen. Those monitors which used the menubar mostly used the NSStatusItem API, which has the annoying tendency to totally reorder my menubar on every login.
The MenuMeters monitors are true SystemUIServer plugins (also known as Menu Extras). This means they can be reordered using command-drag and remember their positions in the menubar across logins and restarts. MenuMeters is open source freeware released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
What's new in this version: support for Mac OS X 10.7.
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"Works well with a small footprint"
Version: MenuMeters 1.5
Pros
Quick-glance summary of what is happening, and by mousing down on the menu items, you get all the detail you could want.
Cons
None. Well, maybe one: I wish it had an auto- or alert-on- update feature. It's a small issue which I don't feel counts against this outstanding product.
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"Menu Meters works as it always has: perfectly."
Version: MenuMeters 1.5
Pros
Includes the system monitors most needed in user-chosen formats & colors which sit (as colorfully as you wish) in the menu-bar and in System Preferences.
Cons
Haven't found any yet.
Summary
This app reminds me of driving at night in a car with plenty of gauges. Instead of hoping all is well under the hood; there are those comforting numbers, arrows & icons letting you in on what is going on behind the scenes. I've been using MenuMeters since my 1st computer, a G3 iBook. It still works fine on that and on my MacBook Pro both of which could use replacing.
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"Great way to keep track of processor and disk activity."
Version: MenuMeters 1.5
Pros
Instant ability to watch processor activity and disk i/o in the menubar. It is also a quick way to find your current IP number and connection method.
Cons
Can't think of any
Summary
This is a very useful menubar app which provides lots of useful information in a very small space. I have used and recommended it to many people for a number of years.
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"Fantastic utility."
Version: MenuMeters 1.5
Pros
Small, is a control panel, very customisable. Display in Menu keeps you informed as to what is happening and any potential bottleneck. A really fantastic utility. Kept up to date and reliable.
Cons
Haven't found andy and can't think of any.
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