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4 stars
Version: PowwwerSoft CPU Monitor 1.3
Pros: CPU Monitor gives you real time status on key system performance indicators. Each monitor can be configured for preferred color and arranged on your desktop in the way that best suits you. I far prefer it to any of the widgets I tried for the same purpose.
Cons: The labels for each of the monitors blends with the color selected for the monitor itself making it hard to detect. Of course, once you have configured and arranged each monitor you know which is which, but enabling them to be as white as the status lines would be preferable. Also, using the same font for the label display as one's desktop theme would be wonderful.
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1 stars
Version: PowwwerSoft CPU Monitor 1.3
Cons: I can't tell if it's running ok or not. VERY small-worst I've ever seen.
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1 stars
Version: PowwwerSoft CPU Monitor 1.3
"installed it but it did not work"
Cons: Didn't function on my Dell D505 notebook
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5 stars
Version: PowwwerSoft CPU Monitor 1.3
Pros: if you are like me and like to keep tabs on everything your computer is doing then this handy little tool is for you. With this tool you will know how hard your cpu is working at just a glance. Great diagnostic tool as well.
Cons: No reason for this program to access the internet. Used my zone alarm firewall to deny access. After that it still works just fine though.
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4 stars
Version: PowwwerSoft CPU Monitor 1.3
Pros: What i was looking for. A 4.5. It's a streamlined, low impact program that takes little to no real-estate on my desktop (while showing what i need). When you mouse over the (color coded) unlabeled buttons, XP told me what the buttons are. It displayed my hyperthreading details on my P4 3.4 in two small yet effective bars. It also gave the small but handy windows task manager line graph style all in a small amount of space. I think we need more programs designed like this. Low impact, functional, compact and delivers only what you ask it too. It doesn't try to invade my desktop or my system and takes up no more vertical space than the immediate window's minimize button. It's found a home on my system.
Cons: The only thing that kept me from giving it a 5 is, while it's extremely functional and by no means unatractive, it doesn't provide a "wow" factor in presentation. In the age of new Vista users and borderline Mac users this is what i and others are looking for. My last .5 score would have came in the asthetics.
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