Publisher's Description
From Marcel Bresink Software-Systeme:
Temperature Monitor is an application to read out all accessible temperature sensors in Macintosh computers. The program can display and visualize the values measured by Mac OS X in a large variety of fashions. Among others, the following operations are supported:
- display in a default window
- output in a screen display in front or in the background of the screen
- tabular display in an overview window
- display in the menu-bar
- display in the Dock icon
- graphical display of short-term and long-term history curves in an unlimited number of windows
- speech output
- display of minimum and maximum values
- export to text or CSV files
Moreover, the application can display additional technical information about your computer. Among other information this includes processor type, processor and bus frequencies, and manufacturing information.
The application can read out the data only if your computer is equipped with the necessary sensors, and if Mac OS X can access them without needing third-party device drivers. Starting in summer 2002, Apple has begun to massively drive forward the use of monitoring probes in the PowerMac series, the Xserve series, and in portable computers. Some models are equipped with 38 and more sensors.
Temperature Monitor tries to detect all sensors on as many Macintosh computer types as possible. However, a prediction which sensors are available in which models is not possible, because Apple very often releases "silent product updates", where the hardware equipments of some models are changed but the names are not. The particular graphics card, hard disk configuration and operating system version is also important.
What's new in this version:
- This build resynchronizes Temperature Monitor with Hardware Monitor:
- Added support for the iMac (Mid 2011) model series.
- Added support for the MacBook Air (Mid 2011) model series.
- Added support for the Mac mini (Mid 2011) model series.
- Added support for the Mac mini Server (Mid 2011) model series.
- This build ensures that the software is recognized as safe application ... See all new features
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"Excellent monitoring software"
Version: Temperature Monitor 4.95
Pros
I can see all temps on my imac.Very useful as i have had the same issues as the other reviewer here.I like to watch what my microwave oven is doing under load in case of burn out as reported by other imac users.I can now take regular screen shots of how it is performing.
Cons
I have not found any yet seems to run just fine
Summary
Thank you very much whoever made this software :)
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"There Is Never Too Much Useful Information"
Version: Temperature Monitor 4.95
Pros
I have Temperature Monitor installed as a backdrop screen display on my Quad Core i5 iMac, 2.5 GHz, 16GB RAM, OSX 10.7.3.
I monitor the temperatures at 2-second intervals with as many sensors as possible because the Quad Core i5 iMac is very tightly packaged, internal air flow seems marginal at best, and temperatures soar when all CPUs are under 100% load for extended periods. You will be shocked how hot Macs get even under modest loads for a short period.
I use Temperature Monitor in conjunction with Bresink's Hardware Monitor because I need to know that my computer is working optimally. And, I need to know immediately when a computer is getting too hot and I need to adjust fan speeds.
Recently my iMac was registering a higher than normal secondary heatsink temperature, without load. Two weeks later, the LCD display began displaying persistent dark smudges. After AppleCare replaced the LCD, Temperature Monitor showed heatsink temperatures up to 10C lower.Cons
None whatsoever.
Summary
This is software that works.
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