Visualizes system load using a 3D object in the Dock
X3 is an application that visualizes the system performance in the form of a realtime rotating 3D-object in the Dock. It is designed to use very little memory and processor cycles so you can keep it running all the time.
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Don't know why, but the CPU usage by X3 itself in version 0.1.2 jumped to about 20% on average, compared with 5-10% for version 0.1.1.
Â¥ummator
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />someone tell me why a software module that is supposed to monitor my CPU uses 15%.
Eddie Designs
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />great concept but at least let us see in numerical terms the percentage of CPU load. I've tried them all, LoadInDock is my permanent one
MattCarrell
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Pretty... but pretty useless.. but does what it says.. but something watching system load should not be itself a major source of system load.. This
8675309_jane
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Really great concept and actually pretty well executed if you can get around the somewhat cryptic "Groups" and "Objects" preferences. Unfortunately, as a load monitor,
zonMaster
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />fussili - I must be reading my numbers wrong. This program is sucking up 20-29% of my processor cycles and you say it doesn't "suck
_kung_foo_
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Great stuff! Shame the OSX object was dropped. But then, it was still in the old version. Nothing a copy won't heal...
Tim Elliot
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is a cool program, but my dock's so packed that this app shows up too small to appreciate. Would like to see an option
fussili
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Quality little gizmo and it doesn't suck processing power either =]
[APi]TheMan
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />(version 0.1.2) Whoa, JUST as I downloaded this, Mail.app beeps and I get an e-mail from X3's developer telling me that a new version was