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    looking program that shows cpu usage

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by merkyworks, Oct 16, 2008.

  1. merkyworks

    merkyworks Newbie

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    So I got the new MB and this is my first mac and im loving it. one thing that im missing from my old laptop was a program that I had for windows that put a little gauge of the cpu usage in the toolbar. Is there a program similar to this, one that auto starts and always run in the background?
     
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    IstatPro

    And if you look under your Utilities folder, you can use Activity Monitor.
     
    hollownail, Oct 16, 2008
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    nomoredell Notebook Deity

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    windows sidebar?
     
    nomoredell, Oct 16, 2008
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    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    I second istatpro. It will show you the CPU usage in the dashboard as well as a few other things very quickly such as battery health and capacity, wireless info, hard-disk space, temperatures, and of course the usage of each core on the CPU.

    Edit: Plus its free.
     
    dbam987, Oct 16, 2008
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  5. Modly

    Modly Warranty Voider

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    I run a combination of iStat Pro, and Menu Meters. There are just some things I prefer about each... But I've got everything up in my menu bar that I care to know about the hardware...

    You must not have any friends, or a life at all for that matter with as much trolling as you do in the Apple section. Get a **** life already.
     
    Modly, Oct 17, 2008
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  6. Stunner

    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    WOW! What a total loser... I would hate to be you.
     
    Stunner, Oct 17, 2008
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    I use iStat Menus so that CPU and memory usage are on my menubar.
     
    ltcommander_data, Oct 17, 2008
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  8. Stunner

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    There is also iPulse.
     
    Stunner, Oct 17, 2008
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  9. hollownail

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    I don't think he realized he was in the Apple forums... I think he was referring to the fact that Vista has a hardware monitor that is in the sidebar by default (at least was on my install).
     
    hollownail, Oct 17, 2008
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