Network and CPU usage in menu bar?

chuckerchucker
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
There's an app ("NetMonitor", I think) that lets you show current network usage as a system menu (or, alternatively, as a translucent window, or a dock item). Two things would be nice: 1) a similar app for CPU usage and 2) a less ugly app ;-)

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  • Reply 1 of 9
    dennis the phantom menacedennis the phantom menace Posts: 64member
    There is a CPU monitor. Just look in the Applications/utilities directory.
  • Reply 2 of 9
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    use <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12254&db=mac"; target="_blank">Spy</a>
  • Reply 3 of 9
    der kopfder kopf Posts: 2,275member
    alternatively, you can use Cee Pee You, a utility-thingy that constantly shows the CPU-load in percentage (0 - 100%) I had it installed when running 10.1.5 and found it rather interesting at times (especially when trying to figure out why my comp went slow on me all of a sudden). I decided however, not to reinstall it in Jag, because I don't need it that much.
  • Reply 4 of 9
    baumanbauman Posts: 1,248member
    Use Cycles. . . . a slick little app that sits in your dock. It keeps a scrolling record of your CPU usage in the last 10 seconds . . . . and has a slick look.



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  • Reply 5 of 9
    xaqtlyxaqtly Posts: 450member
    Actually, Apple's CPU Monitor does that too. it has options to sit in the dock and to display CPU and other usage either in the dock or not in the dock. it's right there in your Applications/Utlities folder, check it out.
  • Reply 6 of 9
    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    Maybe I didn't express myself clearly in the original post, but I wanted it in the system menu. Spy seems to be the right solution, thank you. I'm *slowly* getting used to the weird way it's drawing the output. Circles, lines, arrows...
  • Reply 7 of 9
    russsrusss Posts: 115member
    Here's another you might want to try.



    <a href="http://www.pth.com/PTHCPUMonitor/"; target="_blank">PTHCPUMonitor</a>
  • Reply 8 of 9
    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    Thanks, but while "Spy" takes some time to get used to, it's actually quite helpful.



    The next thing would be CPU temperature... I've always been wondering how hot my 'ickle iBook really gets. The only tool I could find on VersionTracker doesn't support my model...
  • Reply 9 of 9
    crawlingparanoiacrawlingparanoia Posts: 443member
    [quote]Originally posted by Chucker:

    <strong>Thanks, but while "Spy" takes some time to get used to, it's actually quite helpful.



    The next thing would be CPU temperature... I've always been wondering how hot my 'ickle iBook really gets. The only tool I could find on VersionTracker doesn't support my model...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Have you tried Aquamon?
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