Thanks Bruce, I will give that a look. I think 'system monitor' is a fairly acceptable term for a erm... system monitor, lol!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_monitor I was hoping for something that also delivers network activity also... Send, receive, PID, Address, TCP connections, etc. And all in one piece of software. On 8 Oct, 16:33, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:04 AM, Jonathan wrote: > > > I am looking for a system monitor for my current generation 27" quad > > i5. > > > Not use one with OSX before. What do people use and which ones to > > avoid? > > Not sure what you mean by 'System Monitor'.... > > /Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor is what I use to see what's running > on the system when I need to. I use MenuMeters > <http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/> to watch CPU and Memory > usage, although with my new (WooHoo, first non-hand-me-down computer at work > in over 10 years!) 27" i7 quad imac, that's less of an issue than my old Core > Duo imac. > > There's also always 'top' in Terminal. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
