Computer system monitors come in all shapes and sizes. Most of them run on the computer desktop where they provide quick access to realtime system information like the computer’s cpu, computer memory and hard drive usage. GKrellM for Windows is a computer system monitor that can display this and many more information in a compact [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Feb 23rd, 2009
- Comments: 1
Get To Know Linux: Process Management
If you use Windows than the three-finger salute Ctrl-Alt-Delete means quite a bit to you. You use it and, in some instances, you use it frequently. But if you are new to Linux you will notice that the Ctrl-Alt-Delete might actually reboot your machine (If you’re in console mode that is for certain. Some desktop [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Feb 2nd, 2009
- Comments: 12
Monitor Your Linux Desktop with Gkrellm
As many of you know I am a fan of alternative desktops. My favorite being E16. The only downfall of E16 is that the epplets, tiny applications that monitor, launch applications, and other important duties, can be a real hassle to install (and often too small to read). And other minimal desktops have nothing to [...]
Monitor System Changes With Tiny Watcher
It is virtually impossible to keep an overview of all the system changes of a computer system. Windows does not offer a way to keep track of the changes that are made by applications, updates and the operating system and even if there was a way it would provide the user with a long list [...]
Glint a fantastic system monitor
If you are looking for a highly configurable system monitor you should take a closer look at Glint. The software displays system activity of many – and I really mean many – different values. The default program window alone displays 26 different values like CPU Processor Time, Disk Read and Write Bytes and Memory Bytes available.
