helpful Mac widget — istatpro
Posted on January 26, 2007
Filed Under computers
Since the PowerMac G3 is not the strongest platform on which to run Mac OS X Tiger, it can be sluggish. But, like any OS, there’s a lot running in the background that can be turned off if only you know it is there (and know it is unnecessary).
I installed this widget on my G3, and it’s been very helpful diagnosing what apps are memory/processor hogs. Dashboard, for instance, is a big one. All those widgets are running in the background just in case you want to bring them to the front by hitting F12. It’s ironic to use istatpro, then, since it is a Dashboard widget. But, I’ve decided to get rid of all other widgets.
http://islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=7
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html
I wish I had know about this widget when I was using a Mac Mini (at work). I would have liked to know which apps were bogging that thing down. With a few tweaks, I’ve got this 350Mhz G3 running faster than that 1.8Ghz Mac Mini ever did.
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