Comments on: Eyeballing Your Stats With iPulse http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/ Mac Apps, Reviews, Previews, Interviews, and Giveaways. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:52:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Indraneel http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Indraneel Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:49:48 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-829 windows makes it easy. ctrl+alt+del! windows makes it easy. ctrl+alt+del!

]]> By: Jibone http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Jibone Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:54:32 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-808 there is a version of iStat that does not sits in your dashboard but on your desktop as an app, over st islayer.com there is a version of iStat that does not sits in your dashboard but on your desktop as an app, over st islayer.com

]]> By: Yohannes Wijaya http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Yohannes Wijaya Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:04:05 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-804 people only check their stats if something is fishy, going south, or doesnt feel right. Other than that, people have important productive stuffs to do than staring or got awed at "numbers" people only check their stats if something is fishy, going south, or doesnt feel right. Other than that, people have important productive stuffs to do than staring or got awed at “numbers”

]]> By: alej744 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-799 alej744 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:42:27 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-799 iPulse makes me mad. First of all, it shouldn't be kept in the dock. It should just have maybe a menu item. Like DeskShade, Twitterrific, <b>MenuMeters</b> (my fave), and Alarm Clock. Besides, you can easily activate Dashboard developer mode and just drag iStat to the desktop. + There is also iStat Pro(?) which is an app that basically clones the widget and it runs as an actual application. iPulse makes me mad. First of all, it shouldn’t be kept in the dock. It should just have maybe a menu item. Like DeskShade, Twitterrific, MenuMeters (my fave), and Alarm Clock. Besides, you can easily activate Dashboard developer mode and just drag iStat to the desktop. + There is also iStat Pro(?) which is an app that basically clones the widget and it runs as an actual application.

]]> By: John Baker http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-800 John Baker Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:20:07 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-800 Yeah, as I said, I found myself pretty dissatisfied with the overall usability of iPulse, but I don't really check on my system stats all that much anyway. Yeah, as I said, I found myself pretty dissatisfied with the overall usability of iPulse, but I don’t really check on my system stats all that much anyway.

]]> By: Yohannes Wijaya http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Yohannes Wijaya Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:19:40 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-794 Despite looking nice and all, i feel that you need to do two ore more steps w/ ipulse to accomplish the same objective with istat pro widget; that is occasionally you need to press F11 to show your desktop, hover your mouse to ipulse to get the info, not even counting the fact that you need to "guess" which jacket/ring is for what stats. I just dont want to go through those unnecessary steps. w/ iStat Pro, pressing F12 and boom, you get all the stats info you need. simple. doesnt make your grey matter perform much computation. Despite looking nice and all, i feel that you need to do two ore more steps w/ ipulse to accomplish the same objective with istat pro widget; that is occasionally you need to press F11 to show your desktop, hover your mouse to ipulse to get the info, not even counting the fact that you need to “guess” which jacket/ring is for what stats. I just dont want to go through those unnecessary steps. w/ iStat Pro, pressing F12 and boom, you get all the stats info you need. simple. doesnt make your grey matter perform much computation.

]]> By: Sumeet http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Sumeet Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:46:33 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-789 I beg to differ on the usability of iPulse. I downloaded, paid and installed iPulse because of my blind faith on Iconfactory's geekery and design, but was much disappointed. Unlike other stat displaying options such as istat pro that sit comfortably in the dashboard, iPulse is on the desktop all the time. Now this might not be too much of an issue for ACD users or large screen users, but is surely a waste of screen estate for users on ibook and powerbooks that have limited space. For usability, it's quite irritating to go to iPulse and hover over each and every circular band (unless u remember which one is for temp and which for process) and wait for stats to appear. This is simplified by enabling text options on the bands, but still causes issues when you are working on something important and have to hover over the damn thing to check your processes. It's a pity that iconfactory concentrated too much on design and forgot about usability on this one. I beg to differ on the usability of iPulse. I downloaded, paid and installed iPulse because of my blind faith on Iconfactory’s geekery and design, but was much disappointed. Unlike other stat displaying options such as istat pro that sit comfortably in the dashboard, iPulse is on the desktop all the time. Now this might not be too much of an issue for ACD users or large screen users, but is surely a waste of screen estate for users on ibook and powerbooks that have limited space.

For usability, it’s quite irritating to go to iPulse and hover over each and every circular band (unless u remember which one is for temp and which for process) and wait for stats to appear. This is simplified by enabling text options on the bands, but still causes issues when you are working on something important and have to hover over the damn thing to check your processes. It’s a pity that iconfactory concentrated too much on design and forgot about usability on this one.

]]> By: Richard Neal http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Richard Neal Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:39:32 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-788 I've been using iPulse for a while, and what makes it easy for me is the ability to display numbers for the different sections, so that I can see what the CPU usage is without having to gauge the size each time. I’ve been using iPulse for a while, and what makes it easy for me is the ability to display numbers for the different sections, so that I can see what the CPU usage is without having to gauge the size each time.

]]> By: shadownight http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/comment-page-1/#comment-787 shadownight Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:19:46 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/02/20/eyeballing-your-stats-with-ipulse/#comment-787 I agree that iPulse is very confusing. I find using the free MenuMeters is much better and offers greater control. Great app, get it here: http://www.macdownloads.com/info.php/id/10451 I agree that iPulse is very confusing. I find using the free MenuMeters is much better and offers greater control. Great app, get it here: http://www.macdownloads.com/info.php/id/10451

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