CheckUp: A Monitor for Your Mac

There are literally hundreds of ways to monitor your Mac, from the basic Activity Monitor, to the extremely popular iStat; but new to the scene we have CheckUp, which quite frankly blows away the competition in many different ways.

Firstly, CheckUp is great for taking a quick look at everything in your system. I mean everything. Not only does it tell you about the usual CPU usage, and how much memory you’re using; it tells you much more. It tells you how much RAM your Mac can take, what OS it supports, and lots of essential information about your machine (Serial Number etc.), as well as information about installed fonts, Drivers, Apps, Pref Panes and much, much more. This really is an all-around app; but this is just the first of three things that sets it apart.

The second thing is the design. This app is designed to impress, using beautiful graphs to show data, and colourful icons which make it nicer to use.

Don’t like it? Well go to their website, and their are other skins to choose from. This is a nice feature, as you can make it blend in with your usual desktop.
The third thing, and this is a biggie: Remote monitoring. If you install CheckUp on more than one Mac on your network, you can “check-up” on other macs remotely.Tthis is an awesome feature, and works flawlessly. You get full information about the Mac — but not to worry, it can be password protected if you choose. This is really the feature that sets it apart from the crowd, and with bulk discounting, this could be an excellent feature for IT administrators checking up on remote Mac’s.

For monitoring your Mac, CheckUp is one of the best. Some features allow it to be an Activity Monitor replacement, and the extras such as remote monitoring make it just that little bit better than the competition — if you need it. If you don’t, at $49 for a two-Mac license, the price is a little steep, in which case I’d have to recommend the excellent iStat (free, in any form). CheckUp is available from App4Mac, and costs $49. Bulk discounts are available.

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