![]() And if you like using the translucent OS X menu bar, you might not be pleased with the appearance. The app displays information about your CPU, memory, solid state drives, and network connection, and gives you a convenient way to check in on your computer’s sensors. The Date & Time, Network, and Bluetooth menus essentially replace Mac OS X’s Date & Time, AirPort, and Bluetooth menus, respectively, but even so, if you use iStat menus other menus, the menu bar gets cluttered really fast. Option 1: Drag iStat Menus icon to the Trash Open up the Finder, click Applications on the left side, and then select iStat Menus. iStat Menus delivers new insights into how your Mac is performing, all built into your menu bar. You can turn on all of these menus, or you can pick and choose. Date & Time: Offers some expanded features not found in the standard Date & Time menu display.Bluetooth: Provides the same functionality as Mac OS X’s Bluetooth menu extra, as well as a display of the battery level of your Apple wireless keyboard.Also shows voltages and power usage (although not the remaining power in a laptop battery). Fans & Power: Indicates rotation rates of your Mac’s fans.Temps: Lets you watch the temperature of your Mac’s components, such as its CPU, GPU, memory, and hard drive.Network: Displays network bandwidth and usage (incoming and outbound).Drives: Indicates available disk space and read/write data rates.Memory: Lets you monitors memory usage.CPU: Shows you what processes your CPUs are performing. ![]() ![]() But iStat Menus offers so much more, and in a far more. ![]() After installing iStat menus, a new pane in System Preferences lets you configure the software’s eight system monitoring tools: If you’re just curious about your Mac’s system performance, you can get a lot of this information from the built-in Activity Monitor app. ![]()
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