McStats - System Widget 4+

Spent quite a bit of time on it. Very Efficient and a Great utility.

Easy instructions to add the widget and easy acces to the notification area.... Love it!

No doubt Apple has been missing this kind of information for years, but with today’s highly demanding applications, users need to know what is going on because MOST applications are defective in how they use/demand system resources. Apple is no exception, in fact Apple’s. own applications are actually among the worst. So the user, knowing his SSD or Disk is being pounded is wise not to start yet another demanding app. This occurs because most of the software technology today is being written by people who are not properly educated and don’t know anything about how hardware actually works. Since their first language isn’t usually English, they are likely unable to understand most of the documentation.

This app ties up valuable space in your notification area when you are on a desktop. Do you really need to monitor a battery which does not exist? Do you really need to monitor wifi you are not using? Are you really concerned with the amount of disk space statically used, or is it the dynamic use of the disk you are concerned about? Of course its dynamic; and finally if you have the CPU, Disk Usage (Dynamic loading), and available memory, including virtual memorny for thrashing, do you really want this placed in an obscure location where you can’t see it unless you go chase it?

So the app has a lot of issues, and the usability is poor. Much better widgets exist for Windows and Linux. This app is kindergarden by comparison. It looks like the primary deficiency is the human interface, and the lack of dynamic disk/network information. No doubt the developers are going to requirie a lot of learning before they get there.