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iPhone 3G S Launch Day: Interview with Airstrip's Cameron Powell

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Jun 19th, 2009

We had a quick chat with Dr. Wm. Cameron Powell of Airstrip Technologies at the 5th Avenue Apple Store this morning, talking about his company's data visualization and monitoring tools for hospital use. Airstrip's FDA-approved application for OB monitoring is already on the App Store in demo form, and is being rolled out in sites around the country; the company was featured in the WWDC developer showcase video, which has really ramped up the volume of calls and emails that Powell and his team are getting from large medical systems integrators.

Airstrip's forthcoming Critical Care product is in the final stages of testing before rollout; the company also has cardiology, imaging and lab test versions coming soon.

Tags: air strip, AirStrip, game, iphone, iphone 3g s, Iphone3gS, iphoneos, medical, monitoring, obstetrics

Filed under: Software, Freeware

iStat menus turns 1.3

by Steven Sande (RSS feed) on Jun 6th, 2008

iSlayer has released version 1.3 of iStat menus, the powerful -- and free -- Mac system monitoring app. There are so many changes that the release notes for this latest update take up an entire page of the iSlayer website. Some of the more notable additions include:

Monitoring power, current and voltage sensors on PPC and Intel Macs
Controls for PPP and buttons for copying IP (Leopard only)
Improved support for VPN connections
Better MacBook Air temperature monitoring support (w00t!)

I use their calendar / time menu (see screenshot above) in place of the standard Mac time item in the menu bar. I also have to admit to an obsession with following the temperature of the CPU on my MacBook Air.

iSlayer requests a donation if you use and like iStat menus. For a download, click here.

Thanks for the heads-up on the update, Marc!

Tags: cpu, freeware, monitoring, software

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Audio, Software, Leopard, Developer

Fuzzmeasure Pro 3 leverages Leopard for audio measurement

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Nov 20th, 2007

Reader Sebastiaan sends word that Fuzzmeasure Pro 3 is out (and that he designed the icon for it-- very nice). Released on the three-year anniversary of the first version's release, the update has a host of new features, including integration with Leopard's Core Audio, the sweet audio graphs that the app is known for, and even Quicklook and Safari plugins. It's been used to set up concert systems for "...Linkin Park and other big name bands around the world." Cool!

As you may have guessed from reading "Core Audio" and "Quicklook", Fuzzmeasure Pro 3 is Leopard-only (and loving it). You can download it (and eventually buy it for $150US) over on SuperMegaUltraGroovy's website.

Tags: analysis, audio, core-audio, fuzzmeasure, leopard, linkin-park, monitoring, pro, quicklook

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Cool tools, PowerBook, Troubleshooting, Developer

iStat menus 1.2 monitors your Mac's innards

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Nov 2nd, 2007

I'm definitely a big fan of iSlayer's iStat Pro widget. Whenever my older Powerbook acts a little weird, I can just pull up the Dashboard and tell at a glance what's going wrong ("Oh my, the CPU is running at 150 degrees again. Time to quit a few apps"). Now they've sent word that iStat menus, an even bigger and better stats program available to sit on the menubar, has hit version 1.2.

New to this version is process monitoring, better temperature and fan support in G4 Powerbooks (like mine), and a disk activity graph that let's you monitor disk performance over time. For keeping an eye on what's happening under your Mac's hood, there's almost nothing better, and all the iStat stuff is free.

Of course, if you do use one of their apps, make sure to send them some cash to help them keep up the good work. Always support good software, people. Just like NPR, if you don't support it, you'll lose it.

Tags: apps, donationware, istat, istat-pro, menus, monitoring, processes, version-1.2, widget

Filed under: Hardware, Software, Cool tools, Widget Watch

Widget Watch: iStat Pro 4, iStat nano 2

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Apr 21st, 2007

The crew over at iSlayer have been busy releasing major updates to their killer system monitoring widgets, and not a moment too late for this year's Apple Design Awards (entry deadline is April 23rd). Earlier this month we missed a major upgrade and UI overhaul to iStat nano, bringing the compact system monitoring widget to v2 and adding a ton of new features.

With the release of what almost looks like an all-new version of iStat pro v4, however, iSlayer has brought a consistent, uniform UI to both widgets. While I agree that you should probably sit down and take a deep breath before reading through the extensive list of changes, the big-hitters include: support for the battery meters in bluetooth keyboards and mice, instant update for things like network changes and disk mounting, a choice between memory and CPU usage in the process panel, as well as drag and drop re-ordering of sections inside the widget, allowing you to customize the layout to your heart's content.

That isn't all though - go check out the huge list of changes for either of these widgets and consider showing iSlayer some donation love for all the stellar work they've done on two of the inarguable kings of system monitoring widgets for Mac OS X.

Tags: ada, apple design awards, AppleDesignAwards, istat, istat nano, istat pro, IstatNano, IstatPro, monitor, monitoring, system, widget, widgets

Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Productivity, Widget Watch

iSlayer releases 7 new mini stat widgets, iStat app

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Oct 12th, 2006

iSlayer, makers of the istat widgets we're all such a fan of, has just announced 7 new Dashboard system monitoring widgets, as well as a full iStat application (call me crazy, but I think these guys like keeping an eye on their systems). The new widgets more or less cover the same ground their iStat nano and iStat pro widgets do - they just take on the individual tasks of monitoring everything from CPU, memory, wireless, battery and even temperature performance.

The standalone iStat app offers a bit more customization options, as well as the ability to make it float above other applications or even stay at desktop level, so it can't get in the way of anything else you're doing. It also features a more standard Mac OS X preferences window, including a pane which states that Growl support is coming soon (for Growl cliffnotes: it's a system-wide monitoring utility through which 3rd party apps like Transmit, Quicksilver and - soon - iStat can display notifications of things like completed tasks).

All of these widgets and the new app are, surprisingly, donationware, and available now from iSlayer's website.

Tags: islayer, istat, monitor, monitoring, system, widget, widgets

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