![]() ![]() I have now restarted iStat as I wonder whether the temperature issue was the effect of its resource usage on top of the other stuff. So I wonder if some aspect of the behaviour in this area has changed. I must confess that I don't remember what the settings were under El Capitan but I would hope they hadn't been changed but you can't take that for granted. I suspect it is the Power Nap setting that did it. That seems to have changed the temperature issue back to how it was before upgrading to High Sierra (ie it was quite cool when I picked it up after leaving it with the lid closed). ![]() Looking at the energy saver set up in system preferences, I finally decided to disable the wifi and Power Nap boxes under Power Adaptor as I tend to leave the MBP connected to the power when I am not using it. After being completely boggled on the internet trying to understand sleep/hibernation/standby I gave up on that side of things. I still believe that iStat Menus used sufficient resources to make a noticeable difference to the temperatures but other factors seem to be at play.ĭespite switching off iStat, I still had the MBP warm in the morning after supposedly being "sleeping". usmanity said: So I am trying out iStat Menus (downloaded the latest 6. I have been active on my MBP even if not on the forum. I am not inclined to pay for something that I have to completely hamstring to prevent it doing this. Has anyone else noticed this and if so are there any suggestions as to how it should be used to avoid the issue. Switching it off gave an immediate cooling down of the laptop and changing the global setting from medium to slow update frequency also gave a noticeable temperature decrease. Further investigation clearly showed it was iStat Menus. At first I thought it was High Sierra as I have only just upgraded but it then occurred to me that it could be iStat Menus. I close the lid and expect it to go to sleep. I was very surprised this morning to find that my MBP was warm as if it had been active overnight. It works OK and I was happy with the summary on the menu bar. Looking at reviews iStat Menus seemed quite good. I tried XRG and didn't think too much of it. I looked at Activity monitor which is just too much info. Main reason I am trying it is that I want a replacement for the discontinued widget iStat Pro just so that from time to time I can look at aspects of the machines performance. The iPhone app however isn’t free, but at just a dollar or two for the download, it’s just as gorgeous and in many cases even more functional.I have just downloaded and installed iStat Menus as a 14 day trial. ![]() What’s crazier is that the widget is completely free! If the Dashboard isn’t your cup of tea, you can go ahead and check out iStat Menus, which adds little counters to your OS X menubar.ījango also makes iStat Pro for the iPhone, which uses a server applet to send similar data that can be viewed on the iPhone from a remote location. IStat pro is a highly configurable widget that lets you monitor every aspect of your Mac, including CPU, memory, disks, network, battery, temperatures, fans, load & uptime and processes. It’s also the most functional of the lot. Original poster 8 7 Yesterday at 9:17 AM 1 So I am trying out iStat Menus (downloaded the latest 6.71 from their website) and when I open the app, I click the play icon to display. iStat Menus 6 09 Sep: EXPIRED -New Mac App Bundle from Bundlehunt Build your own Mac app bundle starting from 6 13 Feb: New Year Mac Bundle from Bundlehunt. iStat Menus 3 also comes with support for date & time and, for a timezone wanna-be expert like me, this. Like I said, iStat (widget or app) gives you a brief overview of what’s going on behind the curtains of your Mac: memory, CPU, disk usage and activity, network, battery and sensors. Right from its first iteration, iSlayer (now Bjango) created one of the most delicious widgets for the Mac. It’s even replaced some native items from Apple. IStat Pro is possibly the only reason I continue to use the Dashboard. Monitor your system through delicious pixels ![]()
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