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    Sidebar Ultimate gadget?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by astudentis, Mar 23, 2008.

  1. astudentis

    astudentis Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello I was wondering if anyone know of any ultimate vista sidebar gadget (or a combination of few) that could display the following information (similar to iStatpro widget for os x):

    I.E. shows:
    - % of each core (dual core) usage along with a graph
    - ram usage
    - Hard drive usage (i.e. bar should %used and free)
    (i have found separate gadget for the top 3, but how about the bottom 3?)

    - top 4/5 process's useing the CPU
    - CUP temperature and fan speed
    - GPU (i.e. nVidia 8800GT) temperature and fan speed
     
    astudentis, Mar 23, 2008
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  2. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'm SURE Rainmeter has ALL of that in one + plus more.
    Rainmeter>Windows Sidebar Gadget
     
    McGrady, Mar 23, 2008
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  3. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    How much of a resource hog is rainmete, been wondoring that for a while.
     
    X2P, Mar 23, 2008
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  4. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's about the same of a a dock(rocketdock, objecdock)
     
    McGrady, Mar 23, 2008
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  5. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    thanks, think ill try it out one I can fix styler
     
    X2P, Mar 23, 2008
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  6. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i am using Rainmeter currently, but dont know how to change the 'media player' from winamp to some other.
    Skin is ''simplicity black"

    Meter is simplicity black\bar\player.


    Any idea how to change the player?

    it works only with Winamp?
     
    Nocturnal310, Mar 23, 2008
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  7. i5evoSwift3814

    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    By default, rainmeter only displays the cpu's processor usage not the usage of the two cores. Not really sure how to monitor the two core's though.
     
    i5evoSwift3814, Mar 24, 2008
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  8. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    The windows sidebar is only for Vista Ultimate ?!!?
     
    Prasad, Mar 24, 2008
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  9. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    No. Any vista version
     
    McGrady, Mar 24, 2008
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  10. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    Ah. That's a relief!
     
    Prasad, Mar 24, 2008
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