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How to Automate System Monitoring Using Python
With one single library, you can monitor a host of system metrics and ensure everything is running smoothly.
How to Turn Any Android Phone Into a Camera Monitor
If your camera doesn't have built-in functionality to use an Android phone as a monitor, try this workaround.
How to Quickly Check the System Uptime on Linux
Finding the system uptime for your Linux machine is easy. Here are four ways to do it.
8 PC-Saving Windows Tools You Must Not Overlook
These hidden Windows tools can prolong your PC's life and save you if disaster strikes.
The 9 Best Laptop and PC Temperature Monitor Apps
Overheating is a leading cause of computer problems. Use one of these temperature monitoring apps to keep your PC healthy.
The 4 Best Tools to Monitor Your Project's Uptime
Monitoring your project's uptime can be hard, but you want to make sure you're online at all times. So, here are four tools you can use to help.
How to Manage Linux Processes With htop
The top utility is a great system monitor, but htop is a fully interactive alternative that looks great too.
How to Check RAM, GPU, and CPU Usage in Windows 11
If your computer is slow, it's a good idea to double-check what's hogging your resources. But how do you check your hardware usage in Windows 11?
Curved vs. Flat Ultrawide Monitors: The Pros and Cons
Monitor choices are wide and varied these days. But is a curved or flat ultrawide one the best pick for you? Let's take a closer look at both.
QHD vs. 4K: Which One Is Better for Your TV or Monitor?
4K and QHD are two crisp and sharp video resolutions that have treated eyes for a while. But how are they different?
How to Manage Processes on Ubuntu Using System Monitor
Feeling uncomfortable while managing processes using the Linux command line? System Monitor is there to help you out.
The Best Rainmeter Skins for a Minimalist Desktop
Want to customize Windows with Rainmeter? Here are the best Rainmeter skins for a clean and minimalist Windows desktop.
How to Use the Windows Performance Monitor Like a Power User
If you feel like your PC is slow, the Windows Performance Monitor is one power user tool that can help you troubleshoot the cause. We show you how to use this data monitor effectively.
Monitor Your Mac’s Vital Signs With These Third Party System Monitors
As useful as Apple's Activity Monitor is, there are many more monitoring apps made by third-party developers that can be of use to the discerning Mac user.
Keep an Eye on Your HDD & SSD Health With Hard Disk Sentinel
Have you ever had a drive failure? Sadly, there’s no panacea for preventing hardware damage. But monitoring your HDD or SSD, to act when their death becomes likely, is a first step.
Get Two Android Apps That Display Crucial Phone Information for Free
Sometimes I need to check information on my phone that the notifications bar doesn't show – such as GPS signal strength and CPU temperature. For example, when traveling, knowing whether your mobile is on the verge of an overheated shutdown or if your GPS signal might soon conk out, helps a lot. I spent a lot of time puttering around with different ways of visualizing this data and discovered two apps that stand out: Power Line and Cool Tool.
SpeedFan Tells All: A Free Windows App To Monitor Every Aspect Of Your System Temperature
Just as shorting a computer out will ruin it, making it run in temperatures it was never meant to take will cause it to malfunction. SpeedFan is a free utility for Windows designed to help you keep a close eye on just how hot your computer is getting, down to the individual component level.
Have All Your Computer Troubleshooting Tools In One Place With D7
Do you sometimes find that you waste time digging around the PC because you can't quite remember how to check one setting or another? Well, I'm glad to inform you that the folks at Foolish IT (an funny domain-name when you put it into one word though...) have come up with a very cool swiss-army knife application for PC technicians called D7.
Take Control Of Your Power Usage With Gnome Power Statistics [Linux]
For all of you who are conscious about your power usage, you probably tend to check over your power settings often to make sure that you're being as energy-efficient as possible. This is even more the case with laptop and netbook users, who benefit from tight, energy-saving power rules to extend the amount of time they can run on battery power.
How To Control Running Services With The SC Command [Windows]
One of the things that I find myself doing much more often since diving into IT is monitoring and checking the status of services running on computers that are running across the company. There is the standard way of managing services which most people use because it's well-known and fairly easy. But what about another way?