Each week it seems that exceptional freeware gets harder and harder to find. More and more freeware seems to be geared to Facebook or Twitter or some other currently popular phenomena – which leaves us scouring the Web for something all of you would find useful – not just the Facebookers or Twitterers among you.
This week’s freeware pick is for those of you who like to keep a close eye on the programs, processes and services running on your computer. Kiwi application monitor can tell you what programs are hogging up your resources and consuming your processor. If you’re the curious type, you will just enjoy seeing all the numbers and information displayed about each program you choose to monitor.
The developers do a great job of describing their program – and they’re not laconic either. So rather than yammering on and on about this week’s freeware pick, we’re going to invite the developer in to yammer on and on about this week’s freeware pick:
“Kiwi application monitor is a small program which lets you monitor your applications/processes, Windows and User activity. It’s freeware and without any spyware or adware. All you need to do is select an application or process from the build-in process viewer or enter an application’s exe’s name. The program can be set to start with Windows and run in background with small system resources usage. Kiwi can inform you of certain events and take defined steps so you can automate almost everything imaginable on your computer!
Monitored application’s information:
* application start time
* run time
* average run time per session
* average run time per day
* average run time per active day
* max run time per session
* max run time per active day
* total run time
* current memory usage
* average memory usage
* peak memory usage in this session
* max peak memory usage
* cpu time used in this session
* days monitored
Basic rules:
* close an application when it’s memory load exceeds a certain level
* close an application when it’s CPU time spend exceeds a certain time
* close an application when it runs for a period of time
* turn off the computer when a certain application ends
* run an application when the selected application starts
* run an application when the selected application ends
* alert when an application starts
* alert when an application ends
* alert when an application’s memory load exceeds a certain level
* alert when an application’s CPU time spend exceeds a certain time”
Wow! Kiwi application monitor does a lot and the developer sure wants you to know what it does. We’ve played around with it for several days and actually find it an amazing program – especially since it’s free – well one of the choices is free. There is a PRO version available. So use caution when downloading – one is completely free, and one is a free trial.
If you’re the curious type – or you just want to dig in and learn more about the programs, processes and services running on your PC, you’ll love our freeware pick this week – Kiwi application monitor. You can learn more about Kiwi, see screenshots of Kiwi in action, and/or download it from the Kiwi application monitor’s very own home page.
DETAILS:
Kiwi Application Monitor
What is it? A freeware program to monitor any application on your computer
What operating systems is it for: Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Download size: Approximately 5MB
When I downloaded the freeware version today, it was only 3.5 MB (instead of the 5 MB you mentioned above). Is that because you downloaded the PRO version? Or has something changed?
Useful utility