Tag: cpu_usage

Aero Glass Color Cycling Windows Vista Applications

This will cycle Aero Glass’s color over a period of time. I have my colors cycling right now, and dwm.exe’s CPU usage is only hovering at 1-3%, up from 0-1%.
If you have a laptop, and noticed that when transparency shuts off, it looks like crap, you can also set this to go to a different color than normal when on battery…..Or even set it up so that the color is based on your battery life. (The screenshot doesn’t show it, but I added another checkbox for this option.) Read More»

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Top 5 Windows Vista System Utility Gadgets

Windows Vista gadgets can do more than show the weather and keep you updated on the latest news. The Windows Vista Sidebar can also be used to install gadgets that are useful as system utilities that keep track of the resources Windows Vista is using.

Windows Sidebar gadgets have been created that can keep track of how Windows Vista is using your CPU, memory, hard drive and network resources.

Below are some of the best Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets available that can be used to help keep track of system resources: Read More»

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