Uptime Screen Saver - a free system info screen saver
Features
Uptime Screen Saver is a free screen saver which can display
- current time
- computer uptime
- computer start time
- memory usage (page file, physical and virtual)
- CPU usage (includes support for multiple processers)
- network activity
Other features include
- configurable font and colour
- negligible CPU load (important on a server...)
- displayed as moving text on black background (after all, it is a screen saver ;-)
- configurable movement options
- configurable 12/24 hour time format
- support for multiple monitors
Overview
Uptime Screen Saver is intended for use on Windows servers,
so that you can monitor the critical system performance parameters easily.
Once you have installed Uptime Screen Saver on your PC, and selected
it as your Windows screen saver (Control Panel -> Display -> Screen Saver,
and select "Uptime" from the dropdown list), you can configure it
by clicking the "Settings" button on the "Display Properties" window.
a screen shot of the Uptime Screen Saver setup window
a screen shot of the entire screen
a close-up screen shot of the text that moves around on the screen
A number of different animation options (jumping, sliding, bounce, random path)
are available, which specify just how the text will be moved around the screen.
Depending on which animation option has been selected, the text simply will
move around the screen, allowing you to monitor your servers without
having to login!
Unlike some other system uptime utilities available, Uptime Screen Saver
won't reset when the uptime reaches 49.7 days, but will correctly keep
track of your uptime.
Version History
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(+) new feature
(*) changed feature
(-) bug fixed
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.4.6 (xx 2006)
(+) added option to constrain animation to primary monitor only
(+) added option to display physical memory usage
(+) added option to display virtual memory usage
(*) improved error handling for Help-About link clicking
(*) new icon for installer
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.4 rev 5 (14 January 2004)
(+) added support for displaying CPU usage on SMP machines
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.4 rev 4 (17 November 2003)
(*) memory usage display no longer overflows if > 2.1GB
(-) preview mode now ignores mouse movements
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.4 rev 3 (4 August 2003)
(+) support for configurable background colour
(*) fixed tab order on options dialog
(*) new faster, light-weight method for obtaining CPU usage info
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.4 rev 2 (10 February 2003)
(+) configurable support for 24 hour time format
(+) new movement type: stationary in centre
(+) webpage link on Help-About dialog
(-) fixed crash on Win95/98
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.4 rev 1 (5 August 2002)
(-) fixed sizing problem on multi-monitor configuration
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.4 rev 0 (25 July 2002)
(+) support for multi-monitor configurations
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.3 rev 8 (19 March 2002)
(+) supports optional text description display as part of screen saving info
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.3 rev 7 (16 March 2002)
(*) fixed display of network status info if "up since" time not displayed
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.3 rev 6 (10 December 2002)
(+) network status monitoring capability
(*) random path movement starts in centre
Uptime ScreenSaver version 1.3 rev 5 (25 August 2001)
(+) random path movement option
(*) fixed display of CPU usage if more than one CPU
System Requirements
Uptime Screen Saver has been extensively tested
on Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003.
Uptime Screen Saver has been designed to work correctly on multi-monitor systems.
Uptime Screen Saver 1.4.5 and earlier will also work on Windows 95,
Windows 98 and Windows ME, but Uptime Screen Saver 1.4.6 and later will only
work on Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 and later.
Licensing of Uptime Screen Saver
Uptime Screen Saver is freeware.
If you decide that Uptime Screen Saver is worth using on a regular basis,
please send
Martin
an email. You'll then be informed of any new versions of Uptime Screen Saver
that may become available in the future.
Download Uptime Screen Saver
Feedback
Please report any bugs or abnormalities to
Martin,
as well as any suggestions and comments that you may have for
future versions of Uptime Screen Saver.
Uptime Screen Saver is provided totally free, but you're welcome to
show your appreciation.
last updated 6 Dec 2006
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