SysMetrix is a free skinnable clock and metering application. Its purpose is to provide system metrics in a variety of interesting, useful, and cool ways. It can monitor and report on the hundreds of statistics including:

Date - Time ▪ CPU Usage ▪ User Name ▪ IP Address
Machine Name ▪ Windows Uptime ▪ Phys. Mem Total ▪ Phys. Mem Used ▪ Phys. Mem Free ▪
Phys. Mem %Used ▪ Phys. Mem %Free ▪ Swap Mem Total ▪ Swap Mem Used ▪ Swap Mem Free
Swap Mem %Used ▪ Swap Mem %Free ▪ Virt. Mem Total ▪ Virt. Mem Used ▪ Virt. Mem Free
Virt. Mem %Used ▪ Virt. Mem %Free ▪ TCP Bytes In ▪ TCP Bytes Out ▪ Tot. TCP In
Tot. TCP Out ▪ Ave. TCP In ▪ Ave. TCP Out ▪ TCP Bytes Out ▪ Tot. Unread Email
Tot. Email Size ▪ Rotating Email Stats ▪ Recycle Bin Files ▪ Recycle Bin Size ▪ Drive Vol Label
Drive Total Space ▪ Drive Free Space ▪ Drive Used Space ▪ Drive %Used ▪ Drive %Free
Generic Text ▪ Mouse position ▪ Active Window ▪ System Mute state ▪ System Volume
Microphone Volume ▪ Wave Volume ▪ MIDI Volume ▪ CD Volume ▪ Line Volume
Pixel color ▪ Media State ▪ Media Artist ▪ Media Track ▪ Media Track #
Media Track len ▪ Media Track pos ▪ Media Track % ▪ Media Track remain ▪ Media Bitrate
Media Samplerate ▪ Media Channels ▪ OS Name ▪ OS Build ▪ OS Version Info
GMT-based Times ▪ Timezone Desc. ▪ CAPS Lock ▪ Num Lock ▪ Scroll Lock
Number of CPUs ▪ Network Connected ▪ Weather Description ▪ Outside Temperature ▪ Dew Point
Relative Humidity ▪ Heat Index ▪ Barometric Pressure ▪ Pressure Trend ▪ Wind Speed
Wind Direction ▪ Wind Chill ▪ Visibility ▪ Registry Value ▪ Power Source
Battery State ▪ Battery %Used ▪ Battery %Free ▪ Battery Time Used ▪ Battery Time Left
Battery Time Total ▪ CPU #1 MHz ▪ CPU Description ▪ Wireless Strength ▪ Wireless SSID

It can display this information in a variety of different ways via the following list of "object" types:

Analog clock ▪ To display the time in a familar fashion
Textual ▪ To display statistics as text
Drawn Histograms ▪ To graphically display a statistic and its history
Image-based Histograms ▪ To graphically display a statistic and its history in a more flexible format
Drawn Bargraphs ▪ To graphically display a statistic in bargraph format
Image-based Bargraphs ▪ To graphically display a statistic in a more flexible bargraph format
Slider Image To graphically display a statistic like a volume slider
Dual-State Images ▪ To graphically represent something's state, like whether you have email
Multi-State Images ▪ To graphically represent a statistic. The most flexible format of all
Interactive Buttons ▪ To cause something to happen, like empty the trash, control WinAmp, etc.
Interactive Sliders ▪ To adjust something, such as the system volume, the song position, etc.
Animations ▪ To display information such as trash status & cpu usage in an animated way
Gauges ▪ To display information in an analog gauge format
Graphics ▪ To render a graphic image below or on top of other controls

As of Version 2.0, SysMetrix themes support the excellent Motherboard Monitor (MBM5) which is created by Alexander van Kaam. MBM5 is a freeware program that works with hundreds of motherboards and reports on various hardware related items such as temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, etc. You can go to Alexander's site (http://mbm.livewiredev.com) for more information on MBM5. In order for SysMetrix to work with MBM5, you have to install and configure MBM5 on your system. After it's installed and running, SysMetrix should automatically be able to report on all of the information that MBM5 supplies. Most of the sensor values are available for use in various objects, such as Histograms, Bargraphs, MultistateImages, etc. Additionally, the following items are available for textual objects:

Temperature Sensors (Name, Value, Minimum, Maximum, Alarm1, Alarm2)
Voltage Sensors (Name, Value, Minimum, Maximum, Alarm1, Alarm2)
Fan Sensors (Name, Value, Minimum, Maximum, Alarm1, Alarm2)
CPU Sensors (Name, Value)

As of Version 3.0, SysMetrix themes support METAR Weather Reports and World Time Zones. The METAR weather will retrieve weather reports from any of over 6,000 airports worldwide on an hourly basis. The Time Zone support allows you to create themes that display the time and date anywhere in the world. Additionally, SysMetrix automatically determines whether the timezone practices Daylight Savings Time (DST), when DST starts and ends for that particular zone, and what the appropriate bias factor is.

● Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Me. (Windows 95/98 are not supported)

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