![]() ![]() There are likely other apps and services that will push forecasts to me, but with iStat Menus already a must-have on my Mac, I call the new Weather features a winner. Having the temperature range pushed to me first thing in the morning feeds all that. And I’m an information junkie, to be sure. I’m just always curious about the temperature, and use the data to decide what to wear, whether or not to open or shut windows, and sometimes to decide on activities. I have it on a widget in the upper left corner of my watch face. A Note on įun fact about me: the second most-used aspect of my Apple Watch is checking the temperature. You can buy version 6 for $18, or upgrade from previous versions for $9.99. ![]() I consider it a must-have utility on my Macs. I think their clock and calendar is better than the built-in one for macOS, too. I’ve always used it for CPU monitoring, RAM usage, and network traffic monitoring. It’s an app that puts a host of data in your menu bar. Weather Preferences in iStat Menus 6 iStat Menus 6 That’s one of the great things about iStat Menus in the first place, and Weather is just as customizable as anything else. In the preferences you can buy more frequent updates (which I haven’t done) and customize the data that’s displayed. Here’s what that looks like: Weather pulldown menu in iStat Menus 6 Turning to the Yahoo! Weather app in iOS is so ingrained in me, I haven’t remembered that basic forecast and conditions are there on my Mac. There’s a pulldown menu, too, which I haven’t used that much. Weather is a new feature in iStat Menus 6. Can you feel the waves of indulgent satisfaction rolling off me? iStat Menus 6 and Weather Let’s take a gander: Forecast for Today Notification from iStat Menus 6’s Weather featureīoom! There it is. It feeds my addiction to incoming information in a very satisfactory manner. It’s a small thing, to be sure, but when I get up to work, I’ve found myself immediately drawn to it, sitting all sweet and pretty in my Mac’s Notifications. And if you like using the translucent OS X menu bar, you might not be pleased with the appearance.The title gets right to it: I love the weather forecast notification in iStat Menus 6. The Date & Time, Network, and Bluetooth menus essentially replace Mac OS X’s Date & Time, AirPort, and Bluetooth menus, respectively, but even so, if you use iStat menus other menus, the menu bar gets cluttered really fast. You can turn on all of these menus, or you can pick and choose. Date & Time: Offers some expanded features not found in the standard Date & Time menu display.Bluetooth: Provides the same functionality as Mac OS X’s Bluetooth menu extra, as well as a display of the battery level of your Apple wireless keyboard.Also shows voltages and power usage (although not the remaining power in a laptop battery). Technical Details and System Requirements OS X 10.11 or later Apple Silicon or Intel Core processor Previous version date Additional info downloads JanuFile Name: iStat Menus 6.70 (1216) macOS Version: 6. Its pretty useful in that it shows all the computer status (memory usage/CPU usage/network) real time on top of the menu. Fans & Power: Indicates rotation rates of your Mac’s fans. Mac has a tool named iSTAT MENUS as is shown below.Temps: Lets you watch the temperature of your Mac’s components, such as its CPU, GPU, memory, and hard drive.Network: Displays network bandwidth and usage (incoming and outbound).Drives: Indicates available disk space and read/write data rates.Memory: Lets you monitors memory usage.CPU: Shows you what processes your CPUs are performing.After installing iStat menus, a new pane in System Preferences lets you configure the software’s eight system monitoring tools: ![]()
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