![]() Otherwise most of our networking takes place on the cloud and in the SAAS applications we use. For the number of times we have to move a large file, it’s usually big enough these days that the fastest way to move it would be sneakerware. So if one machine goes down, the issue remains isolated. On the other hand, neither can any hackers. Of course this means you can’t do any home networking or intranet networking in the office. One major step which helps is to turn off all Sharing services (System Preferences:Sharing) and to turn on your Firewall. Just ask the beautiful Jennifer Lawrence how iCloud turned out for her (I had no idea she was so sexy until those pics showed up). If you really want to be secure, don’t use the app store at all and download your OS X updates. If you want to be a little bit secure, you have to avoid iCloud completely. Still one can make a good effort to make one’s computer far less chatty. Coincidentally Apple joined Prism in 2012. OS X 10.5.8 may be the last really secure full version of OS X ever created. I’ve often been asked about our special sauce for securing Macs and deploying them quickly so I’ve publishing this as a starting point for others.ĭespite the title stating that this covers how to set up a Mac securely on OS X, it hasn’t really been possible to secure a Mac since the App Store came into being (OS X 10.6.6 I believe). So I’ve updated our guide on deploying new Macs. CPU usage, memory, top CPU and memory processes, load averages, disk space and uptime are only ever a single click or swipe gesture away, from any app.We’ve recently upgraded our computer stock with a bunch of new (old) Mac Pros. These are the last computers which Apple built which can be upgraded (storage, memory, GPU, CPU in order of complexity). The new iStat Menus widget is a great way to keep your Mac’s vital stats tucked away in Notification Center. It can even remind you of daylight saving changes. This lets you be notified when your public IP has changed, if your internet connection is down, if CPU usage is above 60% for more than 10 seconds, or a near-infinite range of other options. IStat Menus can notify you of an incredibly wide range of events, based on CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, sensors, battery, power and more. Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad and Apple wireless keyboard battery levels. Plus, a world clock with sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset times.ĭetailed info on your battery’s current state, and a highly configurable menu item that can change if you’re draining, charging, or completely charged. Please note that sensor monitoring requires installing a free add-on from our website.Ī highly configurable date, time and calendar for your menubar, including fuzzy clock, moon phase, and upcoming calendar events. status monitoring, detailed disk I/O, and a variety of different read and write indicators.Ī realtime view of temperatures, hard drive temperatures (where supported), fans, voltages, current and power. See used and free space for multiple disks in your menubar. Advanced bandwidth and interface information is available in the dropdown menu. Monitor bandwidth usage in the menubar as text or graphs. Opening the menu shows a list of the apps using the most memory. Memory stats for your menubar as a pie chart, graph, percentage, bar or any combination of those things. Plus, GPU memory and processor usage on supported Macs, and the active GPU can be shown in the menubar. ![]() ![]() Tracked use by individual cores or with all cores combined, to save space. Realtime CPU graphs and a list of the top 5 CPU resource hogs. Each of the dropdown menus provides access to even greater detail including history graphs for access to up to 30 days of data. IStat Menus features a wide range of different menubar text and graph styles that are all completely customizable. ![]() iStat Menus is highly configurable, with full support for macOS’ light and dark menubar modes. All in a highly optimised, low resource package. iStat Menus covers a huge range of stats, including a CPU monitor, GPU, memory, network usage, disk usage, disk activity, date & time, battery and more. The most powerful system monitoring app for macOS, right in your menubar. ![]()
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