The Iconfactory

New Features

• Added support for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)

New Features

• Added support for Gatekeeper in Mountain Lion

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that would cause the network gauges to stop updating
• Updated Spanish localization to use CPU instead of UCP
• Fixed formatting of wide network addresses
• SMC error messages are no longer logged in the Console every 15 seconds

New Features

• iPulse is now a 64-bit process & works much better on recent OS X releases.
• Added Sparkle updates. Finally.

Improvements

• Uses new, more secure, mechanism to get information about processes.
• More processes are displayed in the CPU list if one or more cores is idle.
• Expanded the number of disks that can be displayed from 6 to 12.
• Hiding the Dock icon now persists across application updates.
• Updated icons for the application and Jacket documents.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where network statistics were displayed as very large numbers.
• Fixed a problem displaying long disk names (such as WebDAV mounts.)
• Fixed problems reporting resident and virtual memory usage for processes.

• Wireless information is now displayed correctly on Snow Leopard
• Fixed display when disk volumes have invalid block sizes (such as WebDAV)
• Fixed a display issue with long network interface names
• Fixed a problem with “nan” being displayed when processors were not in use
• Idle processors are hidden in CPU info window
• Floating window now appears correctly in all Spaces on Snow Leopard
• Updated application icon to include 512×512 and 256×256 resources
• PowerMate preferences were removed because the current version of the driver does not allow a third party to update the USB device

Note: You are now prompted for a password each time you launch iPulse on Snow Leopard. See the What’s New file in the download for more information about this security change.

• Added support for reading temperature from SMC on the latest Intel Macs
• Added Dock menu
• New preference in Global > Displays to hide Dock icon
• Fixed a problem with double “AM” and “PM” in Clock information window
• New “reset” feature when holding down option key at launch

• Added support for reading temperature from SMC on 17” Mac Book Pro
• Fixed problems with localization while updating permissions
• Corrected a problem where certain environment variables would cause processes to be reported incorrectly
• Fixed an issue displaying network statistics on interfaces that had been disabled (such as disconnecting from a VPN)
• Added support for machines with 8 processors
• Added support for Leopard

• Added support for reading temperatures on Core 2 Duo processors
• Updated network statistics to include UDP and ignore loopback
• Fixed a bug displaying MAC address and link speed
• Fixed a problem running on Panther on older Macs

• CPU temperature from motherboard is now displayed for most Intel Macs
• New setup to allow full reporting of CPU and memory statistics on Intel Macs
• Fixed a bug displaying hotkeys on Intel Macs

• Fixed a graphic used in Help file
• Fixed problems with localizations

• Added support for Intel-based systems
• Added support for Quad Processor PowerMac G5 systems
• Konfabulator processes now display the widget name

• Added the widget name when displaying Dashboard processes on Tiger.
• Added .jar file name when displaying Java processes.
• Fixed a bug with displaying Java processes on Tiger.
• The information window now displays correctly on Japanese systems.

• Fixed a bug which caused Console errors to be logged on Tiger

• Fixed a bug causing CPU usage to increase over several days
• Added German localization

• Added a configurable status gauge to the menubar
• Added Fahrenheit and Kelvin to temperature reading
• Support for the G5’s on-chip temperature sensor
• Increased PowerMate support
• Added hotkey to lock information window in place
• Menubar gauge and information window settings are now saved with Jackets
• iPulse windows may now be set to remain on screen when Exposé is used
• Updated network info window to include MAC addresses and link speeds
• Various performance improvements and bug fixes
• Added Spanish and Swedish localization

• Reports motherboard temperature in the CPU info window
• Support for Griffin PowerMate – LED brightness corresponds to CPU usage
• New preference that adds a short delay before opening the info window
• Added Airport mode to the status information for the Mobility gauges
• Added bandwidth reporting (bits per second) to the Network info window
• Long disk names now wrap to the next line instead of being cropped
• Fixed a bug with the opacity of the swapping gauge
• Fixed instructions on how to run iPulse without a dock icon
• Numerous resource and documentation improvements
• Updated various help topics

• Uptime now reported correctly
• Fixed a swapfiles display bug
• User interface enhancements for Panther
• Plugged a memory leak when getting battery information
• Hourly chimes now work even if clock hands are disabled
• Application names that use Unicode characters now display correctly
• Improved handling of iPulse’s dock icon and info window
• Code to detect if iPulse is off screen at startup, and auto correct
• Numerous resource and documentation improvements
• Added Dutch and Italian localization

• Pop-up info windows that show more about the gauge under your mouse
• Load and save the application’s appearance as custom iPulse Jackets
• Mobility gauges let you monitor battery power and wireless signal strength
• New disk activity gauges show when your disk is being accessed
• Peak indicators for disk and network activity track max throughput
• Automatic and logarithmic scaling modes for disk and network activity
• System hotkeys show or hide the iPulse window at any time
• Mouse transparency – ignore mouse clicks to control apps beneath iPulse
• Reduced CPU usage by lowering process priority
• Panther compatibility – ready for 10.3!

• Fixed a window position bug when waking from sleep
• Fixed a potential bug when saving registration info
• Fixed a potential bug when running on Mac OS X Server
• Changed permissions on config. files to support multi-users

• Fixed a Process Viewer launching bug on Mac OS X 10.2
• Fixed a crash when mounting some disks for UNIX and iDisk
• Fixed a window move / resize bug
• Added support for the following languages:
  • Dutch
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Norwegian
  • Spanish

• Translated to French
• Default settings for iPulse now use less CPU time
• Fixed a CPU reporting bug for low priority processes
• Fixed a bug that made the load indicator display incorrectly
• Added graphical description of gauges in help file
• Added menu commands for external applications:
  • Command-P starts Process Viewer
  • Command-T launches Terminal
• Access iPulse home page and FAQ from Help Menu
• Tweaks and corrections to documentation and credits