The Breakroom

22 Years Later…

March 12, 2024

… iPulse is available on another platform! We released the first version of iPulse on a new operating system called Mac OS X in 2002. Our unobtrusive and stylish system monitor showcased the features of Apple’s new OS and was a hit. Now, two decades later, we’re happy to announce that groundbreaking product is coming […]

A Factory Record

December 16, 2019

Last week was a busy one, we released 10 product updates: a record number! Rather than bombard you with bunch of posts, here’s a quick recap of all that’s new: iPulse – Our system monitoring utility got a refresh for some small issues on Catalina, mainly with the new startup disk layout. xScope – Every […]

Updates Galore!

April 23, 2018

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been giving all of our apps some attention. Rather than flood this blog with a bunch of posts about the updates, here’s a quick recap: xScope 4.3.1 — Added a couple of frequently requested features and made sure that everything works great on macOS High Sierra. iPulse 3.0.3 […]

The recent update to our venerable OS X system monitoring utility, iPulse, has been receiving rave reviews. iPulse lets you track what’s happening under the hood of your Mac in a single, elegant and infinitely adjustable desktop window. One of our favorite iPulse features are customizable appearances called jackets. Today we’re releasing a fun and […]

A New Life for iPulse

October 7, 2015

With Apple’s announcement of System Integrity Protection in El Capitan, I feared that end had come for our beloved iPulse app. This app for tracking system status was originally released in 2002 for use with Mac OS X 10.3. It was also my first Cocoa app and taught me a lot about how to do […]

Announcing iPulse 2.5

April 20, 2012

We’re pleased to announce an update to iPulse, our popular Mac OS X monitoring utility. iPulse 2.5 is now optimized for 64-bit processes and is designed to work much more smoothly on recent OS X releases. It also adds several improvements like displaying CPU and disk information, automatic updates via Sparkle and updated icons. This […]

We’re pleased to announce an important update to iPulse, our popular Mac OS X monitoring utility. iPulse 2.1.10 fixes several bugs related to Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system (10.6) and is recommended for all iPulse users. For a complete list of what’s new, head on over to the iPulse version history page. Registered users of […]

Announcing iPulse 2.1.9

February 26, 2008

Announcing an update to iPulse, our popular Mac OS X monitoring utility. iPulse 2.1.9 adds support for reading temperature on the latest Intel Macs. It also contains a new Dock menu, a global preference to hide the dock icon and fixes a bug related to clock information. Registered users of iPulse can update their copy […]

Announcing iPulse 2.1.7

January 13, 2007

It is our pleasure to announce an update to iPulse, our popular Mac OS X monitoring utility. iPulse 2.1.7 adds support for reading temperatures on Core 2 Duo processor Macs. It also contains improved networking statistics and fixes several bugs. Registered users of iPulse can update their copy to version 2.1.7 for free. We invite […]

Announcing iPulse 2.1.6

November 9, 2006

We are pleased to announce a minor update to iPulse, our popular Mac OS X monitoring utility. iPulse 2.1.6 adds support for displaying motherboard temperature for most Intel based Macintoshes. It also contains a new setup to allow for full reporting of CPU and memory statistics on Intel Macs. Registered users of iPulse can update […]