Processor Use

[Chris Jones]

> Not much exagerated! I'm really enjoying Ubuntu. I've been a developer 
> for almost 30 years, the last 10 or so have all been in the MSoft world. 
> Before that it was OS/2, Mac, Amiga, and SCO Unix. Since I've been 
> unable to get work the last year, I've decided to go back to school and 
> get an MSW (Masters in Social Work, not MicroSoft Weenie). Which has 
> freed me up to start coding in 'C', PHP, MySql.... doing the more fun 
> stuff! Plus,  an added plus is the OpenSource people who are so willing 
> to share and help! Thanks All that have resoonded!

If you want to try something the exact opposite of gnome-system-monitor 
in terms of resource utilization take a look at gkrellm. It is really 
pretty surprising how much it can monitor whilst putting almost no 
additional load on the system. Lots of options for what you want it to 
monitor.

The default theme isn't too hot, but there are plenty around that can be 
used to make it look however you like. I like the "invisible" theme 
myself ;)

cheers Chris