Network Monitor Widget

Network Monitor Widget is a gadget developed for the Yahoo! Widget Engine that verifies up to nine servers by sending the Ping command, catering to network administrators and casual users alike. It also checks the temperature of the computer.

The interface is made from a small window with a plain and simple layout, which you can move to any position on the screen with the help of the mouse cursor. It immediately checks the server at startup, and shows the last checkup date and time on the bottom part of the screen.

As far as preferences are concerned, you can establish a global hotkey for triggering Network Monitor Widget, as well as set the refresh rate.

You can deactivate text messages, specify the server IP addresses and names, as well as establish the IP address of the APC environmental unit and maximum temperature for the APC temperature probe.

Thanks to the built-in Yahoo! Widget Engine options, you can make the frame stay on top or below all the other windows, ignore mouse events and prevent dragging. Plus, you can adjust its opacity level to a preset value, ranging between 20% and 100%.

As expected, Network Monitor Widget does not put a strain on system performance, as it runs on a very low amount of CPU and RAM. It has a good refresh rate and did not hang, crash or pop up error dialogs in our tests. Unfortunately, the widget has not been updated for a very long time, and the Yahoo! Widget Engine project has been discontinued a while back.