NSClient4j is a pure Java API that provides simple and quick access to Windows Performance Monitor (WPM) statistics. These statistics prove invaluable for monitoring your Windows servers and providing ...

How fast is that file downloading, really? Progress bars in dialog boxes are notoriously inaccurate and difficult to interpret. When you're really concerned about whether your network connection or ...

Just how much is ReadyBoost optimizing your system's disk performance? Here's a look at how to use Resource Monitor and Performance Monitor to nail down the specifics. In last week’s post, Is ...

When something feels off with our PCs, most of us go straight for the usual suspects. You open Task Manager, glance at the CPU and memory graphs, maybe fire up HWiNFO or MSI Afterburner, and start ...

Even if you live in Windows, you may be surprised to find that it includes some rather powerful built-in tools for helping you monitor your system and troubleshoot when things go wrong. We've taken a ...

Have you ever had an experience where you are using a lot of programs in Windows, or a really memory intensive one, and notice that your hard drive activity light is going nuts, there is lots of noise ...

Running a computer benchmark test on any PC tells us about its capabilities. Benchmarking is a method of quantifying a system’s performance. It helps you make your next hardware purchase decision. In ...

For those running Java applications or services, the Windows Performance Monitor (WPM) contains a treasure trove of valuable information—see Figure 1. There are hundreds (or thousands) of performance ...