Software update: DU Meter 6.05 build 3768

Hagel Technologies released version 6.0 of DU Meter about a month ago and since then several minor updates with mostly bug fixes have appeared. With this program the data traffic can be monitored. Not only does it show what the current upload and download speeds are, it can also make nice graphs of the data traffic consumed. In addition, the program can issue a warning if it detects dangerous or unusual network activity. The most important changes in version 6.0 are listed below.

Most important new features in DU Meter 6.0:

• Full compatibility with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
• Taskbar integration mode is fully rewritten. DU Meter is now very unobtrusive, tastefully blending with your Windows taskbar.
• Totals notification balloon provides most important bandwidth usage statistics at a glance. Just hover your mouse over DU Meter taskbar band.
• Totals and reports updating can be suspended automatically, based on the currently connected Wi-Fi network. Useful if your laptop’s bandwidth usage caps are only applicable to one location.
• Optional reporting to dumeter.net: If you have several computers, dumeter.net lets you see their combined bandwidth usage: clear and simple charts display daily trends, hourly averages and other important metrics. Detailed daily, hourly and monthly reports are available, and can be saved and printed easily. Flexible notifications about excessive network bandwidth usage can be sent to your email, posted on your Facebook wall, or sent via Twitter direct message.
• Full support of solid-state drives (SSD): DU Meter database write rate will be lower on SSDs to reduce flash media wear.
• Special power-preserving mode is activated automatically when your laptop is on battery.
• Improved support for IPv6.
• Many other improvements and bug fixes.