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Why should you use DU Meter?
Have you ever found yourself wondering why some downloads seem to take an eternity to complete, or why your e-mail program seems to be stuck in the middle of e-mail retrieval. Is it really hanging, or maybe it's just downloading a large e-mail attachment? DU Meter provides the answer to these and other mysteries, and can also alert you of dangerous or unexpected network activity. Watching your data transfer rates can be very enlightening no matter what you do online, and you'll soon be wondering how you managed without DU Meter before.
Many Internet users believe their "unlimited" account lets them surf the Internet, send large email attachments and download as many movies and songs as they choose. However it is well documented by the media that many Internet Service Providers, both in the U.S. and elsewhere, do in fact set definite usage limits, even though they may advertise to the contrary. Some will take drastic measures like termination of an account without any advance warning, if these limits are exceeded. DU Meter can create detailed reports of the total network traffic volume on your computer and can alert you if certain limits are surpassed. If you have teenage children or if you own or manage a business, DU Meter can be especially useful for you to you too.
DU Meter for parents and business owners
If you have teenage children or if you own or manage a small business, you already know how hard it is to enforce certain rules for network usage, while respecting child's or employee's privacy.
If you install DU Meter on your child's or employee's computer, you can configure it to report back to you via email when monthly or weekly network traffic exceeds a certain threshold. DU Meter will let you know if someone is breaking your rules (For example using peer-to-peer software to share films and music).
Remember, you are legally responsible for what your kids are doing online. And while sharing music or videos may seem benign to them, copyright holding companies are suing peer-to-peer network users for thousands of dollars for copyright violations. DU Meter can alert you in time, so this kind of activity can be prevented.
Other DU Meter highlights
Provides clear graphical and/or numerical display
Reporting facility with export to many different file formats, including HTML, Excel, PDF and others
Permits close supervision of uploads and downloads
Compatible with all network interfaces: Dial-Up, Cable, ADSL, Ethernet, and others
Fully compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000
Requires minimal screen real estate and system resources
Involves no changes to your Windows system files
Auto-hide feature minimizes the meter to the system tray in the absence of network activity
Option to notify user or disconnect from the Internet automatically when network activity drops below a certain level
Useful stopwatch to accurately time downloads and report the average transfer rates
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August 11, 2009 :: DU Meter 4.14 has been released
DU Meter 4.14 is a minor bug-fixing and compatibility update which is free for all current DU Meter 4.x users. Changes in this release are:
Compatibility updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Compatibility updates for TweakMASTER 3.0.
Bug fixed: Sorting by the wrong column in totals.
Bug fixed: Short period alert actions are not being run.
Several additional minor bug fixes and usability improvements
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Enjoy!
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