While I may be mistaken, smcFanControl seems to be the culprit behind the excessive CPU load (and heat) my Mac was seeing from WindowServer. With smcFanControl running in the taskbar, WindowServer ...

With smcFanControl you can configure yourself the speed of your Mac's refrigeration. It's easy to use but you've got take certain precautions beforehand On any computer, and Mac's aren't an exception, ...

smcFanControl causes the kernel to log these errors when it gets fan readings. Doesn't seem to make anything bad happen; just chews up disk space (and SSD write cycles). 12/6/13 2:18:10.000 PM ...

How to fix an overheating iMac. Cool down your iMac, find out what’s making your iMac overheat. (See all Mac reviews.) Macs are great, stylish, well-designed and built personal computers. The iMac in ...

If your computer's running a little loud for your tastes, it's probably because your fans are running at full speed—even if they don't need to be. Here are a few ways to manage your fan's speed so ...

The MacBook is Apple's line of laptops that replaced the iBook series in a move towards Intel processors and away from PowerPC. There are currently two models in the MacBook series: the MacBook Pro ...

If you’re a control freak with your computers (like yours truly), you like to have lots of settings at your fingertips. For fan speed, I actually only tweak my MacBook Pro’s, using SMCFanControl, ...

Windows only: System monitoring application Real Temp monitors your Intel CPU temperature from the system tray—so you'll know when it's hot enough to cook eggs. Using the application is simple ...

If you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro you’ve probably noticed that it can get a bit warm, no surprise considering the tremendous amount of processing power stuffed into their respective cases. The ...

Hendrik Holtmann's smcFanControl, a free (but donation-friendly) program released under the GNU public license, just got upgraded to version 2.0. The new version, which now works with all Intel Macs, ...

Love your oh-so-quiet MacBook or MacBook Pro but hate the heat it puts out? Quite apart from the sheer discomfort of it, an overly hot MacBook may be to blame for the random shutdowns quite a few ...