24 Macworld • April 2020

REVIEW

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RATING:

Sensei

P

rior to the arrival of Mac OS X in

2001, software for keeping tabs on

CPU usage, managing extensions or

even doubling available virtual RAM

allowed power users to monitor or tweak system

performance. While such hacks are largely

unnecessary on modern Macs, a few apps still

carry a torch for this bygone era.

Mac optimization utility Sensei is the latest,

probing deeper than the already comprehensive

real-time data of competitor iStat Menus, while