Peek-a-Boo Changelog

What's new in Peek-a-Boo 2.9.3 Build 100

Jul 14, 2014
  • Stability fixes.
  • Improved Process List sorting.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.9.2 (Jan 14, 2014)

  • Bug fixes

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.9.1 Build 13208 (Oct 8, 2011)

  • Fixed several stability and build issues in Peek-a-Boo ST (that were not relevant to the Mac App Store version of Peek-a-Boo).

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.9 Build 13021 (Sep 6, 2011)

  • A Mac App Store version of Peek-a-Boo has been created, which includes most of the features of Peek-a-Boo ST (the non Mac App Store version).
  • Several user-interface bugs when running under Mac OS X 10.7 Lion have been fixed.
  • Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is now required.
  • Several minor documentation fixes.
  • Some minor user-interface cleanup.
  • Miscellaneous bugs have been fixed.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.8.5 Build 12271 (May 14, 2011)

  • Improvements in Process Throb for the “speed” of 64-bit processes.
  • Increasing stability and better internal handling of the list of processes.
  • Some clarifications in filenames and descriptions of UI features.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.8.4 Build 11106 (Jun 4, 2010)

  • Long names are now truncated in the middle, making for more readable CPU Usage Windows and Process List items; window layering bug for some process information windows.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.8.3 Build 10992 (Feb 11, 2010)

  • Showing each CPU core’s usage in the System Information window (Command-3).
  • Trying out HUD windows for various process information windows.
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and deprecated API cleanup.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.8.2 (Oct 8, 2009)

  • Fixed an (embarrassing) oversight where Peek-a-Boo failed on some Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger systems.
  • Other minor bug fixes in Process Throb.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.8.1 (Sep 29, 2009)

  • Fixed a couple bugs in Process Throb when running on Snow Leopard.
  • The Process List window has had minor cosmetic updates.
  • Log file bug fix: no more spurious negative numbers.
  • Other minor bug fixes and updates.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.8 (Aug 28, 2009)

  • Many processes in Snow Leopard run in 64-bit mode (on supported machines), so 64-bit processes are now detected.
  • Memory usage of processes, especially that of 64-bit processes, is now tracked more accurately.
  • The Process Throb window works better with 64-bit processes.
  • Snow Leopard has changed some of the underpinnings of process management; Peek-a-Boo 2.8 has been updated to work properly with these system changes.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.11 (Mar 10, 2009)

  • Improved crash reporting. (We hope crashes are rare, but if they do happen we would like to hear about them.)
  • Miscellaneous minor usability enhancements.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.10 (Dec 15, 2008)

  • Underlying architectural enhancements should increase stability.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.9 (Oct 31, 2008)

  • Process Throb icons can now be customized so their size can correspond either to the process CPU usage or the process memory usage. (The Process Throb icon velocity then corresponds to the other attribute.)
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.8 (Oct 3, 2008)

  • Stability fixes.
  • Minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.7 (Aug 25, 2008)

  • Tool tip enhancements.
  • Minor performance improvements.
  • Other miscellaneous minor bug fixes.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.6 (Jun 30, 2008)

  • Window borders have been eliminated; they now have a nicer look.
  • Minor bug fix: smooth out some rare quirky behavior in the autoupdate mechanism.
  • Minor bug fixes to the personalization mechanism.
  • Fix occasional crash at quit.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.5 (May 30, 2008)

  • The Process List view can now show the number of threads in each process.
  • Peek-a-Boo has a new icon.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.4 (May 5, 2008)

  • Due to popular demand, the ability to invoke sample has been added.
  • Higher-resolution icon has been added to help support OS X 10.5 Leopard�s resolution independence.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.3 (Mar 31, 2008)

  • Improved CPU Usage window readability when CPU usage is level.
  • Minor documentation enhancements.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.2 Build 5801 (Feb 20, 2008)

  • Leopard-related fix: update process ID validity check to include Leopard�s range.
  • Minor Leopard-related fixes.
  • Minor System Information Window fixes.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7.1 (Jan 14, 2008)

  • Peek-a-Boo's Process Throb window has been updated to make
  • memory-intensive processes stand out.
  • Miscellaneous enhancements and bug fixes have been made.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.7 (Nov 27, 2007)

  • Peek-a-Boo 2.7 windows now look more consistent.
  • Several Leopard-related refinements.
  • The memory column in the process list window can now be sorted by physical memory in addition to virtual memory; see the preferences pane to set this.
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Peek-a-Boo 2.6.9 (Oct 15, 2007)

  • The Process List view introduced a new indicator icon, the rosetta indicator to show if a process is using Rosetta emulation.
  • Miscellaneous minor bugs fixed.