Ping Man
Dev tools
network monitoring
SHOW HN2018
19points
7comments
#1,225of 2,155 in 2018
Top 57%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Pricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for spotting background apps throttling a slow connection
From 1 comment
iStat Menus (https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) has this same functionality (and much more). It's a bit more expensive though. It's quite nice to be able to check if some app is…
jperras on HN
Objections
Paid app; commenter wants it open source and free
From 1 comment
I hate to see it is a paid app. things like this need to be open source and free.
kaustubhvp on HN
Questions
How does it free up bandwidth?
From 1 comment
How does it “free up your bandwidth”?
matt_the_bass on HN
Alternatives named
iStat Menus has the same functionality and more, at higher price
From 1 comment
iStat Menus (https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) has this same functionality (and much more). It's a bit more expensive though. It's quite nice to be able to check if some app is…
jperras on HN