DU Meter

DU Meter keeps track of how much time you spend on the Internet on your desktop computer. Based on what you download and share, it can make reports and send you alerts. It also shows graphs in real-time. With DU Meter for Windows PC, you can keep an eye on your Internet connection and correctly measure network traffic. As a bonus, you can use this DU Meter download for free for 30 days. You will need to get a license if you want to keep it after 30 days. The app provides an accurate account of the data that is flowing through your computer's network connection. Both numbers and graphs are used to show this real-time report.

Take control of your network traffic. 
Have you ever been confused about why some downloads take so long or why your email program gets stuck in the middle of getting notifications? Is it stuck, or is it just getting a big email attachment? The app can answer these and other questions and also let you know about any strange or dangerous network behavior. No matter what you do online, keeping an eye on your data transfer rates can teach you a lot. You'll soon be thinking how you ever got by without the software. 

DU Meter for parents and business managers 
If you have young kids or own or run a small business, you know how hard it is to set rules for how kids and employees can use the internet while still protecting their privacy. If you put the tool on your child's or employee's computer, you can set it up to email you when the monthly or weekly network traffic goes over a certain limit. If someone breaks your rules, like using peer-to-peer software to share movies and songs, the app will let you know. As of DU Meter 5, the program can even stop connecting to the Internet after an alert has been sent, without the user having to do anything. 

Does your "unlimited" Internet give you that much? 
They think that their "unlimited" account lets them browse the web, send big email attachments, and download as many movies and songs as they want. It is well known in the media that many Internet service providers, both in the U.S. and other places, do set clear usage limits, even if they say otherwise in their ads. If these limits are broken, some people will do terrible things, like closing an account without warning. The app can make detailed reports of your computer's overall network traffic and can let you know if certain limits are crossed. If you have teenage children or if you own or manage a business, DUMeter can be especially useful for you to you too. 

Features & Highlights

• Provides clear graphical and/or numerical display
• Logging facility with export to many different file formats, including Excel and HTML
• Permits close supervision of uploads and downloads
• Works with Dial-Up, ISDN, Cable Modem, ADSL, Ethernet cards, and more
• Option to select a specific network interface
• Requires minimal screen real estate and system resources
• Simple installation
• Involves no changes to your Windows system files
• Configurable to load with Windows
• Auto-hide feature minimizes the meter to the system tray in the absence of network activity
• Readout in either kB/sec (kilobytes per second) or kbps (kilobits per second)
• Scalable to your own modem download capabilities
• Option to view readout in moment-to-moment or average values
• 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

Note: 30 days trial version.