Internet Connection Monitor - 5.2

I was interested in seeing if my broadband throughput was what I was paying for. I downloaded and installed Internet Connection Monitor. The first thing I found was that the app was time-limited and would shut-down after a few hours. The second thing I found was that measured throughput was capped at 7 KBs, though the cap value was "editable" according to the splash page. In order to find out how to edit the throughput value, I was referred to the documentation.

I went to the documentation and found that the .html documentation retained the BBE creator code - and launched my OS 9.2 BBE editor rather than a browser. BBE reveals that the documentation was last saved in July 2003 *meaning* that the documentation hasn't been updated since then. Most users won't have BBE or BBE Lite installed and the creator code shouldn't do much more than require that a user designate the browser to load the documentation.

I found the interface obstructive - it floats over all other apps and hiding the interface requires many, many individual menu calls to select and hide each small "window". This is cumbersome and poorly thought out.

I found that the application was unsuitable to monitor broadband access. I also found that the majority of the features of the application were difficult to access, limited in their range and/or crippled in the un-paid mode.

This is a curious mix of features in the age of broadband. It is impossible to fully evaluate without purchasing a licensed copy and I'm not impressed enough with the distribution to purchase a full version license.