WhatPulse
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 Screenshot from WhatPulse 1.6.2.1 preferences |
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| Developer(s) | Martijn Smit |
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| Stable release | 1.7.1 / November 15, 2011 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux |
| Type | Key & mouse click counting and cursor distance measuring |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | whatpulse.org |
WhatPulse is a key counting program which monitors the number of keystrokes and mouseclicks, and more recently the distance the mouse moves, that a user makes over a period of time. The program is not spyware,[1] as it does not record the keys that are pressed (software that does this is called a keylogger), but instead measures the number of times that keys are pressed. In this way, one can see the number of keystrokes and mouseclicks over a period of time.
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[edit] Features
The software also enables a user to see the frequency at which he or she types different letters on a keyboard. It enables that user to see how fast he or she is typing over a period of time by taking an average over that period.
As of version 1.5.0 Whatpulse also records the distance that the user's mouse moves across the screen. The user is able to set what measurement is shown: mile, kilometer, or meter. This enables the user to see just when and how much they use the mouse.
Periodically, one can upload the number of keystrokes that one makes to the server; this is called "pulsing". Users can see where they are in the leaderboard of people who have joined the program and compare themselves against people from their own countries. Users can also join teams, which enables them to compare themselves against people with similar interests. As of December 19, 2009, more than 155,000 users are active on WhatPulse, and that amount is rapidly growing.
[edit] Cheating
There is a very large and strong "WhatPulse" anti-cheat team being formed to help stop cheating for WhatPulse. Version 1.5.0 includes many anti-cheat measures. Despite these measures, there is typically a lot of blatant cheating[citation needed], which is against site rules. The site rules state that activity "must be done with your own two hands."[2] Automated measures against cheating include a 7 average kps maximum.[3]
[edit] Platform compatibility
WhatPulse is a freeware cross-platform application, running on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. However, the Mac and Linux clients do not have updates as often as the Windows client does. The latest version for Windows is 1.7.1, the latest Linux and Mac OS X version is 1.2.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/whatpulse.org Download tests from McAfee Site Advisor
- ^ http://whatpulse.org/wiki/Are_there_any_rules%3F
- ^ http://whatpulse.org/wiki/What_does_activity_breached_mean%3F
- ^ http://whatpulse.org/downloads/ Latest version downloads
