WiFi Signal

WiFi Signal is a simple widget designed for the Yahoo! Widget Engine platform, that lets you monitor the strength of your wireless network signal. It is easy to install and set up.

The interface of the app is based on a small, rectangular frame that you can move anywhere on the screen by using the mouse cursor. After gathering and analyzing network data, the widget shows the current WiFi signal strength.

A few options can be configured from the Widget Preferences panel, accessible through the context menu. You can change the frame theme (Tan LCD, Red Glow, Green Glow, Blue Glow) and text display (network name, signal percentage).

Thanks to the default options provided by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, you can set the frame to stay on top or below all the other windows, to ignore mouse events and to prevent dragging. Plus, you can set the opacity level to a preset value, ranging from 20% to 100%.

The widget does not put a strain on the computer's overall performance, as it requires a minimal amount of CPU and system memory. It has a good response time and displays the WiFi signal accurately. No error dialogs have been shown in our tests, and the utility did not hang or crash. WiFi Signal delivers a simple solution to checking out your WiFi signal.