Cpuspeedy is simple and easy to use program which allows you to change the clock speed and voltage of the CPUs on the fly, using the Linux's CPUFreq driver.
Use it and you should save battery consumption and reduce the temperature of your laptop.
This program is a cross-platform replacement for the widely known in close circles Parameter Design tool (also known as Keywin e-Bike Lab), used to set the parameters of a e-bike controller based on the Infineon XC846 microcontroller (and various clones).
Sysglance profiles the linux computer, providing the user withan at-a-glance snapshot of the computer. The program is Python based and currently relies on the dmidecode utility to collect the majority of it's information.