diff -rauN asload-0.9.4_orig/asload.c asload-0.9.4/asload.c
--- asload-0.9.4_orig/asload.c	2000-03-09 23:12:42.000000000 +0100
+++ asload-0.9.4/asload.c	2006-02-04 14:40:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@
 /* Global Data storage/structures ********************************************/
 static long cp_time[NCPUSTATES];
 static long last[NCPUSTATES];
-int ONLYSHAPE=0; /* default value is noshape */
-int updatespeed = 4;
+int ONLYSHAPE=1; /* default value is shape */
+int updatespeed = 200;
 static char *help_message[] = {
 "where options include:",
-"    -u <secs>               updatespeed",            
+"    -u <usecs>              updatespeed in microseconds",            
 "    -exe <program>          program to start on click",
 "    -led <color>            color of the led",
 "    -position [+|-]x[+|-]y  position of asload",
-"    -shape                  without groundplate",
+"    -shape                  with groundplate",
 "    -iconic                 start up as icon",
 "    -withdrawn              start up withdrawn",
 "    -ver                    output version",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 Window iconwin, win;       /* My home is my window */
 char *ProgName;
 char *Geometry;
-char *LedColor = "LightSeaGreen";
+char *LedColor = "#b8ccfd";
 char Execute[] = "echo no program has been specified >/dev/console";
 char *ERR_colorcells = "not enough free color cells\n";
 char *ampers = " &";
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@
 
 XpmIcon asload;
 XpmIcon visible;
-time_t actualtime;
+//time_t actualtime;
+int actualtime = 0;
+int curtime;
+int lasttime = 0;
 long actualmin;
+struct timeval tv;
 
 /* Function definitions ******************************************************/
 void GetXPM(void);
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@
 	strcat(&Execute[0], " &");
 	continue;
       case 's':
-	ONLYSHAPE=1;
+	ONLYSHAPE=0;
 	continue;
       case 'p':
 	if(++i >=argc) usage();
@@ -302,7 +306,7 @@
   RedrawWindow(&visible);
   while(1)
     {
-      if (actualtime != time(0))
+/*      if (actualtime != time(0))
 	{
 	  actualtime = time(0);
 	  
@@ -311,7 +315,26 @@
 
 	  RedrawWindow(&visible);
 	}
-      
+*/
+	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+	curtime = (int) tv.tv_usec;
+	if (lasttime > curtime)
+     	  lasttime = (-1) * (1000000 - lasttime);
+	actualtime += abs(curtime - lasttime);
+//	printf("abs(%i-%i)=%i += %i >= %i\n", curtime, lasttime, abs(curtime - lasttime), actualtime, updatespeed * 1000);
+	lasttime = curtime;
+
+	if ( actualtime >= updatespeed * 1000 ) {
+//	  printf("\n");
+	  
+	  actualtime = 0;
+
+	  if( abs(curtime - lasttime) % updatespeed == 0)
+	    InsertLoad();
+
+	  RedrawWindow(&visible);
+	}
+
       /* read a packet */
       while (XPending(dpy))
 	{
diff -rauN asload-0.9.4_orig/mask.xpm asload-0.9.4/mask.xpm
--- asload-0.9.4_orig/mask.xpm	1998-09-25 10:12:10.000000000 +0200
+++ asload-0.9.4/mask.xpm	2006-02-04 14:14:42.000000000 +0100
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 /* width height num_colors chars_per_pixel */
 "    54    54        6            1",
 /* colors */
-". c #000000",
-"# c #282828",
-"a c #ffffff",
-"b c #5a5a5a",
-"c c #979797",
-"d c #e6e6e6",
+". c #4c5481",
+"# c #2e334e",
+"a c #525b8c",
+"b c #5e6881",
+"c c #8492b5",
+"d c #b8ccfd",
 /* pixels */
 ".....................................................#",
 ".bcd#################################################a",