i know it's dockable and floatable now, but how 'bout something simple that lives on the main screen?
perhaps just the reaper master CPU usage indicator somewhere so you quickly know if you are getting into trouble. would be very handy on a laptop.
might look something like one of these?
http://www.betteroffdead.com/cpu2.jpg
red exclamation point (or some other indicator) could be user configured to light up as a warning when ever you sustain a usage of X percent or more.
any thoughts?