Comments on: Macnifying OS X: Learning To Utilize Activity Monitor on Mac http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/macnifying-os-x-learning-to-utilize-activity-monitor/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: asdffdas http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/macnifying-os-x-learning-to-utilize-activity-monitor/#comment-384035 asdffdas Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:48:01 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=5463#comment-384035 I personally use TOP. Why? Activity Monitor uses up to and including 50% of my CPU. And, yes, before you ask, my computer is fast. Top uses up to 10%. And Terminal can perform MANY functions, while AM can only perform one with many different options. I personally use TOP. Why? Activity Monitor uses up to and including 50% of my CPU. And, yes, before you ask, my computer is fast. Top uses up to 10%. And Terminal can perform MANY functions, while AM can only perform one with many different options.

]]> By: Aibek http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/macnifying-os-x-learning-to-utilize-activity-monitor/#comment-348138 Aibek Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:43:44 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=5463#comment-348138 Jackson, thanks for this great app. You can't even imagine how many times I had to kill the program and lost all the work. Jackson, thanks for this great app. You can’t even imagine how many times I had to kill the program and lost all the work.

]]> By: Jackson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/macnifying-os-x-learning-to-utilize-activity-monitor/#comment-348031 Jackson Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:13:41 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=5463#comment-348031 Russ! You reminded me about a little point which I forgot to make - Sometimes even after we use AppZapper to remove the components of an application to Trash, we can't completely empty it. This is because sometimes a particular process is still running. So, launch Activity Monitor and search for the process and Quit it, then we're able to empty Trash. Russ! You reminded me about a little point which I forgot to make – Sometimes even after we use AppZapper to remove the components of an application to Trash, we can’t completely empty it. This is because sometimes a particular process is still running. So, launch Activity Monitor and search for the process and Quit it, then we’re able to empty Trash.

]]> By: russ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/macnifying-os-x-learning-to-utilize-activity-monitor/#comment-347990 russ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:20:02 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=5463#comment-347990 Great post. I use Menu Meters to show CPU usage, Upload/Download speeds, and free/used RAM in the menu bar at the top. Love this and use it all the time!! I also use activity monitor to check the processes i'm running, and from time to time I've noticed some fishy processes that I don't think i installed. So activity monitor can be a first check for mac spy/malware. It can also clue you into things that weren't uninstalled when you drag the app to the trash. AppZapper ho! Great post. I use Menu Meters to show CPU usage, Upload/Download speeds, and free/used RAM in the menu bar at the top. Love this and use it all the time!!

I also use activity monitor to check the processes i’m running, and from time to time I’ve noticed some fishy processes that I don’t think i installed. So activity monitor can be a first check for mac spy/malware. It can also clue you into things that weren’t uninstalled when you drag the app to the trash. AppZapper ho!

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