[DM-MUG] How do I tell what's running on my computer if I can't see it?

[Darcy Baston]

In /Applications/Utilities is an app called Activity Monitor. It can show you what's running, what its memory footprint is, how much cpu it's taking up etc.

Darcy

 
On Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at 10:41AM, "Roses Derise" <homeonthefarm at iowatelecom.net> wrote:
>Dear Friends,
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>I am so appreciative that you MUGgles are here. I¹m known for my
>problem-solving ability in other areas of life but on a computer, this
>grandma is so slow I¹m not even allowed on the expressway. I have been
>trying to figure out how to download movies on my MacBook Pro from file
>sharing and what I get is porn sites and stuff that¹s probably illegal and
>which I¹ve been entirely unsuccessful in getting to work, plus now I think
>there is something running on my computer that I can¹t find. Even when there
>is nothing else running, I can hear that humming sound that says something
>is working in there.
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>This is actually a two part question, which I¹ll break up into two posts.
>The question on this one is, how do I find out what¹s running on my computer
>and/or get rid of it?
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>Thanks,
>Roses
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