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

[Bryan Baker]

Look at Utilities:Activity Monitor

There will be a lot of stuff running you won't know about or  
understand, so it might be difficult to figure out what is going on,  
and your machine does run many tasks on an ongoing basis that you  
have no need to be aware of normally - one that springs to mind is  
the process that keeps Spotlight updated. If you've been downloading  
a bunch of new files, it's possible some of that is spotlight pouring  
over it to index it's contents.


On Aug 21, 2007, at 9:13 AM, Roses Derise wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> I am so appreciative that you MUGgles are here. I’m known for my  
> problem-solving ability in other areas of life but on a computer,  
> this grandma is so slow I’m 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 that’s  
> probably illegal and which I’ve been entirely unsuccessful in  
> getting to work, plus now I think there is something running on my  
> computer that I can’t find. Even when there is nothing else  
> running, I can hear that humming sound that says something is  
> working in there.
>
> This is actually a two part question, which I’ll break up into two  
> posts.  The question on this one is, how do I find out what’s  
> running on my computer and/or get rid of it?
>
> Thanks,
> Roses
>
>
>
>
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