11 articles tagged activity monitor.
Are you considering adding more memory to your Mac? Maybe macOS is complaining about the lack of space; perhaps your apps are running more slowly than they were before; or maybe you’re craving a performance boost and are wondering whether more RAM is the way to go? Before you splash out on additional memory, you […]
Most of the time, taking out the Trash is easy: simply Control-click the Trash icon in your Mac’s Dock and select ‘Empty Trash.’ But from time to time, you may run into problems. In this article, I’ll show you how to delete any file, folder or application, even if the item in question is locked, […]
With Macs getting more and more powerful all the time, it’s becoming far too easy to minimise an application window, and then forget about it – but the apps, processes and software that’s running on your Mac has a huge impact on your laptop’s overall performance. Even if you haven’t noticed a drop in your […]
Macs may have a reputation for being resilient to malware, but no technology is immune to the ever-increasing range of digital dangers. If your Mac’s battery is draining faster than usual, the fan sounds louder, or the casing is getting hot for no readily apparent reason, then you may be feeling the affects of the […]
When it comes to your Macbook’s battery, there’s two things that all Mac users worry about: Making sure each charge lasts as long as possible. Because there’s nothing quite like the mad panic of scrambling around looking for your charger, while your Mac is threatening to slip into sleep mode in 3, 2, 1… Making […]
Even if your Mac is protected with anti-malware and anti-virus software, and you make a point of keeping your operating system and applications up to date, there’s always new security threats to worry about. Cryptocurrency mining is the latest threat that can transform your Mac into an algorithm-solving machine that generates cryptocurrency coins for website […]
When you’re using your Mac, it’s possible you may encounter macOS’ “The application application.app is not open anymore” error – even when though this application is still open, and may even be clearly visible onscreen. Typically, once you’ve encountered this error the application in question will become unresponsive and you’ll be unable to close and […]
If your Mac is stood idle for a significant period of time, then you’ll usually want it to drift off to sleep. Not only does sleeping help preserve your Mac’s battery life, but it’s also an important security feature that can help keep the contents of your Mac safe from prying eyes. Assuming that you’ve […]
The latest release of macOS Sierra (update 10.10.2, if you’re counting) saw an interesting change, as Apple removed a long-standing feature of the Mac user interface. If you’re running the latest version of Sierra, then try clicking the battery icon in the menu bar: you’ll notice that the ‘Battery time remaining’ estimate is no more. […]
Notifications are crucial for keeping you informed about events that are happening across your Mac, but also across the World Wide Web. Notifications can give you a head’s up about everything from breaking news on your favourite media websites, to a new ‘like’ on your latest Facebook post. Even better, notifications provide all this information […]
Activity Monitor is one of those essential applications which can help you monitor precisely what your Mac is doing. If you have any issues with system performance or wayward processes, Activity Monitor should be the first port of call to analyse what’s going on, and to check whether anything is using too much memory or […]
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