Use Activity Monitor To Manage Processes

Looking for a way to manage running processes on your Mac? Look no further than the Activity Monitor (Applications -> Utilities -> Activity Monitor).

Also included are real time statistics for CPU/Memory/Disk/Network usage.

Task Manager (Control+Alt+Delete)

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Written by Brad Jasper on July 29, 2005 at 1:26 pm - Use Activity Monitor To Manage Processes has 4 comments - Categorized in Easy Tips, General Tips

4 Responses to “Use Activity Monitor To Manage Processes”

1. 
   Jay
   No comments yet here, must leave one.......
   
   Activity Monitor Uses too much system resources, takes to long to load, shows you too much information. I use Dashboard widget called WidgetTerm (quick way to get/keep terminal up) then the command 'killall' followed by applications name (dont forget to begin with a capital letter) if your not sure what the app is just type in 'top' in terminal to show all that is running.
   example 'killall iTunes'
   
   It works really fast!!!!
   
   Terminal hint (don't forget to use 'man' before a command to learn more about it!!!)
   example 'man killall' August 9th, 2005 at 3:39 pm
   
   
2. 
   Brad
   Thanks Jay.
   
   I agree for most stuff I would use the terminal, however Activity Monitor is a great alternative for people not comfortable with the command line.
   
   I think the Activity Monitor is 100x better than Task Manager in terms of showing and displaying information relevant to the user. August 10th, 2005 at 5:37 pm
   
   
3. 
   Ceriel Jacobs
   However, the "Task Manager" in Windows at least starts when you are asking to. In OSX 10.5.1 Server I am able to start the Activity Monitor via ARD 3.2 and than the Application Monitor launches according to the dock and menu bar (name appears), however the application window never opens, and finder and dock freeze. Which leave me no other option than the terminal/commond line. In Windows the Task Manager operates a lot more stable and reliable. January 21st, 2008 at 4:52 am
   
   
4. 
   Omer Zach
   I can't say I have seen Task Manager in Windows launching any faster than Activity Monitor in my history of using Windows and OS X.
   
   However, I do agree that Activity Monitor is far too laggy. January 21st, 2008 at 3:28 pm
   
   

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