Nick What flavour/version of Windows are you running and how much RAM do you have installed?.
Try Ctr-Alt-Del and see if a Task Manager pops up. If so, click on "Processes". On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Joshua Thorp <jth...@redfish.com> wrote: > Nick it sounds like you are on the right track. > > I would look at the RAM (memory) consumption first. If you can avoid > filling it up, thus causing your computer to swap to disk, your computer > will probably run a lot better. Easier said than done! But finding these > background tasks that you don't need and uninstalling/disabling them is > worth it to keep your computer running a little longer. > > Also reading your email on the command line will help… But I wouldn't > recommend it, you'll miss all the sight gags. :) > > --joshua > > > On Feb 6, 2013, at 8:53 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: > > BUT, I do have a bridge I'd consider selling... > On Feb 6, 2013 8:52 PM, "Douglas Roberts" <d...@parrot-farm.net> wrote: > >> Help someone who relies on Dell? Can't be done, my friend. >> On Feb 6, 2013 8:48 PM, "Nicholas Thompson" <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >>> HEY!**** >>> >>> This my thread and the price of admission is actually being helpful with >>> the problem. Please don’t jam this channel. **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> After you have said something helpful, THEN you can be ribald. **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> n**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Douglas >>> Roberts >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 06, 2013 8:39 PM >>> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group >>> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Windows Resource Monitor**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> How about Trojan cracks? Sounds like rich earth, ripe for tilling.**** >>> >>> Merle, what are your thoughts?**** >>> >>> On Feb 6, 2013 8:34 PM, "Nicholas Thompson" <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> Hi, **** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> My Dell Studio (yeah, yeah, save the Mac cracks) has been cranky of >>> late, particularly when streaming stuff, and since I am reluctant to put >>> out a couple of hundred dollars to have it “tuned up”, I have been trying >>> to see what I can do on my own. This has led me to the resource monitor, a >>> truly fascinating little gizmo, a couple of levels down in the Task >>> Manager. The help files that are attached to it are pretty lean, and I >>> was wondering if someone knew of a “Resource Monitor for Idiots” source. >>> **** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> One thing that I immediately learned which was STUNNING was that mac >>> I-tunes has a chum that it loads called AppleRemoteDevicesManager.exe which >>> grabs 25 percent of your resources off the top and doesn’t let go unless >>> you whack it over the head with a brick. It’s purpose is to manage your >>> relationship with your mobile devices, but relentlessly demands resources >>> even though you don’t have any mobile devices. I think of it as >>> essentially an Apple Trojan. (Ok, now, you can make Mac-cracks). **** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Thanks, **** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Nick **** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Nicholas S. Thompson**** >>> >>> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology**** >>> >>> Clark University**** >>> >>> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/**** >>> >>> http://www.cusf.org**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com**** >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> >> ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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