When your Mac is in the middle of a long, CPU intensive task it can bring the entire system to a crawl if you try to do something else at the same time. To avoid this issue, you can temporarily pause processes in Mac OS X. Computers are far more powerful today than they have ever been, but there are still times when the system is overwhelmed by a greedy process that uses nearly all of the CPU.

When your Mac is in the middle of a long, CPU intensive task it can bring the entire system to a crawl if you try to do something else at the same time. To avoid this issue, you can temporarily pause processes in Mac OS X

If you are perplexed as to why Mac OS X’s green Zoom button doesn’t always maximize windows to full screen like in Microsoft Windows, there’s a perfectly good explanation. In fact, it truly makes sense when you think about it. As mentioned in MacYourself’s previous article, “ Mac switchers: 7 Windows concepts & habits you need to let go ,” the biggest hurdle many new Mac users face is their own frame of mind

If you are perplexed as to why Mac OS X’s green Zoom button doesn’t always maximize windows to full screen like in Microsoft Windows, there’s a perfectly good explanation. In fact, it truly makes sense when you think about it. As mentioned in MacYourself’s previous article, “ Mac switchers: 7 Windows concepts & habits you need to let go ,” the biggest hurdle many new Mac users face is their own frame of mind