Showing posts with label 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3. Show all posts

Monday, December 14, 2009

How to quit applications that don't respond and taking screenshots.











Applications can be a great annoyance when they are not responding. They can frustrate the user a lot. However, quitting those applications is easier than you think. On Windows, you can just press 'Control-Alt-Delete', and it will bring up the task manager, where you can quit applications and even terminate processes that are consuming your computer's power. On Mac, things are a little different, there are two ways you can manage your applications, first of all, there is the Activity Monitor, which works just like the Task Manager, it shows you the processes and applications, and you can quit anything that isn't responding and terminate processes. Another way to quit applications that aren't responding is by using the 'force quit' feature, just go to the Apple Menu and press on the Apple logo, and you will find the 'force quit' feature, there, you can quit all the applications that are not responding. Now, screenshots. Taking screenshots is incredibly easy on both Mac and Windows. On Windows, you have to just press printscreen, and voila! You have a screenshot. If this doesn't work, check your preference settings for shortcuts. On Mac, you have to Press Command-Shift-3. This will take a picture of your screen, and will make a sound when the picture is taken, easy as that. Now you know two tips about the system you are using, and hopefully these two tips will help you in the future if any program crashes, or if you want to take a screenshot of your screen.