Okay, but, how can I use that table? I did give it a try and could make almost nothing of what it was telling me. Next time it happens, I’ll try again. I could make out that what ever it was, at least fiftey percent of my processor resources were being used.
Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone7+ and Apple TV user! > On Apr 10, 2017, at 8:49 AM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Ray, > When the fan seems to spin up, check Activity Monitor and the processor > list table. That will show you what is actually eating resources best. I've > used this a few times to find out that a specific app or process was cranking > up and chewing up a lot of overhead. > > > Take Care > > John D. 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