MUO on MSN

I keep these 5 command line tools handy for when Windows breaks

This runs a continuous ping to Google's DNS, showing real-time information on whether your connection is dropping packets or ...
Lifehacker

Track and kill your Mac's runaway processes

The Hackszine blog offers a command line tip for stopping unruly CPU-hungry processes from making your Mac run too hot for too long: Just open a terminal window and type top -u .... Scribble down the ...
Ars Technica

How to kill an unkillable process?

I have an Epson Perfection 4180 PhotoScanner. Usually, it works fine with the Epson-supplied scanning software.<BR><BR>Tonight I opened the "Epson SmartPanel" which is the overall controlling program ...
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This colorful CLI app for Windows is better than Task Manager

If you've ever spent any time managing open programs and processes on Windows, you're probably familiar with the Task Manager. It's one of the most popular Windows utilities you can use for anything ...