I got a new macbook pro and its only a week old. Sometimes when I turn on, it bogs down and hangs up. It acts like my old pc running windows 95. How can I see whats running on this thing. Feels like 15 programs are running all at once.
Some apps will close by pressing the red X others will not. The best way is to click on the app's menu item and select quit. Or if it's located in your Dock, right click and select quit. There are other ways also.
Not all apps follow Apple's IG though. Apps I write don't nor have I ever looked at them. That probably means I don't design apps properly but don't blame me, blame wxPython.Nothing you wrote above is incorrect per se, but it's worth mentioning that the DEFAULT behaviour of ALL mac apps is that you have to quit (by menu, or command-q, or the dock method, whatever). Apple's interface guidelines are quite clear on this point, even though Apple themselves break this rule occasionally.
In most cases, applications that are not document-based should quit when the main window is closed. For Example, System Preferences quits if the user closes the window. If an application continues to perform some function when the main window is closed, however, it may be appropriate to leave it running when the main window is closed. For example, iTunes continues to play when the user closes the main window.
Update, its still doing it. I power it up and this thing has the cpu burried. Looks like to me nuttin is running but the cpu is cooking. Any other suggestions?
Not all apps follow Apple's IG though. Apps I write don't nor have I ever looked at them. That probably means I don't design apps properly but don't blame me, blame wxPython.