App Tamer for OS X: control all processes in the system
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
OS X Mavericks presented laptop owners additional runtime, which is increased to 9 and 12 hours (MacBook Air 11 and 13, respectively). Even older models "relieved", because due to the optimization of the system and they started to work for a couple of hours longer. Nevertheless, to fully control the process, eat off of the system CPU resources, opportunities appeared. At least "out of the box." But, fortunately, there are developers who are using their applications will be able to help us in this matter.
App Tamer - a specialized utility which monitors all running processes (including system) and helps them to enter sleep mode.
After starting the program settles on the top menu as an icon, which will display the CPU load as a percentage. By clicking on the icon will be available on the CPU load schedule, a list of all running processes that can be managed, as well as Information about how many resources consuming applications that are running, and how many App Tamer could save for you (in percent).
At first it is not clear exactly how the tool can help to extend laptop battery life on a charge, if she is, and shows you how to go into the application mode hibernation, if they are not used (blue box next to the process indicates that the application is running and consuming resources, red - that it is "asleep" and does not affect CPU). To test this, simply open, for example, Safari on the new desktop, and then switch to the main and open the statistics in the App Tamer.
However, there are times when an application does not suspend its operation even after it ceased to refer to them. This often happens with sites where there is a complex Flash-animation, or in those moments when the Spotlight decides to index the database. Last, it must be said, quite high CPU at this time. That's just at this moment, we can help App Tamer. Opens a list of applications, select the necessary and click on the left mouse button, move on to the process control menu, which can adjust its operation. For example, manually to completely stop the process if it began to consume too many resources, or automatically to lull him, if the application hidden in the Dock, and the most interesting: to force to force to go into sleep mode applications that begin to eat off from the CPU for more than 10% power.
Thus we will be able to monitor and control virtually all the running processes and applications to once an hour to prolong the life of your battery. Application, unfortunately not free and costs $ 15 - which is not so little. But if you are not willing to give their blood just behind neprotestirovannny own product developers provided a free 15-day trial for your application.
Well, if you do not like a cut an additional hour of battery may need to look at the external BatteryThat will help your laptop survive much longer.