[Ham-Mac] Useful OS X tip to Force Quit Apps that Freeze

[Richard Radke]

what's a right click?  : )

W9WS





On Apr 10, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Formsmaven wrote:

So what's the difference between doing this and right-clicking the  
mouse on the app down in the dock?
N2ERN
On Apr 10, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Dick Kriss <aa5vu at arrl.net> wrote:

> I read a really cool tip from MacWeek this morning
>
> http://www.macworld.com/article/2033168/the-seven-best-os-x-tricks- 
> youre-not-using.html#tk.nl_macwk
>
> that is useful to zap frozen apps. For example, RYTelnet hangs on  
> me from time to time and the easy way to zap a "not responding" app  
> is to hold down the Shift key before going to the black apple. This  
> simple keystroke command changes the standard "Force Quit" to  
> "Force Quit RYTelnet" or the open app that is frozen.
>
> I am not picking on RYTelnet. It is an old app by Roberto, EA2RY,  
> who misplaced or lost the source code and it has not been updated  
> for years but many of us use it daily. It may be old but still  
> works with OS X 10.8.3. I have learned it freezes from time to time  
> (due mainly to operator errors) and the OS X Force Quit allows you  
> to quickly restart.
>
> Try it, the free price is right.
>
> 73 Dick AA5VU
> ð
>
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