Can my MBP multi task ??

Hi all, that might seem a strange question, but bear with me a little while i explain, in the Bad Old Days when i used that OTHER operating system i wasted a lot of DVD's that i was burning because i tried to do something else at the same time, consequently the CPU, Hard Drive, DVD writer couldnt cope with it all, the DVD's became "coasters".
So now i have, i hope, a much more capable computer, a Mac Book Pro, i am still very reluctant to even try to do two (or three) things at once because i dont want to take the chance (again) of messing up perfectly good DVD's that are getting written to.
So in my armoury of built in Apps on Lion MBP, is there an App i could find, that would display my Lap Tops resources on the screen, so that i can be rest assured that my Lap Top can cope with Burning a disc, browsing the Net and writing/sending Emails all at the same time ?.
thanks, Tim

Thanks for that buddy, i thought there may have been an App to show Resources in Use in real time, praps not then.
I use a lot of Dual Layer DVD's, these are much more expensive than the more normal 4.7gig type, so i think i will stick to doing only one job at a time, thanks
tim

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Can no longer multi-task.. Stuttering/Complete Slowdown/Fan having kittens.

Hi all.
I'm here to see if anyone can help with a problem I have on my Macbook. Let me try and explain as best I can.
Basically, whenever I have a couple of programs open, or if I visit a website heavy in content (ie: eBay compiling a search result, myspace, etc), or if I watch any form of video, or listen to any audio whilst doing anything else, after a while (in most cases under 10 seconds, sometimes up to 30 seconds), my Airport wireless indicator in the Menu Bar goes blank for a second, then comes back on, and from then on (until I close everything, and leave it for a minute), my Macbook slows to a crawl. The refresh rate for the screen is completely slow, and it's looks like an animation at 1 frame-per-second. My fans also make an extreme amount of noise, like it's about to take off.
If I'm listening to audio via iTunes, or a flash video in my browser, the way I know this is about to happen is that the audio starts stuttering, when the Airport indicator knocks itself out, it goes silent, and comes back when the Airport connection does. And from there, due to the slow refrsh rate, the audio is way out of sync with the video, and the video is has the '1 frame per second' look about it.
This problem first reared it's head about a year ago, when my Macbook was still packing it's factory RAM and HDD.
At first, I thought it was due to a lack of RAM, so I went from 1.25Gb to 2Gb. No change.
Then, I thought it was due to my HDD, as I was extremely low on space. I had less than 10Gb space for a good long time, so I thought it was down to not having enough virtual memory, so, I upgraded to a 320Gb Western Digital drive. Again, no change.
I've used an anti-virus program too, which has revealing nothing.
I ran the Hardware Test, thinking I may have bought a bad stick of RAM. Nope, they're both fine.
I've repaired the HDD via Disk Utility, and there was no problems with the HDD.
Tonight, after reading about on here, I reset the VRAM and PRAM, still no change.
Sigh.
I'm really beginning to lose it now, as it makes operating my beloved Macbook a real pain. I can never do more than two things at once, and have to do some severe 'tab-management' when I'm browsing. I've given up ever watching videos on it, as it just never works for longer than a minute.
So, does anyone have any idea what's up?
For the record, I am out of my Applecare subscription, so taking it in for repair is the last resort.
Can someone please help? If you need any other info whatsoever, please, let me know, I'll be more than happy to oblige.
Many thanks,
Gav.

What Lyssa said. And thing to look out for in Activity Monitor are Printing jobs. Unfinished printing jobs have been known to do what you describe. Also, with no programs running Activity Monitor should show no processes using more than single digit %CPU under All Processes. It sounds like you have something in the high or at least mid double digits going all the time.

Why i can't use multi tasking?

ı have upgraded my 3rd generation itouch to 4.1 .but i can't use multitasking,lock and home screen wallpaper abilities.why is that?

The 8GB iPod Touch is a 2nd gen only, regardless of if you bought it when the 3rd gen was released. Technically you can't own a 3rd gen 8GB iPod Touch, since the 8GB cannot properly perform all the iOS updates (multitasking, backgrounds, etc.)

Why has Apple decided the 3G won't have mult-tasking with the new OS 4.0

Just would like a answer if apple would re-consider enabling multi-tasking on the iphone 3G when they release OS 4.0, maybe in a limited form.
My experience is the iphone 3G will often leave applications running in the background on OS 3.x and I have to use "freememory" third party app to clean it up when the iphone becomes too slow.
This suggests to me there nothing technical why the 3G can't have multi-tasking as in away it already does do this when the applications aren't closed.
Maybe if they limit the multi tasking to 3 applications on 3G, rather then none out all, this would make me happier.

The developer response as to why FreeMemory no longer available:-
"Apple has demanded that we remove the feature to Free Memory from all our apps. We have decided to remove our existing Free Memory 1.5 and MemoryInfo 1.1 apps from sale. We have instead submitted Free Memory Lite and MemoryInfo Lite without the Free Memory feature."
So I suppose I was lucky to find the tool before Apple banned it.
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My opinion is Apple decided to limit functionality so people are forced to upgrade to the latest iphone, a little cynical I suppose, but I feel is true.
The release of the OS 4.0 and not providing multi-tasking for the 3G is probably another example as it doesn't really appear to be "technically not feasible".
I feel the developers need a bill of rights, as Apple decisions to "ban" apps is too arbitrary and unfair.
Sorry for my comments about Apple policy of banning apps or limiting functionality it just my opinion, although I think it is shared by many.
To some find my comments harsh but it is in Apple interest to make all iphones the best phones in the world

Suggestion for better Multi Tasking

The Multitasking isn't what it should be.
It is quite a hassle to quit every app separately. And it seems to drain the battery life quickly.
So I have a few suggestions:
In the settings, add the possibility of giving the amount of apps that can be opened for multi tasking. So if you set this to e.g. 4, only the last 4 apps will stay open.
In the settings add the possibility of defining which apps can run for multi tasking and which apps should close immediately, so they will not be used as multi tasking.
Add the possibility of closing all open apps in one action e.g. by adding a button for this in the multi tasking bar.
If someone has other suggestions, please add them to this discussion item

Just because an app is available in the multi-task bar does not mean the app is running in the background. This is also a recently used app list to quickly select an app that may not be launched.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11728192&#11728192

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I have an ipad2 that i just bought on July and i can't split my keyboard or multi tasking., I have an ipad2 that i just bought on July and i can't split my keyboard or multi tasking.

I have an ipad2 that I just bought July 2011 and I can't split the keyboard or do a multi tasking.

I think the ability to split the keyboard came with iOS5. I just did it on my keyboard. You hold your finger down on the little keyboard key until you get the options to split or undock.
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After the Verizon store guy updated my iPad 2 software, my home button now opens my email rather than my multi-task screen. How can I change it back?

After the Verizon store guy updated my iPad2 software for my new Jetpack yesterday, my home button now opens my email instead of the multi-tasking screen. How can I switch it back?

Hello there, Twicetwins.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up how to change the Accessibility Shortcut for your Home Button, on the iPad:
Accessibility Shortcut - iPad User Guide
http://help.apple.com/ipad/7/#/iPad9a245f9e
Use the Accessibility Shortcut. Press the Home button quickly three times to turn any of these features on or off:
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Zoom
Guided Access (The shortcut starts Guided Access if it’s already turned on. See Guided Access.)
Switch Control
AssistiveTouch
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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Pedro.

How can i have a multi task approach while working on my iPad? Shfting windows is heavy and time consuming!

How can i have a multi task approach while working on my iPad? Shfting windows is heavy and time consuming!
Also shifting windows while surfing is not easy, when used to multiple screens and easy shifting from one web page to another.
Thks

Not entirely sure what you mean, but this has some info about multi-tasking . iOS 5, which will be available to download on October 12th, adds multi-tasking gestures (from http://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#more) :
Using four or five fingers, swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar, pinch to return to the Home screen, and swipe left or right to switch between apps.
Also Safari will get tabbed browsing in iOS 5, making it easier to switch between pages/tabs.

Can apps still run even if closed through multi tasking?

I'm having a nightmare. I ungraded to 4.2 and safari started not loading properly after 15 mins use. No amount of clearing cache etc solved it. I got it exchanged and had 4.2 put on in the Apple store in case my version was corrupt. New phone had same issues. Another replacement... This one had a dud battery so in last ditch attempt before the long trek to the Apple store I put 4.2 on again. Battery improved but safari started not loading again- the blue bar only reaching part way so I constantly have to refresh. I keep all not active apps closed through multi tasking, also notifications off. I'm wondering if any apps can appear closed but still run- cuz asides from a bad app, I can't understand what might be causing this. Different phones, different 4.2, and always restored as a new phone. I'm at my wits end!

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Can't use airplay and multi task anymore.

First of all, I would like to say I love my Apple TV. The one thing I didn't love when I first got it was when I watched a video or YouTube video on my iPad 4 and used the airplay it would show up on the TV but I had to leave that screen open on the iPad and couldn't do anything else while it was on the tv. The same thing happened with my iPhone 5. Then one day it started working. I don't know if it was an update or what but I was then able to use airplay on either device to watch something on the TV from my iPad but able to multi task and get on Facebook or Safari or whatever. Then one sad day came along and it stopped working and worked like how when I first got it, which was a disappointment, especially after it working for so long. Is there anyone out there that knows how to fix this issue? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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What are your impressions of "multi-tasking"?

If you have iOS4 and a capable device, you should have multi-tasking and opened apps appearing in the task bar. Newer app versions are able to run in the background. In my opinion, when I close most apps (by pressing the home button), I want them to close completely, not run in the background. Aside from being a privacy issue, apps in the task bar may use battery power or if truly in a suspended mode, they still take up memory or process capability. In order to really shut them down, two additional home button clicks and then two more screen strokes are required. Not very efficient and probably leading to an earlier home button failure. Why not have some kind of screen command (tap or swipe combination?) to simultaneously shut down all apps in the task bar? The bar itself is useless if you have used many apps in the course of a day. To find what you're looking for, you have to scroll through a long parade of icons. It's a lot easier to just tap the icon where you know it is sitting in the nice folder you created. I don't get it. I realize the bar can be used for switching open apps, but this is really not that big of a deal for the vast majority of apps. Furthermore, there should be an option to enable or disable multi-tasking globally as well as for individual apps. Now that would be an improvement.
What are your thoughts?

I havent done any kind of multitasking on my ipod touch, im waiting to upgrade my software to the newer one. However, I couldnt agree more with that of pressing the home button many times to perform basic function to switch apps or enable the multitasking ability. I think palm adapted a better design of software than apple ever did with their IOS 4. Palm's webOS can handle full multitasking--something the iPhone can't do. Palm uses what it calls "a deck of cards model" for managing multitasking: You can view each of your open applications at once, shuffle them any way you choose, and then discard the ones you want to close. All of this is done with intuitive gestures that mimic handling a physical deck of cards. Apps remains live, even when minimized into the card view, so changes can continue to happen in real-time, even if you've moved on to another activity.
I had the time to experience a bit of a palm web os software on an AT&T store and my impression on that software is done more elegantly than apple multitasking home pressing button system.
P.S to NYtroutbum: you should definitely present that idea to apple by its feedback product page. Let's hope it listens.

No Multi-tasking No motion sensor games this is no...

I bougt this mobile 3 month ago of 6620 rs only . . .
In this range android way is better . . .
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NOKIA ASHA 311 PROBLEMS:
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C'mon what's happening to nokia.I wish i've never bought this device.I hope nokia will face this issues and realease a GOOD SOFTWARE that can fix this problems.An I hope that NOKIA BELLE could also intoduce in nokia asha 311
this is not smart phone

Where is the Asha line advertised as smartphones? afaik Nokia is clear these are (entry level) featurephones based on S30.
If you would be better of with a different phone why did you not do your homework before you bought the phone?
Nokia Belle will not come to Asha phones. Bell has completely different and much higher hardware requirements.
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How do I see the multi-task menu bar?

I am trying to find a way to stop the app "Magellan Road Mate" when I am finished. Seems simple, however, there is no provision for turning the app off. Magellan says to go tap and hold the icon in the multi-task menu bar until a - sign appears then tap the minus sign and that will turn the app off. Being among the technically "near illiterate", I can't seem to find the "Multi-Task Menu Bar".
Can anyone help me out? Any direction will be appreciated. It is embarrasing to be walking through a lobby in a hotel and suddenly your hip speaks...."recalculating route..."

Get back to the Home screen, double tap the Home button and the icons along the bottom will turn into the multitasking bar. Tap and hold one of these till they wiggle with a minus button on them. You an scroll sideways to find the apps you wish to close. Press the Home button once to remove the button then once again to return to the Home screen.
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Multi tasking during phone call????

Can one no longer multitask while making a phone call on the Z10? my old 9320 you could be on speaker phone talking at the same time typing a text to another contact.. I tried swiping up and minimizing the "phone" screen to get to BB hub but it hangs up the call and when you swipe up it swipes across the end call surface.....so my question is is what am i doing wrong or does the Z10 not allow multi tasking during an active call?

Must be my fat fingers then as I have tried numerous times and everytime it hi-lites the "end call" display and hangs up....but it nice to know it can be done.....the end call button is in a terrible place, even hung up a call by hitting it with my chin.
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