Close OS X applications automatically before scheduled backup?

To successfully perform automatically scheduled backups, frequently you need to close OS X applications first so their data files are not locked.
Can anyone recommend an OS X utility or procedure that I can use for scheduling the automatic closing of such applications on a Tiger G5 in advance of the scheduled backups?
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To see which programs are running and to quit them, you can click on the Apple symbol in the upper left-hand corner of the screen and click on "Force Quit." Any programs that are open will show up in there. To close them you can double click on them in the list and you will see the task bar at the top change to that program. For example, if you see that Safari is open in the list, then, when you double click on it, the task bar will change at the top to show that you are now in the Safari program. To close it all you would have to do is to click on "Safari" and out of the drop-down box, choose "Quit", and it will close the program.
Or, you can click on the Apple symbol, and "Force Quit." Once the list pops up, select the one that you want to close and then click on "Force Quit" down below the list. This will bring up a message asking you if you are sure that you want to close it, or something to that effect.

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