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KillProcess Terminates Multiple Processes In One Click

Windows only: KillProcess lets you kill single or multiple processes in one swoop, manually or through predefined “kill lists”. It’s a fully flushed out utility that even lets you terminate protected Microsoft system processes.


April 14, 2010
Work

Process Manager Adds Universal Boss Key, Vista And 7 Features

Windows: Process Manager, the utility that gives you way more options with your windows than just closing or minimising, has updated with some helpful new features, including universal keyboard shortcuts and system tray options for all Windows operating systems.


April 8, 2010
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Process Explorer Task Manager Updates With More Great Features

Windows only: Superior Task Manager replacement Process Explorer continues to improve on an already impressive set of features, this time with more informative tooltips, .NET process information and other fixes.


December 15, 2009
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Use System Monitor To Kill Stuck Processes In Linux

Linux tip: Many users are all too familiar with using Ctrl+Alt+Del (or Cmd+Opt+Esc on a Mac) to kill unresponsive processes. There isn’t a comparable keyboard shortcut for Linux by default, but there are a number of equivalent methods for dealing with stuck processes.


October 15, 2009
Work

Pskill Terminates Extremely Stubborn Applications

Windows: You’ve hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, you’ve tried killing the application in Task Manager, you just can’t kill it. Fire up Pskill to put that application down with surgical precision.


October 13, 2009
Work

gTasks Syncs Google Tasks To Your Android Phone

Android: If you’re an Android user who’s keen on Google’s Tasks to-do manager, a beta application can give you offline access and syncing to the tasks you’ve stashed away in Gmail, Google Calendar or iGoogle.


September 28, 2009
Work

Auto Shutdown Lets You Schedule Tasks Upon Download Completion

Firefox: If you hate leaving your computer running until you return because a download needs to be completed, Auto Shutdown will shut down the computer, among other tasks, when the download completes.


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Todoist Anywhere Turns Gmail Messages, Websites Into Tasks

Web-based to-do manager Todoist already integrates with Gmail forwards and opens from Launchy, but a “Todoist Anywhere” bookmarklet makes the service easy to integrate with Gmail labels or individual messages, as detailed in this video.


September 16, 2009
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reQall Connects To Evernote For Pro Users

Rafe Needleman at CNET discovers that two great remember-everything-always services, reQall and Evernote, can be linked together in reQall’s iPhone app.


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Remember The Milk Task Manager Hits Android

Android: Not wanting to leave its users with a platform they can’t reach their to-dos on, Remember the Milk released an Android app for Pro account holders that surpasses the iPhone app in one key way.