You may not realise how many programs your computer is running at any given time. You can press <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Delete> to see a list of these and shut down selected items, but you might inadvertently shut down something vital and crash your system. Leading Interactive's $US18 Process Control 2 has a task manager that lists all system processes and highlights vital ones in red. You can start, stop, and change the priority of each process. The utility can take the place of the Close Program dialog box whenever you press <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Delete>. A demo version of Process Control 2 is available from our cover CD or from the program's developer at www.linteractive.com.

By Scott Dunn