MacFixIt reader "Martin V." writes in to alert us about an ongoing issue with his MacBook Air. The process 'kernel_task' uses an inordinate amount of system resources causing his system to run ...

Thanks to Howard Oakley for explaining something that has bothered me for years. When my iMac is struggling under a heavy CPU load, performance suffers, and I can hear its fans ramping up. Checking in ...

Hi guys,<BR><BR>The past week or so I've been noticing my 1.67 AlBook has been a bit slow. I do a quick top -a -u and notice that there are two processes taking up 60-65% CPU time, combined! python ...

I've recently noticed that kernel_task is constantly using 11% of CPU on my 2.53 GHz MacBook Pro with OS X 10.6.6. Try disconnecting from your network. You may have some device that is actually ...