So since I’ve been downloading apps for OS X (it’s teh win) since July, testing and playing with them, I’ve always had a few gripes seeing as how I only have 512 MB RAM; some programs just use way too much RAM and CPU power.

Now since OS X is BSD based it has all of those lovely little commands you can pop into Terminal to control every little aspect of the OS. But who wants to do that? Especially when you’ve got iPhoto running and it’s being the resource beast that it loves to be, do you really have time to run that coveted kill command? Of course not ’cause you have to edit that photo in Photoshop A.S.A.P. Can you do it without the tedious wait though? Nope, ’cause Photoshop isn’t a UB yet (hurry up Adobe).

That’s where this little application Freeze Frame comes in. Since you’re busy and don’t have time to go to Terminal and use kill, this app will do it for you and save you the hassle. It even has a feature where it’ll focus the foremost application in use (great for when you rip DVD’s (this is according to the developers site (I’m not registered so I don’t know from personal experience how well it works, but I’ll trust their word)).

Out of the few applications I’ve used for this very reason, this is the most minimalist I’ve found and does exactly what it’s supposed to.

So if you’ve got a Mac and do a lot of DVD ripping or other resource intensive stuff, check out this app, also if you go to osx.iusethis.com you can find other similar apps and judge for yourself. Check this app out. You know you need it.