Messages In This Digest (25 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: paul smith
- 1b.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: Dave Sherlock
- 1c.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: Jim Saklad
- 1d.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: James Robertson
- 1e.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: Michael Moloney
- 1f.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: Michael Moloney
- 2a.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: N.A, Nada
- 2b.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: N.A, Nada
- 2c.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Sarah Peters
- 2d.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Bill B.
- 2e.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Keith Whaley
- 2f.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Jay Abraham
- 3a.
- Re: cable questions From: Earle Jones
- 4.1.
- Re: Time machine From: Jon Kreisler
- 4.2.
- Re: Time machine From: Jon Kreisler
- 4.3.
- Re: Time machine From: Jeannie
- 5a.
- Re: RAM allocation From: Harry Flaxman
- 5b.
- Re: RAM allocation From: Harry Flaxman
- 5c.
- Re: RAM allocation From: Harry Flaxman
- 6a.
- Randy? From: Harry Flaxman
- 6b.
- Re: Randy? From: Randy B. Singer
- 7a.
- Re: MacKeeper From: Randy B. Singer
- 8a.
- Re: import list into Reminders app? From: Jim McGarvie
- 9a.
- Re: USB microscope? From: DaveC
- 9b.
- Re: USB microscope? From: DaveC
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "paul smith" kullervo@nycap.rr.com waldonny
Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:04 pm (PDT)
I would definitely go for the new iPad. The Retina Display screen alone is a game changer, and the faster processor and extended battery life are "icing on the cake."
However, I would go with the WiFi only model, unless you *absolutely* must have cell network access. Data plans for 4G LTE access are outrageously overpriced.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.1
On Mar 21, 2012, at 4:40 AM, Michael Moloney wrote:
I currently own a 32gb Wifi + 3G iPad 1. I am looking at upgrading yet I cannot decide whether to get an iPad 2 or the new iPad device?
I just cannot decide.
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "Dave Sherlock" dsherlock.geo@yahoo.com dsherlock.geo
Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:18 pm (PDT)
I went from an iPad1 to the three and am loving it. Had the unlimited 3G plan which transferred to the new iPad w/4G. If you use GPS you'll want the 4G. Just avoid heavy data uses and the plans should be ok.
Regards, Dave
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 21, 2012, at 12:04 PM, paul smith <kullervo@nycap.rr.com > wrote:
> I would definitely go for the new iPad. The Retina Display screen alone is a game changer, and the faster processor and extended battery life are "icing on the cake."
> However, I would go with the WiFi only model, unless you *absolutely* must have cell network access. Data plans for 4G LTE access are outrageously overpriced.
> --
> PSmith
> MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.1
>
> On Mar 21, 2012, at 4:40 AM, Michael Moloney wrote:
>
> I currently own a 32gb Wifi + 3G iPad 1. I am looking at upgrading yet I cannot decide whether to get an iPad 2 or the new iPad device?
>
> I just cannot decide.
>
>
>
>
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com jimdoc01
Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:31 pm (PDT)
> However, I would go with the WiFi only model, unless you *absolutely* must have cell network access. Data plans for 4G LTE access are outrageously overpriced.
Keeping your options open, by getting a 4G model but not signing up for cellular data, costs $129 and also gets you a GPS receiver. And the option to sign up for cellular data at a later date if you need it at a later date.
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "James Robertson" jamesrob@sonic.net jamesrob328i
Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:35 pm (PDT)
On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Jim Robertson wrote:
> That leaves the screen, and for that, there's nothing that replaces comparing with your own peepers :-)
I spent about 15 minutes this morning looking at an iPad 2 and "new iPad" right next to each other: playing the same videos, reading the same eBooks, looking at the same pictures and web pages and email messages on both simultaneously.
I could tell that the new iPad had a higher resolution screen, but in the end I don't think it was anything approaching a game changer. I think you could make a case for buying a higher RAM level in an iPad 2 for the same price. If you'll be downloading files and are in an area where you'll have reliable LTE that would be a major point in favor of the new model.
Jim Robertson
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "Michael Moloney" moloney.icloud@gmail.com moloney_mj
Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:41 am (PDT)
Hi Jim,
I currently have an iPad 1 (32gb) 3G which has been fantastic! Still going strong too by the way.
I will be excited to use facetime on my new iPad whichever model I end up deciding upon. *sigh*
Michael Moloney
moloney.icloud@gmail.com
On 21/03/2012, at 9:44 PM, Imran Khan wrote:
> Go for the new iPad�.
>
> --
> Imran Khan
> Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/ )?sig
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> On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Michael Moloney wrote:
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> >
> > Hello
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> > I need some advice please.
> >
> > I currently own a 32gb Wifi + 3G iPad 1. I am looking at upgrading yet I cannot decide whether to get an iPad 2 or the new iPad device?
> >
> > I just cannot decide.
> >
> > Michael Moloney
> > moloney.icloud@gmail.com (mailto:moloney.icloud%40gmail. com)
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "Michael Moloney" moloney.icloud@gmail.com moloney_mj
Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:46 am (PDT)
I am in Australia and our network doesn't support 4G yet (amazingly) so the new iPad reverts to the 3G network.
Michael Moloney
moloney.icloud@gmail.com
On 22/03/2012, at 5:04 AM, paul smith wrote:
> I would definitely go for the new iPad. The Retina Display screen alone is a game changer, and the faster processor and extended battery life are "icing on the cake."
> However, I would go with the WiFi only model, unless you *absolutely* must have cell network access. Data plans for 4G LTE access are outrageously overpriced.
> --
> PSmith
> MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.1
>
> On Mar 21, 2012, at 4:40 AM, Michael Moloney wrote:
>
> I currently own a 32gb Wifi + 3G iPad 1. I am looking at upgrading yet I cannot decide whether to get an iPad 2 or the new iPad device?
>
> I just cannot decide.
>
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "N.A, Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:13 pm (PDT)
On Mar 21, 2012, at 5:01 AM, Oneal Neumann wrote:
>
> I already intuitively know that ebooks are not the same (on a
> personal level) as regular paper books. It has already been
> suggested, amongst other things, that learning from ebooks may be
> less-effective, although I'm not sure why that may be the case.
>
> My hesitation about buying an ebook is about to be reality-trumped.
> I am going to Europe for an anticipated-lengthy stay. I am trying to
> minimize the number of books that I will (have to) take with me. An
> electronic bookreader has to be the answer.
>
> Any suggestions for a reasonably priced bare-bones ebook?
>
> Believe it or not, I travel everywhere (here in Canada) with my 17"
> ProBook. For that reason, I won't be interested in any iPad, given
> that it basically replicates (to a lesser extent, I believe) the
> functioning of Mac laptops.
>
> I just want something basic. Thanx. Or can I use my laptop as an
> ebook, even though I know that it may be less-than-optimal in
> certain situations?
>
> Köszönöm. Oneal
Your first sentence is purely personal opinion and choice. The second
has no basis in fact.
When you say 17" ProBook, do you mean 17" MacBook Pro?
I agree that e-books are much lighter and easier to store and
transport. They are also faster to receive when purchasing online.
If your preference is to books in digital text form, then the MacBook
Pro is not able to read e-books purchased from the iTunes store.
Audiobooks yes, e-books no. The iBook.app does not work on Macs, only
iPads, iPhones, and the iPod Touch. Granted, there are other e-book
readers and there is a Kindle app for the Mac. So don't eliminate the
iPad just out of hand.
I wish Apple would port the iBook app to the Mac.
If all you're going to do with it is read e-books go for price, but if
you plan to ever possibly d anything else with it, then do look at the
iPad.
I was forced to use a Motorola Xoom tablet at work and all it did was
to reinforce the beauty, simplicity and functionality of the iPad. My
Xoom experience was horrible.
My preferred digital books format is audio, and so I don't have any
real experience with stand alone e-book readers, except to say, check
the readability in the lighting you expect to use it in.
Why do you expect others to be able to understand Hungarian?
Szeretettel várjuk,
Brent
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "N.A, Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:28 pm (PDT)
Rob, you make a good argument for the Kindle, and if I were to buy one
that would probably be the brand.
I whole heartedly agree with your issue with the lack of page numbers,
but the issue has to with the resizing ability according to the
particular reader being used.
If you were to look at two different editions of paper books, you
might also find that the page numbers don't always match, also. But if
e-books used some sort of convention to refer to either an arbitrary
page number or a paper book page number it sure would help. Even for
pleasure reading. I can go back to a page number, but it is awfully
hard to go back to "this much of a progress bar".
It doesn't have to be on every screen, just every so often, say every
thousand words.
Brent
On Mar 21, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Rob Frankel wrote:
> This was the year I bought my three college age
> kids Kindles, for the following reasons:
>
> 1. Much lighter and less bulky than carrying the many books they need.
> 2. Books are usually cheaper.
> 3. Kindle screen is much easier to read than just about any other
> reader.
> 4. The mid-priced Kindle (monochrome) seemed perfect and reasonably
> priced.
> 5. Just about any book in general circulation is available.
> 6. They never forget to take any book with them.
> 7. WiFi capability makes purchase and updates simple and fast
>
> The only disadvantage they've discovered is
> mainly academic: Citing passages is difficult,
> because e-books have no pages numbers: your
> progress is measured in completion percentage.
> I'm fairly sure that academia has a workaround
> for that, but I don't know it. Not too serious,
> though. It hasn't stopped them from loving and
> using them.
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Sarah Peters" sarahepeters@me.com wallegirl62
Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:24 pm (PDT)
You asked in your submission if you can use your laptop as an ebook and the answer is yes.
There are apps for both Amazon's Kindle (from the App store or their website) and Barnes & Noble's Nook (from their website) that enable you to read books on your laptop, no doubt there are others but I have no experience of others. iBooks is not available for OS X and the selection of non mainstream literature from Apple is pretty poor at this point any way.
I have a Nook (a gift, not my personal choice - I would have chosen a Kindle) which I use for fiction but I also use the Kindle app on my Apple products. I have found Amazon has a much better selection of non-fiction books available in digital format than Barnes and Noble, and I like the ability to have two windows open and to take notes. As mentioned in another post the interface with B&N leaves more than a little to be desired - Amazon are much easier to to deal with on almost any level.
For some reason I find it easier to read for research on my laptop - regardless of whether I want to take notes - whereas I like my ebook for recreational reading. Depending on where you want to do you reading your laptop may suffice but there are definite advantages to having an dedicated ebook that it very portable, has a nice long battery and can be read in varying light conditions.
I too will be in Europe for a big chunk of the summer - I will be taking my Nook and my Macbook Air as I have both recreational and research reading that I want to do.
Good luck with your decision and have fun in Europe.
Sarah.
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com kernos501
Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:05 pm (PDT)
I prefer physical books to ebooks for traditional reasons (except mass market PBs which are hard for me to read). However there are certain situation when I get both. ebooks are superior if one is needs to search for things in a book or if is a book where a dictionary is needed a lot.
You could read almost anything on you MB Pro. If I were going to get just an e-reader I'd get a Kindle.
BB
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Keith Whaley" keith_w@dslextreme.com keith9600
Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:29 pm (PDT)
N.A, Nada wrote:
> Rob, you make a good argument for the Kindle, and if I were to buy one
> that would probably be the brand.
>
> I whole heartedly agree with your issue with the lack of page numbers,
> but the issue has to with the resizing ability according to the
> particular reader being used.
>
> If you were to look at two different editions of paper books, you
> might also find that the page numbers don't always match, also. But if
> e-books used some sort of convention to refer to either an arbitrary
> page number or a paper book page number it sure would help. Even for
> pleasure reading. I can go back to a page number, but it is awfully
> hard to go back to "this much of a progress bar".
>
> It doesn't have to be on every screen, just every so often, say every
> thousand words.
>
> Brent
I have a suspicion that Kindle 'edits' their ebooks.
I find it hard to believe all the books I buy are that "short."
Without page numbers, of course, there's no way to check.
I have a memory (which is odd enough, all by itself!) of some claim that
there will BE page numbers in the near future.
We'll see...
I have a Kindle (incantation no. III) I purely love. I can read into the
night, in bed (!) with slightly enlarged type. The "paper" on which the
KIII is viewed is excellent.
Waiting for page numbers... keith whaley
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net kerala01212001
Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:14 pm (PDT)
Not sure I understand issue of page numbers. On the kindle app for the iPad, I am seeing page numbers as well as % complete and a location number. The page numbers seem to correspond to roughly what an actual book would be at as the page number doesn't always match a page forward if you have large type.
However this is my first book on the Kindle App and I checked it out from the library.
Jay
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 21, 2012, at 2:28 PM, "N.A, Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> Rob, you make a good argument for the Kindle, and if I were to buy one
> that would probably be the brand.
>
> I whole heartedly agree with your issue with the lack of page numbers,
> but the issue has to with the resizing ability according to the
> particular reader being used.
>
> If you were to look at two different editions of paper books, you
> might also find that the page numbers don't always match, also. But if
> e-books used some sort of convention to refer to either an arbitrary
> page number or a paper book page number it sure would help. Even for
> pleasure reading. I can go back to a page number, but it is awfully
> hard to go back to "this much of a progress bar".
>
> It doesn't have to be on every screen, just every so often, say every
> thousand words.
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Re: cable questions
Posted by: "Earle Jones" earle.jones@comcast.net earlejones501
Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:10 pm (PDT)
On Mar 21, 12, at 7:56 AM, Oneal Neumann wrote:
>
> What are the bulblike objects that are built into cables. For instance, my LaCie Rugged (500 GB portable harddrive) came with a FireWire 800 cable that has two such bulblike thingies.
>
> I wish I knew the device‚s name. It might be a suppressor of some sort.
*
It is a sort of suppressor. These are ferrite filters, which prevent high frequencies from being transmitted down the cable and interfering with some other piece of electronics.
They are fairly common on accessory cables, such as cameras, printers, etc.
This:
http://www.solar-electric. com/nosufefi. html
will tell you more than you want to know about them.
earle
*
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Earle Jones
501 Portola Road #8008
Portola Valley CA 94028
Home: 650-424-4362
Cell: 650-269-0035
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Re: Time machine
Posted by: "Jon Kreisler" jonkreisler@gmail.com jonkreisler
Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:45 pm (PDT)
Yes.
In Finder, you can go into the Time Machine backup folder and delete the
dated folders contained therein.
For example:
Time Machine Disk -> Backups.backupdb -> Jeannies Mac Pro
Trash the dated folders in this folder from the dates you no longer want
and empty the trash.
Jon
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Jeannie <nikonjeannie@gmail.com > wrote:
> **
>
>
> I am having a problem. I back up the time machine to a 2TB internal drive.
> I also have my photoshop scratch disk directed to that same disk. I am
> always getting notices that my disk is full and that time machine will
> delete earlier backups. That is fine. The problem happens lately, sometimes
> when I am in Photoshop, and I can't use a tool because of the scratch disk
> being filled. I am running Lion on a 6 core mac pro with 16 gig of ram. I
> can see that my backups go back to August 5th, 2011. I would like to delete
> a few months worth of backups, as 7 and a half months worth is not
> necessary, IMHO. The only option I can see is to delete all, which I am
> afraid to do, or to delete a particular file.
>
> Is there a way to delete all of one or two months from teh time machine?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeannie
>
> --
> Jeannie
> View my images :
> http://www.pbase.com/nikonjeannie
>
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Re: Time machine
Posted by: "Jon Kreisler" jonkreisler@gmail.com jonkreisler
Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:56 pm (PDT)
Additional note; You must delete the entire dated folder, not any of its
contents. Time Machine cannot reprocess the contents of an individual dated
folder modified by deleting some of the contents. The dated folders have
names like: "2012-03-21-180122" which is a combination of the date/time
stamp of the backup.
Jon
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Jon Kreisler <jonkreisler@gmail.com > wrote:
> Yes.
> In Finder, you can go into the Time Machine backup folder and delete the
> dated folders contained therein.
> For example:
> Time Machine Disk -> Backups.backupdb -> Jeannies Mac Pro
> Trash the dated folders in this folder from the dates you no longer want
> and empty the trash.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Jeannie <nikonjeannie@gmail.com > wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> I am having a problem. I back up the time machine to a 2TB internal drive.
>> I also have my photoshop scratch disk directed to that same disk. I am
>> always getting notices that my disk is full and that time machine will
>> delete earlier backups. That is fine. The problem happens lately,
>> sometimes
>> when I am in Photoshop, and I can't use a tool because of the scratch disk
>> being filled. I am running Lion on a 6 core mac pro with 16 gig of ram. I
>> can see that my backups go back to August 5th, 2011. I would like to
>> delete
>> a few months worth of backups, as 7 and a half months worth is not
>> necessary, IMHO. The only option I can see is to delete all, which I am
>> afraid to do, or to delete a particular file.
>>
>> Is there a way to delete all of one or two months from teh time machine?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeannie
>>
>> --
>> Jeannie
>> View my images :
>> http://www.pbase.com/nikonjeannie
>>
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Re: Time machine
Posted by: "Jeannie" nikonjeannie@gmail.com chloe898
Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:02 pm (PDT)
Thanks Jon. I have now deleted everything up to January. That should really
help
Jeannie
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Jon Kreisler <jonkreisler@gmail.com > wrote:
> Yes.
> In Finder, you can go into the Time Machine backup folder and delete the
> dated folders contained therein.
> For example:
> Time Machine Disk -> Backups.backupdb -> Jeannies Mac Pro
> Trash the dated folders in this folder from the dates you no longer want
> and empty the trash.
>
> Jon
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Jeannie <nikonjeannie@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I am having a problem. I back up the time machine to a 2TB internal
> drive.
> > I also have my photoshop scratch disk directed to that same disk. I am
> > always getting notices that my disk is full and that time machine will
> > delete earlier backups. That is fine. The problem happens lately,
> sometimes
> > when I am in Photoshop, and I can't use a tool because of the scratch
> disk
> > being filled. I am running Lion on a 6 core mac pro with 16 gig of ram. I
> > can see that my backups go back to August 5th, 2011. I would like to
> delete
> > a few months worth of backups, as 7 and a half months worth is not
> > necessary, IMHO. The only option I can see is to delete all, which I am
> > afraid to do, or to delete a particular file.
> >
> > Is there a way to delete all of one or two months from teh time machine?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeannie
> >
> > --
> > Jeannie
> > View my images :
> > http://www.pbase.com/nikonjeannie
> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
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Re: RAM allocation
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com hflaxman001
Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:44 pm (PDT)
On 3/20/2012 8:03 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
>
> On Mar 20, 2012, at 7:21 AM, ennisart wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a question about RAM. Sometimes I open too many RAM hungry programs, and find things slowing down (I assume that the computer is grabbing virtual memory). If I close some programs, is the RAM then re-allocated, or do I have to restart the computer to set things right?
>
> Personally, I have found that with some apps I have to log out and log in, or even restart the computer, to release the RAM. With other apps it is enough to quit the app.
>
If you are seeing a lot of INACTIVE memory being used, it is best to
leave it alone. This memory allows apps that have previously used this
RAM to start up much more quickly. Freeing RAM can actually slow down
the system.
Take a gander at this article:
http://www.macyourself.com/2010/ 02/17/what- is-free-wired- active-and- inactive- system-memory- ram/
I have yet to ever either log out or restart to 'free' RAM. It's simply
not necessary.
'
If you read the previous article that I posted the link to, you will
see how Unix actually operates more quickly the longer it is up without
restarting.
Inactive as well as Wired RAM are your friends!
Harry
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Re: RAM allocation
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com hflaxman001
Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:50 pm (PDT)
On 3/21/2012 8:44 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> On 3/20/2012 8:03 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 20, 2012, at 7:21 AM, ennisart wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a question about RAM. Sometimes I open too many RAM hungry
>>> programs, and find things slowing down (I assume that the computer is
>>> grabbing virtual memory). If I close some programs, is the RAM then
>>> re-allocated, or do I have to restart the computer to set things right?
>>
>> Personally, I have found that with some apps I have to log out and log
>> in, or even restart the computer, to release the RAM. With other apps
>> it is enough to quit the app.
>>
> If you are seeing a lot of INACTIVE memory being used, it is best to
> leave it alone. This memory allows apps that have previously used this
> RAM to start up much more quickly. Freeing RAM can actually slow down
> the system.
>
> Take a gander at this article:
>
> http://www.macyourself.com/2010/ 02/17/what- is-free-wired- active-and- inactive- system-memory- ram/
>
>
> I have yet to ever either log out or restart to 'free' RAM. It's simply
> not necessary.
> '
> If you read the previous article that I posted the link to, you will see
> how Unix actually operates more quickly the longer it is up without
> restarting.
>
> Inactive as well as Wired RAM are your friends!
>
>
>
> Harry
>
Here's another article that explains RAM use in a little simpler
fashion, but it's a good one! :
http://reviews.cnet.com/ 8301-13727_ 7-20006694- 263.html
Harry
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Re: RAM allocation
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com hflaxman001
Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:00 pm (PDT)
On 3/21/2012 8:49 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> On 3/21/2012 8:44 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
>> On 3/20/2012 8:03 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mar 20, 2012, at 7:21 AM, ennisart wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a question about RAM. Sometimes I open too many RAM hungry
>>>> programs, and find things slowing down (I assume that the computer is
>>>> grabbing virtual memory). If I close some programs, is the RAM then
>>>> re-allocated, or do I have to restart the computer to set things right?
>>>
>>> Personally, I have found that with some apps I have to log out and log
>>> in, or even restart the computer, to release the RAM. With other apps
>>> it is enough to quit the app.
>>>
>> If you are seeing a lot of INACTIVE memory being used, it is best to
>> leave it alone. This memory allows apps that have previously used this
>> RAM to start up much more quickly. Freeing RAM can actually slow down
>> the system.
>>
>> Take a gander at this article:
>>
>> http://www.macyourself.com/2010/ 02/17/what- is-free-wired- active-and- inactive- system-memory- ram/
>>
>>
>>
>> I have yet to ever either log out or restart to 'free' RAM. It's simply
>> not necessary.
>> '
>> If you read the previous article that I posted the link to, you will see
>> how Unix actually operates more quickly the longer it is up without
>> restarting.
>>
>> Inactive as well as Wired RAM are your friends!
>>
>>
>>
>> Harry
>>
>
> Here's another article that explains RAM use in a little simpler
> fashion, but it's a good one! :
>
> http://reviews.cnet.com/ 8301-13727_ 7-20006694- 263.html
>
> Harry
>
While I'm on a RAM Roll, so to speak, let us not forget Wikipedia!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Mac_OS_memory_ management
Harry
:)
- 6a.
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Randy?
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com hflaxman001
Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:06 pm (PDT)
Has anyone heard from Randy Singer lately? It's been about 10 days
since he's posted here, anyway.
I dropped him a note.
Is he on vacation?
Harry
- 6b.
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Re: Randy?
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:18 pm (PDT)
On Mar 21, 2012, at 6:06 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> Has anyone heard from Randy Singer lately? It's been about 10 days
> since he's posted here, anyway.
>
> I dropped him a note.
>
> Is he on vacation?
Yep...I was!
I'm back. 8-)
Thanks for noticing that I was gone.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
- 7a.
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Re: MacKeeper
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:22 pm (PDT)
On Mar 19, 2012, at 8:59 AM, Caryl Wenzel wrote:
> Is MacKeeper 2012 a recommended utility?
No, not at all.
Before you consider purchasing MacKeeper, have a look at:
<http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/ 09/21/how- to-uninstall- mackeeper-
malware/>
or
http://is.gd/5A7BJW
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
- 8a.
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Re: import list into Reminders app?
Posted by: "Jim McGarvie" jim@mcgarvie.us jgarv2002
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:36 pm (PDT)
Well, I guess not then. But it was worth a try!
On Mar 12, 2012, at 8:55 PM, Jim McGarvie wrote:
I've just recently discovered the Reminders app, and it is neat to be able to sync my to-to list between my MBP, iPhone and iPad.
But I have a long-standing task list of several dozen tasks, and dread the thought of adding them one at a time into Reminders. Is there a way of importing the whole text list?
Thanks!
Best,
Jim
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com davec2468
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:08 pm (PDT)
>Google "Dissecting Microscope" "OS X"
>
>There are professional solutions and consumer products. For
>professional it's best to check the manufactures sites: Nikon,
>Olympus, Leica, Leitz...
>
>Bill B
-=-=-=-
It doesn't have to be a classic binocular scope or even a "peek in
the eye piece" type. Really all I'm looking for is a USB video camera
that can focus close. (The computer accessory industry calls these
"USB microscopes".)
This afternoon I strolled through the local computer supermarket and
looked over the approx 50 web cam models. Of those few (3) that
stated a minimum focus distance, 70 mm was the smallest. No
magnification at that distance was specified.
Dave
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com davec2468
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:10 pm (PDT)
> > I'm looking for a little different beast: I need a minimum
>working distance of 1.25 inches. Most microscopes for bio work are
>"right up close" kind.
>
>What sort of targets do you want to look at, and what magnification?
> Jim Saklad
Inside a spherical 100 ml "boiling" flask (but not boiling, just room
temperature) I want to observe events in the center. So, minimum
focus distance is approximately 1.25 inches from the side of the
flask, maybe 1/2 inch more would be OK.
Don't know what magnification, I guess 40x would be a good start.
Thanks,
Dave
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