sory for being pedantic, but I just can't help it.
PowerBooks are relics of apple's legacy hardware, with PowerPC chips in them. They never had a Powerbook Pro. It's a MacBook and MacBook Pro now, ever since the switch to intel architecture (which was when Apple became relevant again)
In only ten seconds more I can launch Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion and have a fuly integrated Windows XP environment that runs at full speed. That's 5 seconds to launch the host and 5 seconds to unsuspend the guest. You can shave the first 5 seconds off by never shutting down the Host application.
My own kids' computers are cheap arse dell dimensions that were leftovers from a project many moons ago. Kids are 5 and 8. I set both machines up dual booting Ubuntu and XP. Taught the kids how to switch from one OS to the other. Both choose Ubuntu for most tasks but will use XP happily enough for that rare game some odd family member bought them that only runs on windows.
For the most part, I consider my kids will grow up considerably more OS agnostic than the average user, and I am hoping that will turn out to be a major advantage for them. (Oh, ya, and they also get to use my macbook pro occasionally too, but usually only when we are on the road, they like OSX the most but I'm a cheap bastard and cant afford to get them their own macbooks)
You ever try to get windows vista running on a AMD Geode LX800? You are correct in saying that its the processor saving the power, not the OS, but without the OS, the processor wouldn't be an option.
It doesn't need to be pretty - if I can turn a system on in near-zero boot time and do useful things like access email or open a document... Point me to the cash register, I'm ready to hand over my wallet.
Ok, *points to store.apple.com* My laptop takes about 2 seconds from "open lid" to "network interface is up and browsser is online" and "documents can be opened".
Now, granted, that's using sleep, not shutdown. But seriously, when sleep actually works as advertised..... Why the fuck would you ever want to shut down?
Well, I hope it's at least damn pretty, cause being the runner up to "the real os" isn't really something to be proud of. But if its flashy enough, then people will like it and will increase their opinion of linux. Then again... is it going to say its Linux?
As to "how big should swap be?", I prefer the Mac OS X solution - all free space on your drive is swap. Nothing is reserved, and you can make swap go away by completely filling your drive (but you wouldn't do that, would you?)
*looks at my activity monitor in osx* Ya, um... "Swap used:0 Bytes" As it has always been and will always be.
Proactively reducing the performance of infrequently used applications in favor of a theoretical gain to an application you might decide to launch later is just stupid logic.
Oh dear FSM, Please for the sake of everyones sanity, NEVER LET WINDOWS GROW THE SWAPFILE! besides the fact it it will fragment the pagefile, it will also completely lock up the computer for X amount of time... right when you need it most!...it ALWAYS happens at a bad time.
Since I hate 'just taking smart peoples word for it' I have been actively testing this myself for years. On windows, some drivers crash if they can't load themselves directly into swap/page. So, I give windows an 8mb swap file. It's happy. On Linux, I don't use a swap file at all. It's happy.
Yes, I'm serious. I don't use pagefiles, the very concept makes no sense, and certainly does not improve performance.
Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.
If I read this right, does that mean developers still can't publicly bitch about their apps being rejected from the store?
You clear your cookies???!?!?!? I could never do that. I like all my cookies very much, and I get very sad when I lose them. All 12 of them. That said, until chrome/iron/whatever gets CS Lite, NoScript and AdBlock+ extensions, they will continue to be useless when compared to Firefox.
The very first time someone showed you how much of a tool you were with that joke, you should have been smart enough to remove it from your sig. Alas, you seem to really be that much of a tool. Wonders never cease.
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sory for being pedantic, but I just can't help it.
PowerBooks are relics of apple's legacy hardware, with PowerPC chips in them. They never had a Powerbook Pro. It's a MacBook and MacBook Pro now, ever since the switch to intel architecture (which was when Apple became relevant again)
Yes, sleep fails miserably on many computers. That's why I specified "when it works as advertised" and pointed to apples store.
My MBP can sleep for over a week without running out of battery. (that's the longest I have ever been away from it)
In only ten seconds more I can launch Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion and have a fuly integrated Windows XP environment that runs at full speed. That's 5 seconds to launch the host and 5 seconds to unsuspend the guest. You can shave the first 5 seconds off by never shutting down the Host application.
My own kids' computers are cheap arse dell dimensions that were leftovers from a project many moons ago. Kids are 5 and 8. I set both machines up dual booting Ubuntu and XP. Taught the kids how to switch from one OS to the other. Both choose Ubuntu for most tasks but will use XP happily enough for that rare game some odd family member bought them that only runs on windows.
For the most part, I consider my kids will grow up considerably more OS agnostic than the average user, and I am hoping that will turn out to be a major advantage for them. (Oh, ya, and they also get to use my macbook pro occasionally too, but usually only when we are on the road, they like OSX the most but I'm a cheap bastard and cant afford to get them their own macbooks)
You ever try to get windows vista running on a AMD Geode LX800? You are correct in saying that its the processor saving the power, not the OS, but without the OS, the processor wouldn't be an option.
It doesn't need to be pretty - if I can turn a system on in near-zero boot time and do useful things like access email or open a document... Point me to the cash register, I'm ready to hand over my wallet.
Ok, *points to store.apple.com* My laptop takes about 2 seconds from "open lid" to "network interface is up and browsser is online" and "documents can be opened".
Now, granted, that's using sleep, not shutdown. But seriously, when sleep actually works as advertised..... Why the fuck would you ever want to shut down?
Well, I hope it's at least damn pretty, cause being the runner up to "the real os" isn't really something to be proud of. But if its flashy enough, then people will like it and will increase their opinion of linux. Then again... is it going to say its Linux?
There was a time when sex was interesting. Now it's just boring.
Ya, well, that's marriage for you.
That myth has already been proven false in many regions around the world.
They could also raise prices by 6 cents and continue on, business as usual. Otherwise, you're right on.
That's just as logical as praying to flying spaghetti monsters, so sure, why not!
*looks at my activity monitor in osx* Ya, um... "Swap used:0 Bytes" As it has always been and will always be.
Proactively reducing the performance of infrequently used applications in favor of a theoretical gain to an application you might decide to launch later is just stupid logic.
Oh dear FSM, Please for the sake of everyones sanity, NEVER LET WINDOWS GROW THE SWAPFILE! besides the fact it it will fragment the pagefile, it will also completely lock up the computer for X amount of time... right when you need it most! ...it ALWAYS happens at a bad time.
Why would I want that? If Windows crashes, I want it to restart and quickly, not waste my time dumping memory.
Since I hate 'just taking smart peoples word for it' I have been actively testing this myself for years. On windows, some drivers crash if they can't load themselves directly into swap/page. So, I give windows an 8mb swap file. It's happy. On Linux, I don't use a swap file at all. It's happy.
Yes, I'm serious. I don't use pagefiles, the very concept makes no sense, and certainly does not improve performance.
d'oh.... meant not even remotely interesting. /sigh
It's not even remotely offtopic?
Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.
If I read this right, does that mean developers still can't publicly bitch about their apps being rejected from the store?
Seriously, what took apple so long?
I don't know what the first 10 are, but 11 is soylent green.
You clear your cookies???!?!?!? I could never do that. I like all my cookies very much, and I get very sad when I lose them. All 12 of them. That said, until chrome/iron/whatever gets CS Lite, NoScript and AdBlock+ extensions, they will continue to be useless when compared to Firefox.
Selection :) You don't offer 90% of all games ever made.
The very first time someone showed you how much of a tool you were with that joke, you should have been smart enough to remove it from your sig. Alas, you seem to really be that much of a tool. Wonders never cease.
Use of "fixed that for you" shall be considered proof that the user is a perfect genius.
There, Fixed that for you!
There really should be a moderation tag for "most people aren't nearly as funny, or as obvious as they think they are".
No, it really was funny and obvious. You're just not nearly as sharp, or as bright as you think you are.