Maybe the memory usage has decreased in 10.4.2, but none of these seem out of line with what a regular desktop application would use. Some of these I find useful as Dashboard widgets (Weather, for instance), other functions I prefer to use with normal apps (Address Book, Calculator), and others I have no use for at all (Translation). But I really don't see how the memory usage is extreme, compared to alternatives (desktop apps or additional browser windows)
By the way, for me, the old Stickies app is using 16M and OS X Calculator is using 18M right now. If memory is short, the system might shrink them down some, but the same would be true for widgets.
I don't think its that bad. Of the widgets I've got running now, the smallest is TinyURL DashboardClient at 5.4M real memory. The biggest I have is the Radar In Motion widget, at 30M, but it is buffering and displaying a series of weather radar images, so I'd expect that to be a bit resource-intensive.
All together, I've got 13 widgets running, using about 141M of RAM, or about 10M per widget. I have 1G in my PowerBook, so I'm not paging significantly, but I suspect that if I were short on RAM, those widgets would all get swapped out until I accessed Dashboard again, making the memory usage fairly insignificant.
I've got a 1.5GHz PowerBook. I assume you're talking about a content search (Cmd-space), not a file search.
I type "qu" and start getting things like "Quake3". I wait a second, then type an "i", and in less than a second "Quake" disappears, to be replaced with things like "QuickBooks Fonts" and "QuickTime Player"
I agree that the busted filename search is really disappointing. I found it really useful to see what an installer had done by running a "Show files changed today" search. One hint I found is that if you run the OS 9 version of Sherlock, you can still do the file search, but that is rather annoying. You can also add the missing directories to a particular config file, but then Spotlight is going to build a content search db on them as well, which I fear will make the database very big.
It is unlikely your upgrade will be free. In the past, Apple has mainly provided free (+ $19.95 s/h) upgrades only if the machine shipped after the OS was announced. So if they announce it on Friday, only machines purchased after that will get free upgrades.
Go to System Preferences, then Keyboard & Mouse preferences, and check the "Use F1-F12 keys..." box. Then Ctrl-F2 will focus on the menu. To get the volume and brightness controls, you'll need to use the Fn key along with the appropriate function key.
The third stage of the Saturn was the component that propelled the CSM/LM to the moon, so it too ended up heading towards the moon. Without looking it up, I can't tell you which ones actually hit the moon, but I know the Apollo 13 one did. The others ended up missing the moon and going into solar orbit.
Apollo 9 used a Saturn V for Earth-orbit testing of the LM, so its third stage might still be there. Also, a number of Saturn I second stages (which were nearly identical to the Saturn V third stage) could be there.
Since the solar-orbiting stages must be very near the orbit of the Earth, I suppose its possible that one of them would come close to the Space Shuttle occasionally, but I have no idea how common that would be.
You are probably right that it picks up playing where it left off. Nevertheless, I think of it as missing music. It is possible that the playback software is smart enough to preserve the progression of time when data is not available. Since I can't reliably disrupt the audio on my iPod, I can't determine what actually happens.
Although I would agree that your definition of the term "skipping" is probably the original derivation in this context, I also use it to refer to missing some of the audio, as in "to skip lunch" means to miss lunch.
I've used a Brain Cell for the last 4 years, and I now have a Monolith bag for my new PowerBook. They both have held up very well.
I carry them inside my JanSport backpack. I much prefer backpacks to shoulder bags, and the JanSport is more anonymous than a laptop-specific bag, which hopefully reduces the temptation for theives.
My PowerBook G4 1.5GHz is drawing 19 W while I'm typing this. The external Samsung 19" LCD takes another 20 W. Of course, the second screen is optional.
I'd expect a Centrino to be in about the same energy consumption range.
Your point is still valid though, if you change your 10-minute figure to 25.
No, its 12 bits/pixel. Each pixel represents one of the three color channels. Color info is interpolated to produce an output TIFF or JPEG.
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I've got a few of the fluorescents, and the color isn't as nice as incadescent. However, the main problem is that the fat ceramic part just above the socket is too fat for most of my ceiling fixtures. Are there brands that don't have that problem?
Yeah, some of us don't get to change service for another 6 months.
This is such obvious foot-dragging by the industry. If portability works for the top 100 markets, extending it to everyone else must be trivial. How annoying.
I'm with Sprint now, but my contract ended in October, and I'll change in May unless Sprint can get me a Bluetooth phone that supports Mac OS X iSync. Also, having a contractually-allowed way of using my phone as a modem for my laptop might be nice too. I don't expect this to happen, and I expect to switch to TMobile of Cingular in May.
Funny, I wouldn't consider Champaign, IL to be particularly rural.
This is an urban legend. The Fisher Space Pen was developed at private expense. Pencils were used for a time, but you run the risk of broken pencil points getting into the machinery.
More discussion here.
I do agree about the screen size. 12 inch screens are too small. I plan to get a 15 inch PB when I replace my current PB G3. Hopefully I can hold out until G5s make it to the PowerBooks. Based on history, I'm guessing G5s around the end of 2004.
Electronic in the sense of "Of, based on, operated by, or otherwise involving the controlled conduction of electrons or other charge carriers, especially in a vacuum, gas, or semiconducting material", rather than "Of or relating to electrons.":-P
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Weather: 11.48M
Stocks:11.12M
Translation: 9.48M
Phone Book: 8.93M
Address Book: 8.67M
Calendar: 7.73M
Stickies: 7.09M
Calculator: 6.93M
Maybe the memory usage has decreased in 10.4.2, but none of these seem out of line with what a regular desktop application would use. Some of these I find useful as Dashboard widgets (Weather, for instance), other functions I prefer to use with normal apps (Address Book, Calculator), and others I have no use for at all (Translation). But I really don't see how the memory usage is extreme, compared to alternatives (desktop apps or additional browser windows)
By the way, for me, the old Stickies app is using 16M and OS X Calculator is using 18M right now. If memory is short, the system might shrink them down some, but the same would be true for widgets.
All together, I've got 13 widgets running, using about 141M of RAM, or about 10M per widget. I have 1G in my PowerBook, so I'm not paging significantly, but I suspect that if I were short on RAM, those widgets would all get swapped out until I accessed Dashboard again, making the memory usage fairly insignificant.
I agree that the busted filename search is really disappointing. I found it really useful to see what an installer had done by running a "Show files changed today" search. One hint I found is that if you run the OS 9 version of Sherlock, you can still do the file search, but that is rather annoying. You can also add the missing directories to a particular config file, but then Spotlight is going to build a content search db on them as well, which I fear will make the database very big.
It is unlikely your upgrade will be free. In the past, Apple has mainly provided free (+ $19.95 s/h) upgrades only if the machine shipped after the OS was announced. So if they announce it on Friday, only machines purchased after that will get free upgrades.
Go to System Preferences, then Keyboard & Mouse preferences, and check the "Use F1-F12 keys..." box. Then Ctrl-F2 will focus on the menu. To get the volume and brightness controls, you'll need to use the Fn key along with the appropriate function key.
Many Unicomp keyboards use the original "buckling spring" mechanism. This one is almost black.
Apollo 9 used a Saturn V for Earth-orbit testing of the LM, so its third stage might still be there. Also, a number of Saturn I second stages (which were nearly identical to the Saturn V third stage) could be there.
Since the solar-orbiting stages must be very near the orbit of the Earth, I suppose its possible that one of them would come close to the Space Shuttle occasionally, but I have no idea how common that would be.
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You are probably right that it picks up playing where it left off. Nevertheless, I think of it as missing music. It is possible that the playback software is smart enough to preserve the progression of time when data is not available. Since I can't reliably disrupt the audio on my iPod, I can't determine what actually happens.
Although I would agree that your definition of the term "skipping" is probably the original derivation in this context, I also use it to refer to missing some of the audio, as in "to skip lunch" means to miss lunch.
I run with my iPod mini all the time. No skips.
I spot a number of errors in that web site. Most glaring: CGA was 640x200 in monochrome mode and 320x200 in 4-color mode.
I carry them inside my JanSport backpack. I much prefer backpacks to shoulder bags, and the JanSport is more anonymous than a laptop-specific bag, which hopefully reduces the temptation for theives.
My PowerBook G4 1.5GHz is drawing 19 W while I'm typing this. The external Samsung 19" LCD takes another 20 W. Of course, the second screen is optional. I'd expect a Centrino to be in about the same energy consumption range. Your point is still valid though, if you change your 10-minute figure to 25.
I have a light in my freezer. Its a normal kitchen refrigerator/freezer. I don't think its that unusual.
No, its 12 bits/pixel. Each pixel represents one of the three color channels. Color info is interpolated to produce an output TIFF or JPEG.
I've got a few of the fluorescents, and the color isn't as nice as incadescent. However, the main problem is that the fat ceramic part just above the socket is too fat for most of my ceiling fixtures. Are there brands that don't have that problem?
I think you underestimate the intrinsic beauty of Apple packaging. Apple packaging technology is followed closely by the Mac community.
Here's one: Beethoven Symphony 9, Furtwangler
In 10.3, try "man security"
This is such obvious foot-dragging by the industry. If portability works for the top 100 markets, extending it to everyone else must be trivial. How annoying.
I'm with Sprint now, but my contract ended in October, and I'll change in May unless Sprint can get me a Bluetooth phone that supports Mac OS X iSync. Also, having a contractually-allowed way of using my phone as a modem for my laptop might be nice too. I don't expect this to happen, and I expect to switch to TMobile of Cingular in May.
Funny, I wouldn't consider Champaign, IL to be particularly rural.
This is an urban legend. The Fisher Space Pen was developed at private expense. Pencils were used for a time, but you run the risk of broken pencil points getting into the machinery. More discussion here.
I do agree about the screen size. 12 inch screens are too small. I plan to get a 15 inch PB when I replace my current PB G3. Hopefully I can hold out until G5s make it to the PowerBooks. Based on history, I'm guessing G5s around the end of 2004.
http://store.apple.com
Electronic in the sense of "Of, based on, operated by, or otherwise involving the controlled conduction of electrons or other charge carriers, especially in a vacuum, gas, or semiconducting material", rather than "Of or relating to electrons." :-P