Well, I just feel the less there is to clutter my system the better,
thats all, and my friend has done the same, and he claims he has
gotten greater performace, which is why I took those tools for a spin.
On Jun 1, 2008, at 9:15 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi Cody,
You wrote: The reason I have removed these components is because
they simply take up resources and disk space. For what I do I will
not need them, andfor one, spotlight slows down the finder and when
I want to look for something, say, on a flash drive, I don't have to
wait for it to index the drive so i can just look on the thing.,
Besides, the index files take up space. Since I'm doing networking,
I need to be able to connect network drives fast and simply.
TK: For how much space the index files use up compared to the size
of HDs today, I'd venture to say that it's not worth the hassle of
removing Spotlight. I guess that it does slow down the Finder
somewhat but not enough to warrant its removal in my opinion
either. Apps that aren't running, can't use up CPU resources.
Close your widgets that you're not using and they shouldn't affect
your system either. I'm also confused as to how removal of these
items/tools will affect network connectivity. Of course, these are
my opinions derived from my experiences. Now, with all that said,
it is your machine and how you tweak it is your own business, so do
what you feel is best for your needs.
Later...
On Jun 1, 2008, at 7:25 PM, Cara Quinn wrote:
Wow, is there a particular reason you'd like to remove these
components? -Not to be contrary, but are you aware of how helpful
they can be?
If you'd like, I cover spotlight in detail on Lioncourt.com in the
editorial called A Key to Leopard.
I'm also planning on covering the dashboard in future as well.
If I can be of any assistance, please do feel free to let me know,
K?…
Have a lovely evening and catch ya on the flip!…
Smiles,
Cara :)
On Jun 1, 2008, at 5:35 PM, Cody Hurst wrote:
Yes, you can. There is a tool called Tinker tool I can send you
that will remove the dash bored and all extra stuff you don't
need. I also have a program called spotless, which disables
spotlight and removes all indexes from all attached drives. This
may not seem to make a difference locally but it sure make a
different when mapping netowrk drives.
On Jun 1, 2008, at 1:38 PM, will lomas wrote:
hi is there a way to completely remove the extranious languages
when i tried that with this mac it never worked, smile
On 2 Jun 2008, at 00:31, Cody Hurst wrote:
When you get a mac, leopard is already installed wth
everything, including all languages and everything. There is
some preinstalled software, but you can remove these apps by
just deleting the folder / .ap file from the applications
direcotry.. There really is no need to whipe the drive and
reinstall again.
On Jun 1, 2008, at 1:20 PM, will lomas wrote:
hi when i first start up the new macbook does it ahve
everything installed like every language etc?
wouldn't i be best to sut wipe the drive of the new one and
install afresh?
will
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