Yes it was, and thanks. I mentioned zapping p-ram in regard to networking, and I have found that when setting up a household network for sharing a DHCP connection, that sometimes the reason it won't release (re-lease) and gives a 169 error can be remedied by zapping p-ram.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:29 AM, nestawasright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A great post. Thanks Bruce. > > Mykel > > On Sep 10, 11:46 am, Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Sep 10, 2008, at 9:04 AM, R. A. Cantrell wrote: > > > > > Listers, > > > There's a thread right now about p-lists, which brings to > > > mind the > > > general state of Mac Os and maintenance > > > I think that the p-list problems are handled by Onyx and MacJanitor > > > > No they're not. Onyx and MacJanitor maiinly manage the regular cron > > jobs and deal with other things like caches. > > > > > and are > > > analogous to Windows registry problems that are handled by Abexo and > > > so > > > forth. > > > > Sort of. > > > > .plist files are directly analogous to the old Mac Prefs files. > > > > > Zapping p-ram on Macs handles a lot of irritating minor problems, > > > particularly with networking. > > > > No that shouldn't have anything to do with networking. > > > > > (what is analogous to zapping P-ram in > > > Windows?) > > > I've read lately that with the advent of Leopard that you no > > > longer need to repair permissions. Is that correct? I've also read > > > that disk > > > defragmenters like Disk Warrior have been rendered unnecessary by > > > Leopard. > > > > Disk Warrior is not a defragmenter, it rebuilds directory trees. > > > > > > > > > Is that true. Would some up-to-date lister please post a "State of > > > the OS" > > > regarding disk and system (including anti-ware) maintenance? > > > > Disk Maintenance: > > > > Maintain a current backup. > > Shut down properly when at all possible. > > Use a good quality UPS on your system. This is not so much for surge > > protection or as wtom would have us believe lightning protection, but > > because a good regulated piwer source will prolong the life of any > > electronic device. > > > > OS X has ALWAYS, not just since Leopard, done a considerable degree of > > defragmentation as a built-in part of the OS. The ONLY time an actual > > defragmentation program would do you any good is when you're working > > with volumes that have large files that turn over a lot, that is > > mostly full all the time, such as volumes with big video or audio > > projects on them, or lots of RAW photo processing. > > > > If you do this, it's more cost effective to use a separate drive for > > your media and work files, back 'em up regularly, then erase and > > restore the data. > > > > This does TWO very important things: > > > > Defragments your work volume, and tests your backups. > > > > That's it. Contrary to popular belief, the file system in OS X is > > quite robust, and does not need 'routine maintenance'. > > > > Disk Warrior is a emergency tool, not a preventative one. > > > > System Maintenance: > > > > Let the system run overnight on a regular basis, or use Onyx, > > MacJanitor & the like to do the routine Unix administrivia tasks OS X > > has built in. > > > > That's it. Contrary to popular belief OS X is a robust operating > > system quite capable of running for weeks or months without issues. My > > current uptime is 27 days, on a system that's banged on pretty heavily. > > > > If you're having problems, especially in 109.4 or 10.5 try rebooting > > in safe mode...this gets rid of a lot of often problematic cache files. > > > > Anti-ware: > > > > I'm anti. > > > > Contrary to popular opinion, OS X is NOT subject to viruses or > > spyware, and it is virtually impossible to 'accidentally infect' some > > poor friend running Windows. It would require a deliberate act. > > > > To those folks who insist "Just wait, your time is coming!!!" I say, > > one, if OSX was infected according to it's market share there should > > be thousands of viruses out there for it, and two, it is the > > fundamental design of OS X that helps prevent malware from spreading. > > > > In Windows (until Vista, that is) if you're an Administrator, any > > process you own can do anything it wants to the system. > > > > In OS X, if your an Administrator, any process you own can ASK for > > permission to do something to your system. > > > > While it's entirely possible to construct malware that'll run quite > > happily on OS X, the crucial part...getting it to run without asking > > you for permission...has so far proven impossible to achieve. > > > > OSX IS vulnerable to cross-platform malware...I myself got caught by > > that damned flash crap that took over the clipboard that was going > > round last month. <http://tinyurl.com/5jdc88> > > > > That said, no antivirus WE tested caught it, nor did any anti-spyware > > software catch it. > > > > Unlike Windows, however, that was the end of what can be done, again, > > because unlike Windows, a process must ask permission to do anything > > involving system issues. > > > > If you absolutely positively have to install antivirus on your Mac > > (99.999% of the time it's due to Windoid System Admins who insist that > > 'every computer must have antivirus' because they boughtinto the hype) > > don't give your hard earned money to any huckster selling Mac AV > > software, use ClamXAV <http://www.clamxav.com/>. > > > > If you run WIndows on your Mac, via Bootcamp, a VM solution like > > Fusion, VMBox or Parallels, you definitely want to get AV and > > antispyware software for them. Again, don't give any huckster your > > hard earned dollars, use ClamAV and Spybot Search&Destroy. (I actually > > do recommend you give the Spybot folks some of your hard-earned > > dollars, they have earned it...) > > > > -- > > Bruce Johnson > > University of Arizona > > College of Pharmacy > > Information Technology Group > > > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. 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