> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 18:30:23 -0600 > Subject: Re: Spotted questions > From: Jeremy Derr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 06:25 PM, Jacques wrote: > >> Apple say zapping PRAM does not fix much anymore. didn't change much >> when >> I tried. When fsck is needed the system WILL tell you. i get a feeling >> some may be >> (i may be *very* wrong here) using it as a desktop cleaner - it is not. > > much in the spirit of rebuilding the desktop, resetting the CUDA, and > resetting the power manager (on powerbooks), many people use fsck > unnecessarily.
Well, I've used fsck quite a few times as I'm tinkering around Jaguar's edges, and on various occasions it did carry out repairs to directories. Maybe it would have done it all the same 'under the hood' even if I hadn't called it up, of course. But it did seem to be doing something nevertheless. Re speed in general: I threw out lots of Fonts that were stored in the Library folder. It's down to 19 from the original 50 or so. I remember this used to be recommended under previous OS versions as a way of improving launching speed etc. Launching Word and other applications now takes half the time than with the default array of fonts that the Jaguar installer had chucked in - this is of course on a low end machine. I've ordered the David Pogue OS X missing manual book, by the way. A Jaguar edition was published a couple of months ago. Can't wait to get it and start mucking about with things... Thanks, Jacques, for your replies. Btw, one of the changes that surprised me as compared to OS 9: shift-clicking now selects consecutive items/icons, command-clicking selects non-consecutive items/icons. in a Finder list. Cute, isn't it. Walter -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
