Re: [R-SIG-Mac] best way to work with R on a Mac (leopard)

2008-10-27 Thread Steven McKinney
Hi > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ferdinand > Sent: Mon 10/27/2008 4:50 PM > To: r-sig-mac@stat.math.ethz.ch > Subject: [R-SIG-Mac] best way to work with R on a Mac (leopard) > > Hi, > > till now, I just work with the normal R environment. > But there are so

[R-SIG-Mac] best way to work with R on a Mac (leopard)

2008-10-27 Thread Ferdinand
Hi, till now, I just work with the normal R environment. But there are some issues that disturb me working with the normal R console. I heard about alternative ways to work with R, like text editors which are able to communicate with R. What I am looking for is a way to seperate the output

Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Old Dell running faster than new MacBook

2008-10-27 Thread Francois Pepin
Byron Ellis wrote: I believe it is to avoid drawing more power than the adapter can deliver (with the battery in, much like a Prius, the battery can help to cover spikes in load). This sounded a bit strange to me since the adapter can power the laptop & charge the battery at the same time. Do

Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Old Dell running faster than new MacBook

2008-10-27 Thread Byron Ellis
I believe it is to avoid drawing more power than the adapter can deliver (with the battery in, much like a Prius, the battery can help to cover spikes in load). On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 7:03 AM, Francois Pepin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, if your energy settings are to save battery as I sa

Re: [R-SIG-Mac] 64bit R.app error messages

2008-10-27 Thread Simon Urbanek
Loren, those seem to come from the system, not from R.app itself. R.app is simply relaying any output on stderr that it encounters. Given that the output seems to be also produced by Apple's own applications, it is likely benign and a possibly bug in the OS. Most applications don't relay

Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Old Dell running faster than new MacBook

2008-10-27 Thread Francois Pepin
Yes, if your energy settings are to save battery as I said in the original reply. You can choose which mode you want to use (from battery saving to best performance - and you can even create a custom mode), so it's up to you whether you want battery life or fast benchmarks ;). Note that t