I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread. It is
immensely useful to someone like me who is the equivalent of tone deaf to
technical aspects of computing . It is saved for reference along with all
such general information provided by you generous people.
regards,
Helping individuals with their problems is a special part of WAMUG, perhaps
unique insofar as the extent to which help is offered. I praise the helpers.
However, broader matters such as this thread and the recent desktop-clutter
issue are more important to me. I echo Jennifer's thanks to
On 18/02/2011, at 12:50 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
Hi David,
Activity Monitor Pie Chart
The Activity Monitor pie chart shows four types of memory usage: Free
(green), Wired (red), Active (yellow), and Inactive (blue).
In order to understand your memory usage, you need to know what each
On 17/02/2011, at 3:24 PM, Chris Burton wrote:
Hi Ronni and others
This is really interesting and thanks heaps for speaking about it. I wasnt
aware that files, folders and aliases on the desktop would take up ram and
system efficiency. I also wasnt aware that it would be most efficient
Fantastic advice Ronni
thankyou very much indeed for your help.
I am on it right now
Best regards
Chris
On 17/02/2011, at 3:54 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
On 17/02/2011, at 3:24 PM, Chris Burton wrote:
Hi Ronni and others
This is really interesting and thanks heaps for speaking about
Good afternoon everyone,
I have just read through the iMac Good Practices thread.
Instant guilt! I have now dragged 12 PowerPoint files off my desktop into a
new folder in my documents, appropriately named PowerPoint. These have sat
on my desktop for more than 3 years since I bought my first
)
On 17/2/11 1:52 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem by noting setup
changes and their effect. (iMac wakes from sleep after a short period -
usually less than 30 minutes.) I am
Hi Ruben,
I'd just like to clarify whether the contents of a folder on the desktop are
also loaded into the RAM or if it was just the folder its-self
Short Answer: it is just the folder itself.
It doesn’t matter how many items are in that folder or how much space those
items take up.
To
On 18/02/2011, at 12:18 AM, Dark1 wrote:
Keeping your desktop clean is really important because every icon, folder
or alias on it is loaded into the RAM, slowing your system down.
This explains why every computer my sister uses seems to suffer a huge drop
in performance. She has so
Hi Ronni --
-- This discussion has been very useful to me, as I used to keep my Desktop
like my real world, very cluttered. So I've had a good speed increase by
putting everything on the Desktop in folders.
-- I am wondering about 'open' files which I've stood aside into the dock
(pressed yellow
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On 17/02/2011, at 3:24 PM, Chris Burton wrote:
Hi Ronni and others
This is really interesting and thanks heaps for speaking about it. I
Hi David,
Sorry for the delay in replying, but I’ve been busy doing clients work.
I’ll try to answer your query and clarify RAM usage a little more.
-- I am wondering about 'open' files which I've stood aside into the dock
(pressed yellow button on top left). Does the OS count these as open,
to quotes, order confirmation, and
shipment advices.
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On 17/02/2011
-- Thanks so much much, Ronni. If I follow what you're saying for the next
hundred years, I may become as well-informed as you!
Cheers, David
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On 18 February 2011 12:50, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
Hi David,
Sorry for the delay in replying, but I've been busy doing clients work.
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem by noting setup
changes and their effect. (iMac wakes from sleep after a short period -
usually less than 30 minutes.) I am finding lots of red herrings in my
pursuit of the cure! Some
Hi Alan
Some answers may be different for different people, but here's my opinion.
(Each answer below your question)
On 17/2/11 1:52 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem
.
(Each answer below your question)
On 17/2/11 1:52 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem by noting setup
changes and their effect. (iMac wakes from sleep after a short
be different for different people, but here's my opinion.
(Each answer below your question)
On 17/2/11 1:52 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem by noting setup
changes
: iMac Good Practices
Hi Alan,
I will only add one comment to Daniel's excellent (as always) post.
My comment is in regard to Q4 'Files on the Desktop' and is in the colour
'purple'.
On 17/02/2011, at 2:03 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
Hi Alan
Some answers may be different for different
PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem by noting setup
changes and their effect. (iMac wakes from sleep after a short period -
usually less than 30 minutes.) I am finding lots
PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem by noting setup
changes and their effect. (iMac wakes from sleep after a short period -
usually less than 30 minutes.) I am finding lots
)
On 17/2/11 1:52 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem by noting setup
changes and their effect. (iMac wakes from sleep after a short period -
usually less than 30 minutes.) I
sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:
What is the short list of iMac good practices?
I have been trying to trace my iMac sleep apnoea problem by
noting setup
changes and their effect. (iMac wakes from sleep after a short
period -
usually less than 30 minutes.) I am finding lots of red
herrings
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