Hi Ronni, Downloaded the PDF.
Had a look at the compressed memory concept and am trying to understand it. Can it be applied to my own brain to improve things ? Thanks for your thoughts, Cheers, Walter On 11 Dec 2013, at 10:41 , Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Walter, > > A Document I would recommend you download and read is the October 2013 - "OS > X Mavericks Core Technologies Overview" PDF > Go to this Link > <http://images.apple.com/media/us/osx/2013/docs/OSX_Mavericks_Core_Technology_Overview.pdf> > > On Page 7: - especially read the sections explaining: Compressed Memory & > Power Efficiency > > OS X Mavericks virtual memory compression is a big win for anyone on the > margins of not quite enough memory. > Virtual memory compression means that real work gets done faster by idling > CPU cores less often and for a shorter duration, often coming entirely for > “free” by using CPU cores that are otherwise idle anyway. > > With virtual memory compression, there is no disk activity and the memory > compression itself is extremely fast. Hence compressed virtual memory is a > massive net win: while there is some CPU utilization for the compression but > real work on all CPU cores gets back “on task” in far less time, rather than > idling the CPU cores waiting for disk I/O to complete. > > Activity Monitor (in my opinion) is possibly the most improved utility in > Mavericks. > Activity Monitor now allows you to check energy usage through a dedicated > tab. You can also get a glimpse by clicking the battery in your menubar. On > top of that, you can visit the View menu to change Activity Monitor’s icon to > CPU usage (and other) meters and run System Diagnostics. > > View system memory usage > > Click Memory to see the following: > > Physical Memory: The amount of RAM installed. > Memory Used: The amount of RAM being used and not immediately available. > Virtual Memory: The amount of disk or flash drive space being used as virtual > memory. > Swap Used: The space on your drive being used to swap unused files to and > from RAM. > App Memory: The amount of space being used by apps. > Wired Memory: Memory that can’t be cached to disk, so it must stay in RAM. > This memory can’t be borrowed by other apps. > Compressed: The amount of memory in RAM that is compressed. > File Cache: The space being used to temporarily store files that are not > currently being used. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 11 Dec 2013, at 5:50 am, F.W. Hänel <whae...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> Thanks Ronni, >> >> Now I understand, I’ll open the memory section to look at my situation. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Cheers, >> Walter >> On 11 Dec 2013, at 05:21 , Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Walter, >>> >>> The 'Pie Chart' is no longer an option, especially since Mavericks has new >>> memory management routines (ie, memory compression) that make the charting >>> of memory usage less straightforward. >>> Apple has switched to a new "Memory Pressure" approach to viewing memory >>> usage, which is available in the Memory section of Activity Monitor, but so >>> far has not been added as a Dock icon option. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>> >>> >>>> On 10 Dec 2013, at 10:19 pm, "F.W. Hänel" <whae...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Ronni, >>>> >>>> Thanks for your comments. Have tried what you suggested. >>>> I can live with the CPU graph on the desktop, but what used to be the >>>> system memory >>>> icon in the dock (a pie chart that went mostly blue when recording long >>>> movies in EyeTV) is >>>> now a narrow line. I can’t see the option “Show memory usage” any more, >>>> which was available >>>> in the pull up menu in the dock. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Walter >>>>> On 10 Dec 2013, at 21:12 , Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Walter, >>>>> >>>>>> Also tried unsuccessfully to install the same Activity Monitor dock icon >>>>>> (was a pie chart in ML) >>>>>> but it’s not available in Mavericks ? The CPU activity graph on the >>>>>> desktop looks different too. >>>>> >>>>> View network activity in the Activity Monitor Dock >>>>> >>>>> Choose View > Dock Icon > Show Network Usage. >>>>> >>>>> Select the type of activity displayed in the graph >>>>> >>>>> In the Activity Monitor window, you can change the type of data displayed >>>>> in the network activity graph. >>>>> The type of data you select is shown in the graph in the Activity Monitor >>>>> window and in Activity Monitor’s Dock icon. >>>>> >>>>> 1. Click Network at the top of the Activity Monitor window. >>>>> 2. Click Packets or Data above the graph. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>>> On 10 Dec 2013, at 8:30 pm, F.W. Hänel <whae...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ronni, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have one D. Pogue missing manual for Leopard already and found it very >>>>>> good. >>>>>> Its much more than just a user manual. Have to arrange for father >>>>>> christmas at Amazon to >>>>>> deliver the Mavericks version early next year. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also tried unsuccessfully to install the same Activity Monitor dock icon >>>>>> (was a pie chart in ML) >>>>>> but it’s not available in Mavericks ? The CPU activity graph on the >>>>>> desktop looks different too. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for your reply Ronni. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Walter >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10 Dec 2013, at 19:08 , Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Forgot to mention that you need to Pre-Order the book. >>>>>>> OS X Mavericks: "The missing Manual" by Author David Pogue is not >>>>>>> released until 31st December. I Pre-Ordered my copy quite some time ago. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 10 Dec 2013, at 7:00 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 10 Dec 2013, at 5:53 pm, F.W. Hänel <whae...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello Walter, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Have just upgraded to Maverick. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It is OS X Mavericks 10.9 (has an 's') >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Can I use the same bootable HD (ML) to do the occasional SuperDuper >>>>>>>>> backup ? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, SuperDuper does a bootable 'Clone' of your computer. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is there an official Maverick user manual ? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apple don't supply manuals for the OS (Operating System). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Use Finder > Help > Help Center. It's just like a manual! >>>>>>>> And it's built into the OS! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> OS X Mavericks: "The missing Manual" by Author David Pogue is one >>>>>>>> book I would recommend people purchase. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>>>>>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> OS X 10.9 Mavericks >>>>>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>> Walter >> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
