I have often heard that "free ram is bad ram" or "free ram is wasted ram", and this is particularly true in Mac OS X, and by extension iOS and Linux like OSs, yet it is not true of Windows (or is it?)
Why is it true of some OS's and not other OS's?
Anyone else see this on the US iTunes store? They've got a couple of tracks under the Free Music category, but they've got $0.99 BUY next to them.
View 2 Replies View RelatedYesterday I apparently interrupted Disk Utility when it was erasing free space, which was far bigger than the used space on my beloved black Macbook. Apparently the free space, because the program was interrupted, is seen as one honking big file.
This morning, the disk utility tells me that I have zero free space. Verify says I do not need repair. I checked because of all my sudden problems (I am unable to save anything to the laptop, unable to cut-and-paste . . . and unable to erase free space again since there officially isn't any, etc.).
Trash is empty.
I tried (based on advice in another thread) to reboot with the installation disk so as to use its disk utility program, but the installation disk menu offers "install" etc. but not (as far as I can tell) just access to its disk utility.
I plugged in my Timemachine external drive [WD MyBook], but the most recent "save" there has the "restore" button greyed out. That's scary.
I'm willing to do a complete re-install if necessary, but I hope that one of you has a simpler solution that will simply get my free space back.
So what else can I do? Is there anything I should do to free up more RAM or something like that?
I did notice that when I'm offered the choice between HD and standard res... the standard res is watchable.... but still not perfect.
is there any Free Anivirus for MAC 10.4?
View 9 Replies View Relatedstill new to mac and also just got Garrys Mod for Mac OSX>
The game really requires use to use SVN to sync files, and I just usually use Tortoise SVN for Windows, is there anything as good or better for Mac?
also, I own a GMOD server so I would need a FTP client, any good ones for Mac?
I have a 15in i5 with 8 gigs of ram. I'm using 3.59gig.
View 13 Replies View RelatedI'm not sure if this is going here or in the iPod Touch section, so I decided to just post it here.
I got an iPod Touch this Christmas, and when I was going to connect it to my computer, it said that the system was too old. I think you need to have Mac OS X version 10.4 (or 10.4.10) and I have version 10.3.9
I have searched everywhere, and gone through 20 pages in the iPod Touch section, but no one seemed/seems to have this problem.
And because I don't have version 10.4(.10), I can't use my iPod.. I can only turn it on and off.
My folks have recently cancelled our houses comcast internet bill in order to wait out the bad economy by making sure they have enough money. Ive been stealing my neighbors internet recently, but its not enough; and always crashes in 30min. of making use of it. I have a 20' ethernet cable, a comcast modem, and a netgear wireless router (not sure what model) before the bill got cancelled i was connect through the internet via airport. I have an iMac g5 9.0ghz /w 512MB RAM I currently have 10.x Leopard installed.
Is there any tips you guys have for me to connect? i only have 1 phone jack which is about 22' from where my computer is positioned in my bedroom. (Obviously thats not going to go too well because ill have cables running all over my house).
So what I was thinking, is that i could set up my cable modem and wireless router, put a phone jack cable from the jack to the modem, then turn on my router so i could get a wireless DSL signal to my computer and dial up for free without any cables in the way.
MacDaily says they've received a rumor that Mobileme may go free
I paid money for the Family Pack but i'm not above getting a refund
Having Mobileme for free changes a LOT. It means that rather than developers rolling their own OTA sync for forcing their customer to do Wifi sync for financial expediency they would have a proven sync platform in Mobileme to leverage.
This rumor is somewhat believable because Apple has that humungous NC datacenter being built. Mobileme is a value add to anyone with a iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad.
They could even give out basic features for free and then add in a bunch of stuff for the small monthly nominal charge. Sync should be free as well as "Find my ixxx" since these are such good selling features.
Is there any free 3D modeler for OS X ? Or maybe just a viewer ?
I need something that can export files in 3ds format.
can someone help me to find a free cd burner , I tried a few but nothing works on my MBP 17 i7 .
View 5 Replies View RelatedWhat is the best software, mac or windows, for resizing mac formatted partitions?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIt has been wiped clean, back to OS 9, Power Mac AGP Graphics, firewire slot.
I want to give it to my bro for net use, itunes, word processing and basic stuff.
what would be the best way to go about upgrading? Should i do leopard or and older os X? will I need more ram (256) and i believe it is 500 mhz, would that be good?
like I said, it's just for basic stuff but I was wondering if these machines still work good.
Who agrees since they're not or probably will never update the mac mini again they should at least update it with the 'addons' (more like essentials) for free?
I hate how they nickel and dime you with the ram and hd (because they know most people will opt for the upgrades). It's pretty standard for that price now to have at least 2GB of memory!
Either way I'd like to get one not really for real use (with it's current specs) but more like a novelty item...
I have a huge external drive. I just deleted some things that I don't want anymore. But I still have a lot of stuff I want on the drive so I can't format it and move on. I have to keep a lot of files on there.
How can I erase and zero out the free space that is left when I deleted those files?
What's the best free OCR software for Mac?
View 6 Replies View RelatedBecause with a free printer and free ipod, that would be a hell of a deal.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI think i got pretty luck here but you guys let me know. Bought a Rev A macbook air on craigslist for like 900 a few months back, machine came with apple care and a few extras.
Then the enter key was sticking up slightly more on one side so i figured i have the support might as well take it in. The key was sticking up from a pervious repair. So the took it and fixed it. when i got it back the keys didn't light up and the sound was gone. I called and when i bought it back they gave me a new Rev B macbook air with an extra power adapter. Needless to say i was very happy.
I have heard of this happening to other people is it starting to become common?
I just got this mac, and i formatted the drive. It is formated to Mac OS Extended (journaled) Im trying to install Yahoo messenger. (it is doing this with all other programs im trying; limewire, thunderbird, opera.) I keep getting the message "The item "Yahoo! Messenger" cannot be copied because there is not enough space."It also says this when i try to pull a file off an 8 GB ScanDisk Flash Drive.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI want to listen to pandora over my home stereo (wired is not an option) and my dad won't let me fork over $25 for airfoil -
View 3 Replies View RelatedSo today I was exploring my Mac Mini and made it so I can see how much space is left on my hard drive under the Macintosh HD icon. I saw that it says 111.47GB....11GB Free! Wow, I didn't know I used so much space. I don't really have enough money for a new hard drive. I am wondering if there is any freeware program to tell me where my hard drive space is going. What should I do to gain back some hard drive space?
View 11 Replies View RelatedWhat is the best free internet browser because safari keeps crashing
View 18 Replies View RelatedI've read that 10.6 frees up space when it is installed. I'm currently on 10.4, PowerPC. Will 10.5 free up hard drive space if I install it? Or will it use about the same amount as 10.4? Also, is 10.5 now on sale because its "old"?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI own an iMac, and a MacBook Pro,
Ideally I would like to have the same computer on two different machines. The things I want mirrored between the to would be my media (itunes,iphoto,etc)
I know mobile me would sync my ical, address book etc, but im not looking to spend 100 dollars per year to keep my machines synced.
I'm looking for a converter that will convert a .mpg file to a .mp3 or any other audio type of file.
Haven't seen a converter that is free before for Mac yet.
Need a free DVD burning app that will convert .avi files so they will play on my DVD player.
View 7 Replies View RelatedAny recommendation for a free app to control my PPC (runing Tiger) from my MBP remotely? Screen Sharing on my network is a snap but that does me no good when I'm away.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am looking for a free RSS feed creator so i can make an RSS feed. I already got FeedForAll, but it is a 30 day trial and i don't want to pay 30 bucks for the full program.
Does anybody know where i can download a completely free .XML creator?
So, I'm checking the due date of my 17 inch and I see this....
Anyone else find they now have an i7 for i5 price?
