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So, I uh... bought a mac. WTF do I do?
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: rathoriel on January 11, 2012, 10:00:40 PM ---Good luck trying to move files. (you have to copy then delete from the old location)
draging files from a CD just creates shortcuts
Is there anything like the task manager in windows to see what process are running and how much memory they are using for the mac?
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Using a terminal, assuming the commands are the same as Linux commands, type "mv <filename> <location>" to move files, "cp <filename> <location>" to copy files, and "top" for a task manager-like tool that only shows as many processes as will fit in the terminal window, with the most CPU-intensive processes first. Type "q" to quit the top tool.
I'm pretty sure cp and mv will work in Macs, as they are very common commands, but I'm not 100% sure about top.
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on January 11, 2012, 07:53:12 PM ---I know the fragmentation wont reduce speed (noticeably) but the fragmentation is what causes programs to crash (in windows) I know the RAM still works (almost) instantly and the more fragmentation you have it wont necessarily affect the speed, my point is that the fragmentation is the cause of the temporary (or permanent) freeze, when the computer has to browse a whole catalog for all the fragments to "word.exe" the more fragmentation there is the higher the chance of (at some point) leaving a blank space of instructions (iono how you call those bubbles in the processor tubes) that can cause a crash or a temporary slow-down
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i dunno which age you're from but hyperthreading seems to fill up those bubbles you call without much issues at all =P
--- Quote ---When execution resources would not be used by the current task in a processor without hyper-threading, and especially when the processor is stalled, a hyper-threading equipped processor can use those execution resources to execute another scheduled task. (The processor may stall due to a cache miss, branch misprediction, or data dependency.)
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rarely_upset:
--- Quote from: rathoriel on January 11, 2012, 10:00:40 PM ---Good luck trying to move files. (you have to copy then delete from the old location)
draging files from a CD just creates shortcuts
Is there anything like the task manager in windows to see what process are running and how much memory they are using for the mac?
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If you're moving files, there's always click and drag. Have the files in one window and the destination in another, and then click and drag.
mgz:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on January 11, 2012, 07:53:12 PM ---I know the fragmentation wont reduce speed (noticeably) but the fragmentation is what causes programs to crash (in windows) I know the RAM still works (almost) instantly and the more fragmentation you have it wont necessarily affect the speed, my point is that the fragmentation is the cause of the temporary (or permanent) freeze, when the computer has to browse a whole catalog for all the fragments to "word.exe" the more fragmentation there is the higher the chance of (at some point) leaving a blank space of instructions (iono how you call those bubbles in the processor tubes) that can cause a crash or a temporary slow-down
--- Quote from: Bob2004 on January 11, 2012, 06:52:31 PM ---
GoGeta, that's not really how it works (and quite honestly, UNIX doesn't really handle it too much differently to Windows anyway). And even if it was, fragmentation is irrelevant, since RAM is direct-access - it doesn't take time for the drive head to move back and forth to read from different locations, like a hard disk, so fragmentation doesn't have any effect on speed at all. And any gaps in between files aren't wasted space, since data can just be split up into several parts, so it can all be filled up if needed.
From my perspective, OSX is basically just Linux, except you have to pay for it, and it isn't customisable (so if you don't like, say, the Desktop environment, well, tough, you're stuck with it - Unlike Linux where you can switch to KDE, Gnome, whatever, as you like. Also, am I right in thinking it's impossible to get root access in OSX? Or have I misremembered that? It's been a while since I've used it).
Macs themselves just seem to be slightly shinier PCs with an irrational hatred for right mouse buttons (I know many newer Macs have two-button mice now, but none of the ones I've ever used do, and seriously - they are really irritating to use).
Macs and Mac OS aren't particularly bad, as such, they just don't do anything that something else can't do better, and since Macs tend to be about double the price - why bother?
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I dont know much about UNIX, but at least when I was learning about how OS's work in high school, the marvelous things I learned about OSX were justified (by the professor) because it was "UNIX based"
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might you be thinking about memory leaks in software that causes them to exponentially bloat and eventually crash?
datora:
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Actually, I got nothing.
Since I'm pretty up to geek on a lot of tech, people usually call me when they have an issue. Macs have driven me nuts a lot over the years, mostly because I've never had one to play with myself. And, frankly, not interested. If I had that sort of time, I have a list of about 100 other things to do in networking, 512 flavors of linux, ten flavors of windoze, 7 or 10 PCs to rebuild, etc. etc ....
However, if you've not seen it yet, kinda sums up a lot of my mac experiences:
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