You get no benefit unless you have 32 gigs of RAM. Any speed improvement is negligible.mrkgoo said:
edit: you can use this - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32252/32--or-64-bit-kernel-startup-mode-selector
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edit: you can use this - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32252/32--or-64-bit-kernel-startup-mode-selector
Crab Shaker
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Snow Leopard is awesome. Can't wait for third party apps to start getting streamlined and go 64-bit. Especially slow ass shit like Adobe AIR stuff.
Zombie James
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Is there any way to make OSX lock after a certain period of time without having to start the screen saver?
thesoapster
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Killthee said:
If you want it to "lock" after sleep/screen saver so that you have to enter your password to get back to your desktop, go to the Security preference pane.
Scorcho: Thanks, I figured that. I was compiling, and my software didn;t run due to some python interpreter version mismatch or something, and someone suggested possible issue in 64-bit vs 32-bit. I don't know much about these things, though. I just thought I'd try the 64-bit kernel to see if it did anything to my issue,a nod I thought I'd ask in general.
Does anyone else use Hibernatemode = 0?
For the uninitiated, there are three main hibernate modes (plus two if you count the secure versions):
0 = the original mode in macs pre-2005. When your computer went to sleep, it was instant, and wake was instant. RAM is powered during sleep to retain contents.
1 = RAM contents written to HDD at sleep, then powers down. Slow to wake.
3 = default mode (I think) for new macs. Writes out RAM contents to a sleepimage, and keeps RAM powered for fast wake.
I use 0, and not 3 because I then don't have to wait for the 30 seconds or so for it to write out RAM contents to disc - I always worry about moving the HD too much while writing, and closing my MBP and just picking it up and running doesn't sound like a great thing to me.
The main point of writing out to a sleepimage is that if you lose power entirely while it is asleep, when you turn it back on, it will pick up where it left off. I don't get this, obviously, but I try not to let it power out often.
An added advantage with keeping hibernate mode to 0 (besides not having to wait for it to sleep), is that you recover the sleepimage space (after deleting the image). Free 4GB!
I was just wondering if this all still applied in Snow Leopard.
My hibernate mode is still 0 and I get the fast sleep.
http://www.macworld.com/article/53471/2006/10/sleepmode.html
Does anyone else use Hibernatemode = 0?
For the uninitiated, there are three main hibernate modes (plus two if you count the secure versions):
0 = the original mode in macs pre-2005. When your computer went to sleep, it was instant, and wake was instant. RAM is powered during sleep to retain contents.
1 = RAM contents written to HDD at sleep, then powers down. Slow to wake.
3 = default mode (I think) for new macs. Writes out RAM contents to a sleepimage, and keeps RAM powered for fast wake.
I use 0, and not 3 because I then don't have to wait for the 30 seconds or so for it to write out RAM contents to disc - I always worry about moving the HD too much while writing, and closing my MBP and just picking it up and running doesn't sound like a great thing to me.
The main point of writing out to a sleepimage is that if you lose power entirely while it is asleep, when you turn it back on, it will pick up where it left off. I don't get this, obviously, but I try not to let it power out often.
An added advantage with keeping hibernate mode to 0 (besides not having to wait for it to sleep), is that you recover the sleepimage space (after deleting the image). Free 4GB!
I was just wondering if this all still applied in Snow Leopard.
My hibernate mode is still 0 and I get the fast sleep.
http://www.macworld.com/article/53471/2006/10/sleepmode.html
I use smart sleep which changes the mode depending on how much battery is left.
I tried that to no success. I don't know if it means anything but the pictures you posted are a little different than the one on my computer. On mine it isn't called "Hidden Thumb Button". I did find a fix, I had to map the buttons to F5 and F6 which are pretty much useless anyway on my end...I just hope Logitech releases a new update soon.giga said:
I'm going to give Safari another full time shot. Firefox is better in practically every way but I do love the "instant" loading in Safari especially on forum use as I'm always constantly Paging Down to get to the newest post. My main problems with Safari,
1. It never opens new links in tabs to often. I need to hold down the command button which I don't like doing. I remember a work around for this but then it wouldn't open specific things which require a new window in a new window. M
2. I like Firefox's download manager better and the ability for it to open in certain programs.
Mecha_Infantry
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HUELEN10 said:
Give us some tips, some have no ideas!
Also the tabs in Safari are terrible in comparison to the way they act in FF. Whenever I click external links it opens in new windows (probably a setting), when I double finger click (to right click) it highlights the link which stays highlighted even after opening in a new tab.
Altogether I think that Safari is too keyboard heavy. I like FF for simple things like being able to custom a whole lot of things I can't do in SF. Maybe I need to look for add ons
Mecha_Infantry
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Seems like Snow Leopard and my IXUS70 camera aren't compatible 
. Man I REALLY should have just waited
. Man I REALLY should have just waitedpj325is said:
hey that is pretty neat. thanks to you and mrkgoo, now I know a bit more about Mac sleep states. I always wondered why the pulsating sleep light would take some time to turn on after closing the lid. now I know.
and, yeah, I prefer the straight sleep, no hibernate option. faster sleep, no HDD access while moving.
PTHPasteBoard has worked with no problems through every single OS X update I've ever thrown at it. It's my number 1 "Can't live without this damn app" app. (DragThing is second, and was just updated too.)LCfiner said:
This. It's all I need in order to switch to it. An indication that doesn't get in your face but reminds you there are windows down there.Blu_LED said:
Nope sadly. I like them big though, I'd rather make the bounding box bigger really.Jel0man said:
Is there a way to make these icons smaller? And also, is there a way to set a general rule for the size of the icons in general
Also, WHY DON'T THEY MOVE that "Open in Finder" button to the top of the window so we can click it without having to scroll to the bottom of the list? WTF? The right side is unused. Put it up there like the Back button. Sheesh! It's common sense, Apple!
One of the many "non-existent features" they have been talking about. Disk mounting is completely redone. Faster mounting and ejecting as well as indication that the drive is ejecting.HUELEN10 said:
While I realize this is a longshot, has anyone installed or read reports of Snow Leopards performance on an older Mac with 1GB RAM?
My father is still running Tiger on a 2006 Mac Mini (the first Intel ones, 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo with 1GB RAM, or it might even be 512mb) and he wants me to "upgrade" him to Snow Leopard. But I'm worried that it would be a downgrade in performance since SL requires 1GB RAM.
My father is still running Tiger on a 2006 Mac Mini (the first Intel ones, 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo with 1GB RAM, or it might even be 512mb) and he wants me to "upgrade" him to Snow Leopard. But I'm worried that it would be a downgrade in performance since SL requires 1GB RAM.
Jasoco said:
this was funny. from their website:
I take it you're running it now with no issues? I downloaded it and will give it a test run over the next couple days.
edit: OK, I had to drag in the prefpane manually to the folder to install it but it seems to be working like a champ right now.
thanks for the suggestion
Blindfutur3
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Mine showed up today! Definitely not a lot of visual changes, but everything seems a little 'snappier'
One thing I can't work out. I thought there was an iPhone like auto text-correction? I tried purposely entering incorrect text into Mail, but nothing happened. Does this feature need to be enabled?
One thing I can't work out. I thought there was an iPhone like auto text-correction? I tried purposely entering incorrect text into Mail, but nothing happened. Does this feature need to be enabled?
Captain Nemo
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Does anyone know if NTFS-3G for Mac works under Snow Leopard? Its not up on the wiki and I spent some time searching on the web but couldn't find anything.
My external drives are partitioned using NTFS for Windows + Mac compatibility so I can't update to Snow Leopard until there is a solid NTFS write solution.
My external drives are partitioned using NTFS for Windows + Mac compatibility so I can't update to Snow Leopard until there is a solid NTFS write solution.
Blindfutur3 said:
yup. try opening up a new mail message then enable all the type autocorrections options under the Edit Menu/ Substitutions. you can disable some substitutions like smart quotes from this menu item
you can add custom changes and expansions to the languages and text preference pane.
Blindfutur3
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LCfiner said:
Thanks. Got it working now. Pretty nice little feature. Is it a system wide feature or just Mail?
looks like the text substitution needs to be enabled for each independent cocoa text field within an app
example:
For Things, I have to enable it for the "New Todo" item in the application window by right-clicking on text and selecting the substitutions I want to enable.
BUT, I have to do this again when entering text in the Things quick entry field (ctrl-space) that I bring up system wide.
example:
For Things, I have to enable it for the "New Todo" item in the application window by right-clicking on text and selecting the substitutions I want to enable.
BUT, I have to do this again when entering text in the Things quick entry field (ctrl-space) that I bring up system wide.
giga said:
Does this mean we will get ever so slightly better posts in GAF?
Less typos, perhaps some people will even go back and fix their grammar. Well, look at that, it just changed my grammer to grammar. I know how it was spelt I just wanted to check. Also, I forgot a comma after my "well".
Yay, SL!
Blindfutur3
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layzie1989
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install on my friends tiger mbp went perfectly
Mad Hatter
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For you guys who don't like the purple/blue outline around the Expose windows I may have an answer. I was digging around and found the resources it.
It should probably be pretty easy to swap these out with something that looks a little better. I haven't bothered to make a new outline/border yet, but I will eventually. I'd like to see someone take a crack at this first though :lol
It should probably be pretty easy to swap these out with something that looks a little better. I haven't bothered to make a new outline/border yet, but I will eventually. I'd like to see someone take a crack at this first though :lol
Blindfutur3
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I know it doesn't mean too much. I was just curious after installing, so I ran another Geekbench test and thought I'd throw up the results. Both test were done with no applications open after a reboot.
It might not be as cool as multiclutch but I wanted to let people know that xGestures has been updated to v 1.74 and now supports Snow Leopard properly.
it definitely works better with a mouse than a trackpad but you can still have it used with 2 button click drag commands on the trackpad or with some modifier keys to regain some semblance of multiclutch functionality on the pad.
http://alum.hampshire.edu/~bjk02/xGestures/download.htm
it definitely works better with a mouse than a trackpad but you can still have it used with 2 button click drag commands on the trackpad or with some modifier keys to regain some semblance of multiclutch functionality on the pad.
http://alum.hampshire.edu/~bjk02/xGestures/download.htm
keep rocking that tilde in the web address, homeslice!
http://macthemes2.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16798576Mad Hatter said:For you guys who don't like the purple/blue outline around the Expose windows I may have an answer. I was digging around and found the resources it.
It should probably be pretty easy to swap these out with something that looks a little better. I haven't bothered to make a new outline/border yet, but I will eventually. I'd like to see someone take a crack at this first though :lol
http://macthemes2.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16798587
http://macthemes2.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16798577
Many already have. You are correct. Those are the files.
You people really need to lurk around MacThemes2.net more often. Everything's been done.
Mad Hatter
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I've been beatenJasoco said:
That's pretty badass though. Thanks for the links. The one in that last link is pretty nice.
The_Inquisitor
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SanjuroTsubaki said:
Don't say that! >.<
layzie1989
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Mad Hatter said:For you guys who don't like the purple/blue outline around the Expose windows I may have an answer. I was digging around and found the resources it.
It should probably be pretty easy to swap these out with something that looks a little better. I haven't bothered to make a new outline/border yet, but I will eventually. I'd like to see someone take a crack at this first though :lol
i can confirm it works exactly like you think it would. i just changed the color through photoshop
When I get back in the game (My MacBook with SL is dying so I am sing it lightly while using this old G4 mini with Leopard as my browsing machine... so sloooooow) I will be customizing the hell out of all the resources Apple allows. The dock background (I use the 2D look), the Exposé selections, the Grid Stacks border....
Gotta buy an Intel mini first though. Then it's just a quick swap of my MB's 500GB HD into the mini (Providing I can figure out how to remove the optical drive this time) and I'm back with full speed Snow Leopard requiring no cloning or copying at all.
Gotta buy an Intel mini first though. Then it's just a quick swap of my MB's 500GB HD into the mini (Providing I can figure out how to remove the optical drive this time) and I'm back with full speed Snow Leopard requiring no cloning or copying at all.
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