shellylh Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Found out how to change the search in itunes back to the old style... so much better! Why didn't I look into this before??? http://www.cultofmac.com/204115/change-the-itunes-11-search-feature-back-to-the-older-functionality-os-x-tips/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 The Twiggy Mac Lives! The Quest To Resurrect The World’s Oldest Macintosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Shoehorned in 8GB of RAM into my newly-resurrected MacBook Pro. Everything is just a tad more zippy, particularly the oinking RAM hogs known as Chrome, FFX and Photoshop. If only fixing and upgrading cars and houses was as easy as computers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I still think that Apple doesn't put enough RAM in the baseline Macs to do them justice, and only 4GB is just silly. I'm amazed at how often I see our 16GB iMac or Macbook Pro Retina using up 8-12GB of RAM after running multiple apps over a few days. Sure the OS can "function" with only 4GB but it's clearly slowed down when you have insufficient RAM and more than 1-2 apps loaded. These Macs have always had 16GB so I can't attest to the improvement there from the extra RAM, I just got 16GB to make them a little more "future proof". But I've seen a big improvement in my son's late 2008 Macbook Pro by increasing it from 4GB to 8GB early last year (the max). That RAM plus an Hybrid HD make it run about as quick as our daughter's 8GB 2012 Macbook Pro with std HD - at least in every day tasks. The newer models still convert audio and video files 2x as fast, or zip files faster. But responsiveness and launch times on the old Mac improved noticeably with both more RAM and with a hybrid HD. In an effort to avoid using an external drive for their iTunes library the kids agreed to a slower 750GB HD over a smaller SSD. But with iTunes in the cloud and iTunes Match I'd be okay with a smaller SSD for the additional speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I do ok with 4gb on my laptop, but I'm obviously a newb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 That's because you do everything remotely, newb. How much memory does it take to run a terminal emulator anyway (unless its emacs) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Holy crap, 1Password 4.0 is out. It's a major change from 3.X. I am ...unsure what I think of it thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanoha Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Holy crap, 1Password 4.0 is out. It's a major change from 3.X. I am ...unsure what I think of it thus far. Indeed. I like the menu bar utility. Free upgrade for 1Password 3 owners who bought this year; $25 for people who bought before 2013 $40 for now for new users; price going up to $50 later I think. Good security changes: http://learn.agilebits.com/1Password4/Security/1P4-security-changes.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 The upgrade is also free if you bought it through the App Store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 For a second there, I'd thought Mavericks had been released to the general public. In any case, does it just not run as well on your MBP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Reks, does the Golden Master version of Mavericks perform slower than ML on your MBP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I guess the Spotlight index has become more of a CPU hog? That would be a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvlgato Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Bummer, but only an issue for the first few hours after initial installation, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I'd guess spotlight is a memory and io hog, which manifests as feeling slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Reks, do you use Outlook? I assume not, but Outlook uses Spotlight and this causes all kinds of perf issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 New Firmware update for MacBook Air June 2012-2013 might work, or it might tell you to replace your 64GB or 128GB hard drive. Replacement is free in the first three years of ownership. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/10/apple-warns-of-ssd-failures-in-macbook-air/?utm_source=mainrss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cankin Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 OSX Mavericks is available today for free! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 ^ Where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cankin Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 App Store http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/10/22/os-x-109-mavericks-launches-today-is-a-free-upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebby Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Mac App Store, from the articles that I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 cupertino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Stand in center with arms raised. It will float down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 iPad mini with retina. iPad air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted October 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I like free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Man raises bar on hating on Apple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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