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Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression
Date 2014-04-15 02:10 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <br3ip0Ff60dU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2014-04-14, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> In article <534adc8b$0$18926$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com>,
> Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmm. There's a bunch of people (including my other half) complaining of 
>> getting "your computer is running out of application memory" errors that 
>> no one (certainly not anyone from Apple) knows how to fix. The basic 
>> Apple Duhfense League response seems to be "repair the the permissions." 
>> Yeah, right. Would this compressed memory thingie have ought to do with 
>> this? I haven't had the problem on the MacBook Pro with 4 gigs RAM, but 
>> the fancy new iMac (with 8 gigs) does it from time to time.
>
> Housekeeping? You can quit a PC app from a window. You need to quit an
> app with the Mac from the menu or command-q. My wife, who uses a PC at
> work and a Mac at home, instinctively closes a window with that red dot
> and assumes that the app has quit. She's getting better.

It may come as a surprise to some that different doesn't automatically
mean inferior.

> Get a whole bunch of dormant apps and associated limbo files and memory
> becomes an issue regardless of compression. Restart works well. Just a
> thought.

And just because some random person says memory becomes an issue doesn't
automatically make it true.

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JR

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10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 12:07 -0400
  Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-13 17:57 +0000
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 15:35 -0400
  Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-13 14:50 -0400
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-13 21:18 +0200
      Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 15:55 -0400
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 15:37 -0400
      Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-13 15:51 -0400
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-04-13 19:35 -0700
      Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-14 16:34 +1200
        Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-14 16:30 -0400
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-20 10:53 +0200
            Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-20 09:27 -0400
      Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-14 07:51 -0400
        Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 13:35 +0000
      Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-14 16:30 -0400
        Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-14 17:36 -0400
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-14 18:06 -0400
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-20 09:15 +0200
        Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-04-15 06:01 +0000
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 16:54 -0400
        Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-20 09:11 +0200
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-20 09:24 -0400
      Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-04-15 02:10 +0000
  Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2014-04-14 23:32 +0000
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-14 19:58 -0400
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-20 09:45 +0200
      Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-20 09:26 -0400
  Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-04-15 00:38 -0700
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 16:58 -0400
  Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 13:32 +0000
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:04 -0400
      Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-17 00:04 +0000
        Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-17 15:15 -0400
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-17 21:29 +0200
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-17 21:29 +0200
            Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-17 15:48 -0400
              Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-17 21:58 +0200
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-17 16:07 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-19 16:06 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 12:37 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-19 17:27 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-20 08:33 +0200
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-20 09:13 -0400
            Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-18 05:55 +0000
              Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-18 10:00 -0400
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-17 15:30 -0400
            Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-17 16:02 -0400
              Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-17 22:10 +0200
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-17 16:33 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-04-17 21:54 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-17 18:13 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-04-17 23:59 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-18 17:59 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-04-19 17:27 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-04-19 14:15 -0700
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 18:06 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-04-19 17:16 -0700
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 20:32 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-19 21:40 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-20 15:45 +1200
          Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-18 05:46 +0000
            Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-18 09:44 -0400
              Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-18 21:06 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-18 17:21 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-18 17:30 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-18 18:49 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-19 16:33 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-20 08:53 +0200
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-20 09:22 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-21 03:49 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-18 17:24 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-18 17:25 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-19 03:09 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-19 15:21 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-19 16:01 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-20 10:47 +0200
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-21 03:52 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-21 04:26 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-22 04:07 +0000
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-22 08:15 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-21 08:44 -0400
                Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-20 10:42 +0200
    Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-19 16:37 +0000

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