[Discussion] [MAC]

[Bob Wonderly]

I'm about 18 months into using my Mac running OS X 10.5... I "never" 
(almost) shut it down. The few times I do are when I get it hung so hard 
nothing else works (very seldom does this happen) and when it wants me 
to allow software upgrades that require restart. And once in a 
g-r-e-a-t while to freshen it up.

In other words it runs for weeks at a time, sleeping when I am not using 
it. The same as I did my Linux boxes and OS/2 boxes before that.

D Burch wrote:
> Well not a year in and I still miss OS/2 and am slowly losing touch with 
> Windows use. I still seem to think OS/2 first, MAC second.
> 
> I have found nothing to compare to PMView for image management or 
> Filestar for basic file management. I find Finder flakey and doesn't 
> even come close to the WPS.
> 
> There appear to be memory leaks or locks as over time the available 
> memory decreases to about .5 GB but never goes lower. A reboot restores 
> it to over 1.0 GB.
> 
> Close applications doesn't alway close them so you have to keep an eye 
> on the Active lights under the application in the Dock.
> 
> Older hardware like scanners, printers and some newer is usually 
> detected at the machine level, but the software doesn't respond, hasn't 
> been kept current with the OS, etc.
> 
> I guess MAC users tend to shut their machines down daily, maybe I should 
> start.
> 
> For the casual user I think there is a sense of mindlessness. That may 
> not be the right term, but after nearly 20 years of becoming quite 
> intimate with the inner workings of my machine, I find that the MAC 
> approach to computing is similar to MS in that you have to "trust" that 
> everything will work properly as many of the preference settings are 
> lacking.
> 
> I have read that the version of the OSX I have - Leopard is not the 
> finest example of OSX ever written, so I may spring for the upgrade and 
> see if it helps.
> 
> Don Burch
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