Mac OS X User Thread

[Neutron]

The only time I reboot either Mac at our house is when the software updates require it. I even had an Ubuntu instance running in Virtualbox and it hasn't slowed my Mac down one bit.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

The only time I reboot either Mac at our house is when the software updates require it. I even had an Ubuntu instance running in Virtualbox and it hasn't slowed my Mac down one bit.

I usually reboot every couple weeks. Its a good thing to clear out all the memory and start clean, but its rare that I ever have any performance issues. As I said, this machine is a beast. 8GB of ram definitely helps.

 

[Neutron]

I usually reboot every couple weeks. Its a good thing to clear out all the memory and start clean, but its rare that I ever have any performance issues. As I said, this machine is a beast. 8GB of ram definitely helps.

That was the very first thing I did with both Macs right after I got them. Before first boot up I swapped out the 2GB sticks with 2 4GB sticks.

 

[duckydan]

How are you zooming in Safari, with gestures?

How much ram does your machine have?

Don't have Final Cut Pro, so can't help there, but I don't have any issues with Safari, don't use it much though. I use Chrome for a browser, with Safari as my backup.

I am thinking there is a setting you need to tweak for your mail settings, but hard to say. I like the Safari Mail.app, but actually use Sparrow.app It is a wonderful mail program. Very fast, supports gmail almost natively - complete with labels, and works well with my work IMAP settings.

Right now I have 4gb... upgrading to 8 tomorrow but haven't had the time to do so.

With the internet if I use firefox / chrome / etc there are no problems. Using safari with gestures brings up the rainbow circle almost religiously. today has been exceptionally bad. I took it to the store and it tested fine so it appears to be software based.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Right now I have 4gb... upgrading to 8 tomorrow but haven't had the time to do so.

With the internet if I use firefox / chrome / etc there are no problems. Using safari with gestures brings up the rainbow circle almost religiously. today has been exceptionally bad. I took it to the store and it tested fine so it appears to be software based.

Definitely sounds like a software issue.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I found another great use for my MBP. I am sitting here writing, and its pretty cold outside -- the mbp has served as a very nice heater