I have two external drives connected to my macbook. Before I turn off the laptop I eject each drive. Is this the proper procedure? I turned off the laptop without ejecting one of the external drives and a warning message popped up.
Thanks,
Seamus.
ps, I got a set of bose external speakers, excellent kit.
I have two external drives connected to my macbook. Before I turn off the laptop I eject each drive. Is this the proper procedure? I turned off the laptop without ejecting one of the external drives and a warning message popped up.
Do you mean "turn off" or "sleep"? If you close the lid to put it to sleep, the drives remain mounted and disconnecting them without waking the thing up and unmounting them is a bad idea. If you shut it down then it will umount them itself as a matter of course during shutdown.
Do you mean "turn off" or "sleep"? If you close the lid to put it to sleep, the drives remain mounted and disconnecting them without waking the thing up and unmounting them is a bad idea. If you shut it down then it will umount them itself as a matter of course during shutdown.
That's the difference..... sleep v shutdown. thanks.
Can anyone tell me the difference in having 4x1gb vs 2x2gb or even 8x512mb - are there perceivable performance issues? Oh and the part about all the slots being used up, I get that. But other than that, does 4gb made up of 4x1gb sticks perform differently than 4gb made up of 8x512mb sticks?
Can anyone tell me the difference in having 4x1gb vs 2x2gb or even 8x512mb - are there perceivable performance issues? Oh and the part about all the slots being used up, I get that. But other than that, does 4gb made up of 4x1gb sticks perform differently than 4gb made up of 8x512mb sticks?
AFAIK it should be exactly the same assuming all the ramx0r0z have the same specs. Meaning if the 4x1gb is the same type of ram as the 8x512mb then you'll not notice a difference.
Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance.
Can anyone tell me the difference in having 4x1gb vs 2x2gb or even 8x512mb - are there perceivable performance issues? Oh and the part about all the slots being used up, I get that. But other than that, does 4gb made up of 4x1gb sticks perform differently than 4gb made up of 8x512mb sticks?
I read an esoteric post a week ago claiming that 4x1 made more efficient use of the computer. Not sure that it made any difference to everyday use, tho.
I read an esoteric post a week ago claiming that 4x1 made more efficient use of the computer. Not sure that it made any difference to everyday use, tho.
What I've found basically says that if you're splitting atoms, that it might make a difference. But for everyday Photoshop usage, it wouldn't.
So I don't know how many people are interested in this. I've got the inclination to learn php and mysql so I really wanted to be able to set up my MBP so it would run apache, php, and mysql so I wouldn't have to run all my learning crapola through my dreamhost account. So what I did was to first read and follow this, and then I read and followed this. There is a third part to the article about how to actually enable php; however, after I did it I decided that I wanted to use php5 instead of the default php4 and I learned on the php5 download site that I had to undo all the steps in the 3rd part before I could install php5. Installing php5 was actually crazy easy in and of itself and if you want to do that you can do so here but only after you follow the steps in the first and second parts above. Then to install mysql go here. You'll be up and running with a LAMP setup (or at least an AMP setup) in no time.
Then once you want to start learning php (if that's what floats your boat) you can go here.
So far it's pretty easy, but I can see how it could get rather complex.
Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance.
Mike, thanks for putting all those links & info into one place. I'd been wanting to do that too but was too busy (lazy) to dig around for all the details.
how's that for timing, Mike? I just came across this: ISP in a Box v2. :
Hey now that looks interesting. I may supplement what I've already done with that. I may have to back track some though. I know, for instance that my php5 installation was for apache 1.3 whereas your article is calling for apache2. Oh well, if I can serve this up over the internets, that'd be much cooler anyhow.
Good find
Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance.
My 30 day trial of Spam Sieve expired today, so I ponied up to pay for it. It's been working great, and keeps a much better lid on my spam than the built in Junk filter in Mail.
I paid for Macaroni on my Powerbook (now wiped and sold). I couldn't find the license key, wrote them, and they got me a new one no q's asked. And, it's universal binary now, too
i have one last question concerning the Mac Pro.
with my discount, i can get from apple a 250GB for $184 and a 500GB for 368. then should i get apple's HDD or should i buy them separatedly. say, from eBay? and why?
(im not very good at computer, so i'm afraid it has the similar issue of incompatibility like with the ram - although i see there are quite a few deals on ebay that're much less than the above prices)
Comments
Hi folks,
I have two external drives connected to my macbook. Before I turn off the laptop I eject each drive. Is this the proper procedure? I turned off the laptop without ejecting one of the external drives and a warning message popped up.
Thanks,
Seamus.
ps, I got a set of bose external speakers, excellent kit.
Do you mean "turn off" or "sleep"? If you close the lid to put it to sleep, the drives remain mounted and disconnecting them without waking the thing up and unmounting them is a bad idea. If you shut it down then it will umount them itself as a matter of course during shutdown.
jimf@frostbytes.com
That's the difference..... sleep v shutdown. thanks.
Portfolio • Workshops • Facebook • Twitter
http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
Portfolio • Workshops • Facebook • Twitter
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
Then once you want to start learning php (if that's what floats your boat) you can go here.
So far it's pretty easy, but I can see how it could get rather complex.
http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/
http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/
The only part I don't understand is why I would want to install yoursql.
Dgrin FAQ | Me | Workshops
http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
my words, my "pro"pictures, my "fun" pictures, my videos.
my words, my "pro"pictures, my "fun" pictures, my videos.
Good find
http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/
(Intel Macs only!)
Dgrin FAQ | Me | Workshops
IE6 installed on my Mac Pro, no Parallels, no Boot Camp
Portfolio • Workshops • Facebook • Twitter
http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/
And, I can't get it to fetch images from another website (like when I'm on SmugMug, it won't get the amazon images).
Portfolio • Workshops • Facebook • Twitter
Dgrin FAQ | Me | Workshops
I may post to their forum to see if it's just me being retarted. But for now I have to give a big thumbs down to CrossOver Mac.
http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/
Dgrin FAQ | Me | Workshops
Portfolio • Workshops • Facebook • Twitter
:nah
Portfolio • Workshops • Facebook • Twitter
I paid for Macaroni on my Powerbook (now wiped and sold). I couldn't find the license key, wrote them, and they got me a new one no q's asked. And, it's universal binary now, too
Portfolio • Workshops • Facebook • Twitter
with my discount, i can get from apple a 250GB for $184 and a 500GB for 368. then should i get apple's HDD or should i buy them separatedly. say, from eBay? and why?
(im not very good at computer, so i'm afraid it has the similar issue of incompatibility like with the ram - although i see there are quite a few deals on ebay that're much less than the above prices)
Dgrin FAQ | Me | Workshops