Comments on: The 10 Commandments of Mac Optimization http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html The personal blog of Jason Swadley Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:12:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: derby http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-23 derby Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:50:01 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-23 Thanks for these great tools. I am new to MACs. Do you have an opinion on a program called XSlimmer? Thanks. Thanks for these great tools. I am new to MACs. Do you have an opinion on a program called XSlimmer?

Thanks.

]]> By: Dono http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-22 Dono Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:26:14 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-22 I love this post, it has inspired me to write my own. <a href="http://www.dono.com.au/2008/04/27/computer-frugal-operating-system/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dono.com.au/2008/04/27/computer-frugal-operating-system/</a> Lots love Dono I love this post, it has inspired me to write my own.

http://www.dono.com.au/2008/04/27/computer-frugal-operating-system/

Lots love

Dono

]]> By: Brian http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-21 Brian Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:16:55 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-21 Rich, here's a "great tip": If there were an 11th Commandment, it would have to do with typing in all capital letters. And it would say, "Thou shalt not type in all capital letters." Rich, here’s a “great tip”: If there were an 11th Commandment, it would have to do with typing in all capital letters. And it would say, “Thou shalt not type in all capital letters.”

]]> By: Rich Higgins http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-20 Rich Higgins Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:51:10 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-20 I LOVE YOUR SITE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL MACS, BUT I AM STILL A BEGINNER OF SORTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING SOME GREAT TIPS FROM YOU. THANKS, RICH I LOVE YOUR SITE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL MACS, BUT I AM STILL A BEGINNER OF SORTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING SOME GREAT TIPS FROM YOU.

THANKS,
RICH

]]> By: Chris http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-19 Chris Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:45:57 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-19 How's 'bout: Thou shalt not purchaceth unnecessary software whilst awaiting Leopard. Yeah, everytime I hear the story, the long-awaited release-to-come seems to be packed with ever more features. I've heard rumors that Leopard will include virtualization, so don't go buying Parallels just yet (though I've been playing with VirtualBox, an open source virtualizer that's still in beta but works pretty good). But I digress. If there's a piece of software you're thinking of buying, look at Apple's latest write-up of Leopard first. Then have a little patience... October's only 2 months away! How’s ’bout:

Thou shalt not purchaceth unnecessary software whilst awaiting Leopard.

Yeah, everytime I hear the story, the long-awaited release-to-come seems to be packed with ever more features. I’ve heard rumors that Leopard will include virtualization, so don’t go buying Parallels just yet (though I’ve been playing with VirtualBox, an open source virtualizer that’s still in beta but works pretty good).

But I digress. If there’s a piece of software you’re thinking of buying, look at Apple’s latest write-up of Leopard first. Then have a little patience… October’s only 2 months away!

]]> By: mids http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-18 mids Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:57:39 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-18 I dont know why you need some of these programs. I also feel you left out some of the better programs. For example, I would always keep quicksilver open, and that way you can close Finder, therefore removing icons on the desktop, saving $17. Then download virtue desktops (free) and switch to that desktop and open finder. Your other desktop will still have no icons. .. If anyone actually needs the resources that Spotlight takes up, please tell me why. Its truly not that much. I can understand dashboard, but spotlight is a handy tool.. I dont know why you need some of these programs. I also feel you left out some of the better programs. For example, I would always keep quicksilver open, and that way you can close Finder, therefore removing icons on the desktop, saving $17. Then download virtue desktops (free) and switch to that desktop and open finder. Your other desktop will still have no icons. .. If anyone actually needs the resources that Spotlight takes up, please tell me why. Its truly not that much. I can understand dashboard, but spotlight is a handy tool..

]]> By: sikanrong http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-17 sikanrong Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:21:01 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-17 Dude, the face of software development is changing. Thou SHALL steal software, for obvious reasons. Nobody wants to pay $1200 for Visual Studio .NET 3001, especially when they know that those software developers aren't starving (and they're not). Why aren't they starving anyway? Oh yeah, cause they make huge corporate deals and sell 100 million copies in the first year, weather we're downloading or not. You know who IS starving though? US - the end users, paying through the ass for the box, and then again for the information license? get real. A much more real scenario is developers getting smart and writing things they love, because the code turns out better. Then they give it away for free and open up the source so the whole world can upgrade and work on it if they want. All of a sudden, developer X has +/- $120,000 a year in consulting gigs, usually for other open source firms, which then kills the evil of the corporate mongers charging us exuberant prices for basics. Consider yourself flamed by the open source revolution. I'm on a MacBook too, by the way. Really don't mean to be mean, but making these corporate whore developers out to be really hurt by software pirates is such a fat lie. Show me the starving adobe employee, and I'll go BUY photoshop. Dude, the face of software development is changing. Thou SHALL steal software, for obvious reasons. Nobody wants to pay $1200 for Visual Studio .NET 3001, especially when they know that those software developers aren’t starving (and they’re not). Why aren’t they starving anyway? Oh yeah, cause they make huge corporate deals and sell 100 million copies in the first year, weather we’re downloading or not. You know who IS starving though? US - the end users, paying through the ass for the box, and then again for the information license? get real.

A much more real scenario is developers getting smart and writing things they love, because the code turns out better. Then they give it away for free and open up the source so the whole world can upgrade and work on it if they want. All of a sudden, developer X has +/- $120,000 a year in consulting gigs, usually for other open source firms, which then kills the evil of the corporate mongers charging us exuberant prices for basics.

Consider yourself flamed by the open source revolution. I’m on a MacBook too, by the way. Really don’t mean to be mean, but making these corporate whore developers out to be really hurt by software pirates is such a fat lie. Show me the starving adobe employee, and I’ll go BUY photoshop.

]]> By: Geoff R http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-16 Geoff R Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:36:31 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-16 Its Geoff from Gearfire. Thanks for mentioning our article in your post! See you around the blogosphere, Geoff Its Geoff from Gearfire.

Thanks for mentioning our article in your post!

See you around the blogosphere,

Geoff

]]> By: Martijn Aslander http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-15 Martijn Aslander Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:23:13 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-15 Good article, I will recomment it to my mac-students! I use www.memotome.com that delivers and automated task list every 1th of the month. This way I keep my mac clean and organised.. Good article, I will recomment it to my mac-students!

I use http://www.memotome.com that delivers and automated task list every 1th of the month.

This way I keep my mac clean and organised..

]]> By: Alpay http://www.jasonswadley.com/2007/07/the-10-commandm.html#comment-14 Alpay Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:23:57 +0000 http://www.jasonswadley.com/?p=21#comment-14 Very nice article for a recent mac convert like me. Very nice article for a recent mac convert like me.

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