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Q&A: No system memory

SystemUIServer sometimes runs my iMac out of memory. Why?

August 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

-14: An Application Tells Me That There Isn’t Enough Memory, what we did in Mac OS 8

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Back in the days of Mac OS 8, it was unusual to use virtual memory. This is how we coped.

August 15, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Flash failing memory?

Twice memory has failed when using Flash tools. Were they responsible?

July 28, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Spinning beachballs

My iMac keeps stalling with the ‘spinning beachball’. Is this a memory problem?

July 25, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Strip for speed?

How can I strip OS X down to improve iMovie’s performance?

July 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Add memory, get panics

After installing additional memory, my iMac keeps falling over, usually with a kernel panic. Is this a problem with Yosemite?

June 30, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Optimising additional memory

I installed additional memory in my iMac. Should I have arranged the modules differently to obtain maximum benefit?

June 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: The limits of memory

Is it not true that the maximum usable memory is determined by the hardware, and is thus the amount stated by Apple?

May 28, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Pointless purges

Although my Mac has 6 GB of memory, I have had to use the purge command with depressing frequency since OS X 10.6, before quitting anything, particularly Safari.

May 22, 2015 Macs, Technology

What happens when you run an app?

An outline of how apps run, to help you fix their problems, and decide whether more memory would help.

May 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

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