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From: dorayme on 27 Jul 2010 23:13 Recommendations appreciated for a menu item (say on the top right along with date, display, spotlight, CPU% and other things I have) that tells one how much real RAM is being used. I am using Tiger mainly, but also have Snow on a laptop for which same question. -- dorayme
From: Jolly Roger on 28 Jul 2010 02:24 In article <dorayme-BC5129.13134428072010(a)news.albasani.net>, dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Recommendations appreciated for a menu item (say on the top right > along with date, display, spotlight, CPU% and other things I > have) that tells one how much real RAM is being used. I am using > Tiger mainly, but also have Snow on a laptop for which same > question. iStat Menus, hands down. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Andreas Rutishauser on 28 Jul 2010 03:13 Salut dorayme In article <dorayme-BC5129.13134428072010(a)news.albasani.net>, dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Recommendations appreciated for a menu item (say on the top right > along with date, display, spotlight, CPU% and other things I > have) that tells one how much real RAM is being used. I am using > Tiger mainly, but also have Snow on a laptop for which same > question. MenuMeters will do the job: <http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/> Cheers Andreas -- MacAndreas Rutishauser, <http://www.MacAndreas.ch> EDV-Dienstleistungen, Hard- und Software, Internet und Netzwerk Beratung, Unterstuetzung und Schulung <mailto:andreas(a)MacAndreas.ch>, Fon: 044 / 721 36 47
From: Kevin McMurtrie on 28 Jul 2010 03:14 In article <dorayme-BC5129.13134428072010(a)news.albasani.net>, dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Recommendations appreciated for a menu item (say on the top right > along with date, display, spotlight, CPU% and other things I > have) that tells one how much real RAM is being used. I am using > Tiger mainly, but also have Snow on a laptop for which same > question. It's hard to define "how much real RAM is being used" in a modern OS. There's: 1) Unused memory with no useful contents 2) Only virtually mapped to a file 3) Used but not recently accessed memory 4) Actively used memory 5) Locked memory Case #1 is the classic description of free memory. It could also be called wasted memory. It's RAM chips sitting there and contributing no useful value. Modern OSes try to minimize this. Case #2 is unused portions of data files, code libraries, fonts, resources, and swap. If a program asked for the data it would appear to be there, but the program hasn't asked for it so the OS never loaded it. Case #3 is everything that is loaded for use but hasn't been accessed recently. This memory may be on both disk and RAM simultaneously so that the next step, whether it's using the RAM again or repurposing the RAM for other uses, is instant. Case #4 is what's being used right now. It's only in RAM unless a RAM shortage pushes it out. Case #5 is locked or 'wired' in place. This is common for hardware device buffers, the kernel, and VM tables; things that can't swap themselves in. The RAM is not available for any other use. -- I won't see Google Groups replies because I must filter them as spam
From: Andy Hewitt on 28 Jul 2010 03:41
Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > In article <dorayme-BC5129.13134428072010(a)news.albasani.net>, > dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > > Recommendations appreciated for a menu item (say on the top right > > along with date, display, spotlight, CPU% and other things I > > have) that tells one how much real RAM is being used. I am using > > Tiger mainly, but also have Snow on a laptop for which same > > question. > > iStat Menus, hands down. Seconded. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/> |