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#1 2008-03-16 5:25 pm
- stevejobsfan
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stupid computer...
I have an oldish iMac g4, and unfortunately, a bug has been plaguing it for some time. It has an annoying habit of freezing all the time. The mouse still moves, but nothing on the screen responds. I usually just press the power button (once, quickly) and then sit back, and wait. after about 3-5 minutes, it goes to sleep, I hit the spacebar, and everything works: until the next time. Help, oh Mac|lifers!!
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#2 2008-03-16 5:32 pm
- FutureDreamz
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Re: stupid computer...
Quick question: You do quit RAM-intensive apps when not using them, and you have at least 10-20GBs of free HD space?
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#4 2008-03-16 5:40 pm
- FutureDreamz
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Re: stupid computer...
Open Activity Monitor. Is there anything taking up major resources?
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#5 2008-03-16 6:09 pm
- stevejobsfan
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Re: stupid computer...
No, and it happens all the time...
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#6 2008-03-16 6:11 pm
- Nefarious
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Re: stupid computer...
What version of OS X do you have ? 10.2, .3 , .4 or 10.5 ?
Is it the latest version of those apps ? They are 10.2.8, 10.3.9, 10.4.11 or 10.5.2.
There are some software maintenance procedures which I can recommend, but we have to know what OS 10 version you have.
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#7 2008-03-16 6:57 pm
- stevejobsfan
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Re: stupid computer...
Well, the bug has been occurring since 10.3, and we are now on 10.4.
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#8 2008-03-17 2:08 am
- avkills
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Re: stupid computer...
Do a hardware test...and report back.
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#9 2008-03-17 3:26 am
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Re: stupid computer...
Run a memory test app. I suspect bad or failing RAM since it crossed 2 OS's.
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#10 2008-05-04 5:22 pm
- stevejobsfan
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Re: stupid computer...
Thanks guys, it fixed. I had an old app that had hid itself in startup items, and was hogging all my power.
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#11 2008-05-04 6:24 pm
Re: stupid computer...
There is no such thing as a stupid computer.
There is no such thing as a smart computer.
Computers never do what you want them to do; only what you tell them to do.
Computers never do what you want them to do; only what you tell them to do.
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#12 2008-05-04 8:57 pm
- FutureDreamz
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Re: stupid computer...
stevejobsfan wrote:
Thanks guys, it fixed. I had an old app that had hid itself in startup items, and was hogging all my power.
and how did it hide from the all-seeing Activity Monitor?
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#13 2008-05-04 11:54 pm
- dv
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Re: stupid computer...
Basil wrote:
There is no such thing as a stupid computer.
There is no such thing as a smart computer.
Computers never do what you want them to do; only what you tell them to do.
Amen.
Although, if I were inclined to argue, I'd say that they're stupid - but in the way a "dummy bomb" is stupid - it doesn't compensate for the inaccuracy of the user.
"Now commences the process of cutting off the head, which generally takes from an hour to an hour and a half by an expert workman with a sharp blade." -Reuben Delano, Wanderings and Adventures
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#14 2008-05-05 7:31 am
- mrreet2001
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Re: stupid computer...
dvpierce wrote:
Basil wrote:
There is no such thing as a stupid computer.
There is no such thing as a smart computer.
Computers never do what you want them to do; only what you tell them to do.Amen.
Although, if I were inclined to argue, I'd say that they're stupid - but in the way a "dummy bomb" is stupid - it doesn't compensate for the inaccuracy of the user.
It does exactly what the user tells it to do ... not what the user thinks it should do ... 
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#15 2008-05-05 9:24 am
- dv
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Re: stupid computer...
mrreet2001 wrote:
dvpierce wrote:
Basil wrote:
There is no such thing as a stupid computer.
There is no such thing as a smart computer.
Computers never do what you want them to do; only what you tell them to do.Amen.
Although, if I were inclined to argue, I'd say that they're stupid - but in the way a "dummy bomb" is stupid - it doesn't compensate for the inaccuracy of the user.It does exactly what the user tells it to do ... not what the user thinks it should do ...
That's... yeah...
"Now commences the process of cutting off the head, which generally takes from an hour to an hour and a half by an expert workman with a sharp blade." -Reuben Delano, Wanderings and Adventures
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