zuzu on 10 Oct 2007 18:10:56 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] OT: Mac OS X question

  • From: zuzu <sean.zuzu@gmail.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT: Mac OS X question
  • Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:10:50 -0400
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On 10/10/07, Jason <jcostom@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/10/07, zuzu <sean.zuzu@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Second, while 1 GB is sluggish on a 2 GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook
> > > Pro, 2 GB is quite sufficient to run Firefox with 20+ tabs,
> >
> > try Firefox -- especially Firefox rather than Camino -- with 200+ tabs,
>
> Wow, put the rulers away guys..  Come on now, who really opens over
> 200 pages at the same time?

myself right now:
[169 tabs] Gmail - [PLUG] OT: Mac OS X question

>  (queue the chorus of people shouting
> about how this is their daily routine...)  200 tabs is most certainly
> out of the ordinary.  Either you're doing something tragically wrong,
> or you work very differently from the vast majority of us.  Either
> way, you'll need to come to grips with the fact that having 200 open
> tabs in any browser is not normal.

I wonder how we could get empirical evidence on this.  something like
SLife, perhaps?
http://www.slifelabs.com/

for those of you who don't rely on tabs, how do you keep track of what
you're doing?
iGTD (or Linux equivalent)?
http://bargiel.home.pl/iGTD/


> And the longer you can afford to wait to purchase, the better - not
> just true with Apple products.  Any electronic product is likely to
> see new & improved versions or price cuts over time.

I think though the general optimization strategy is to buy very soon
after an update/refresh, as that will give you the longest time before
the next update/refresh.
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