Scott Radloff wrote:
GFNG,
Why are you so concerned about free memory? The real question is:
Are you swapping to disk???
Open Activity Monitor. Note what is listed for "page-ins" and "page-outs." Please post what you find here.
Otherwise, use the thing normally, and do not stress out over what is going on with your memory. Snow Leopard will use it in the most efficient manner possible, whether you worry about it or not. Do whatever it is that you do with your computer, and quit worrying.
Scott
My bad, I did not know that I needed to be so specific. My concern about free memory is not because I want to have nice numbers in the Free memory section. This is not the stock exchange. This issue is slowing my computer and causing overheat.
I do multi task, I need to work in word, find stuff in firefox and even use photoshop to fix a picture. The point is that Apple was advertising this OS as faster, refined and better but did not mention that will use so much memory so I will had wight the pro and cons of the upgrade.
About the iTunes comment. You should be able to do with your computer whatever you are comfortable doing. If you want to make list and you spent time doing those list, the operative system must adapt to the users. You should be able to have certain freedom to customize the system so it works better for you. That is why I chose to get a Mac instead of windows.
There may be things that are not annoying for you, but it could annoy others and having the option to do so, that is why apple is a step ahead of others.
In windows you must adapt to whatever MS want you to adapt. Apple was different, they create things thinking about the user and they adapt the software to our use.
I just think, that this update was launched soon before checking all the side effects.
