QuickLookSatellite MAC OS, High CPU Use
QuickLookSatellite MAC OS, High CPU Use. Â Restarting does not even fix this problem. Troubleshooting steps: See if there are any relevant log messages in Console.app or /var/log/system.log. Use qlmanage -r to reset Quick Look client\’s generator cache. Run sudo opensnoop -n QuickLookSatellite-general to see if the process hangs after accessing some specific files. Or select […]
What is Windows RT? It\’s not Windows!
This quote from Paul Thurrott\’s Supersite for Windows, pretty much needs to be stressed. Windows RT will not run any desktop applications beyond the applications that are bundled with the operating system. This means it will not run Windows Essentials 2012, Microsoft Outlook (any version), Microsoft Office (any version, beyond what’s included with RT), Adobe […]
Spotlight hogging your processor? MDS running Amok?
Having trouble with your system Bogging down? Take a look in the Activity Monitor and check the CPU load for MDS and/or MDWORKER. Are they consuming a large portion of your CPU? If so, here\’s some hints on how to debug this situation…. If you use this unix command sudo fs_usage -w -f filesys mdworker […]
Invalid Context? Let me explain, it\’s Safari\’s Fault!
Well, have you seen this error message in your console log? 10/3/12 11:52:09.869 AM Safari[71558]: CGContextClipToRect: invalid context 0x0 Symptoms can include Safari running slow, showing the spinning beachball of doom for a while, and in some cases Safari just plain crashing… Well, my investigation points to it being caused by an out of date […]
MDWorker on strike? Not talking to lsBoxd?
Have you started to notice these error messages in your console log? mdworker[299]: Unable to talk to lsboxd sandboxd[296] ([299]): mdworker(299) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(314) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd Then your not alone… In most cases, this appears to have started with Mountain Lion 10.8.2…. Some symptoms that have been reported are: Spotlight randomly […]
iPhone, and iPad Benchmarks…
These benchmarks from LinPack, iBench, GeekBench, PerfScore, and the SunSpider Javascript Test. Geek Bench GeekBench is available from the App store… Higher is better! [table] Model, Model ID, OS, Processor, Memory, Geek Bench Score[attr sort=\”desc\”], Integer Score, Floating Point, Memory Perf, Stream Perf, GeekBench Version iPhone 4S, iPhone4_1, iOS 6.0, Apple A5 @ 800 MHz, 512 […]
Vishwa Bandhu Gupta: Cloud computing is great…but what if it rains?
The Horror!! Indian government official Vishwa Bandhu Gupta deserves a Master Class Troll Lifetime Achievement Award for his performance in this five minute video and complete bamboozling of a poor reporter. Before we ridicule the reporter for buying Gupta’s spiel, keep in mind that 51% of Americans think cloud computing actually has something to do […]