Memory
Every platform use memory from the random access memory (RAM). These days, most people used more than 1GB RAM just to top up their computer to all the latest applications. RAM is another important aspect of a computer. Previously, I had a computer with Pentium 3 1GHz proccessor and 128MB RAM which cause me a lot of slow down in most of the applications I used, until some of my friends recommended me to upgrade to at least 1GB, so I go and upgraded to 512MB RAM (Money talks so can’t really upgraded to 1GB :P), and hey, all applications works well and speed was normal.
In Windows XP, it’s easy to look for your memory, Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. You’ll see something like this:
In here you can moderate your memory and applications, the more memory used, the slower your computer will be. So be really careful on how to use your memory and applications. Oh yeah, side news, Mozilla FireFox 2 will take a lot of memory. Anyway, in Macintosh, they do have the same problem. But a different way to look for it. You’ll need to go to Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor. Below is the interface:
I tested to open all the heavy applications (iTunes, QuickTime, Adobes etc) my Macbook slowed down. So… Lesson here, don’t open those application you don’t need.
