Re: What's the Big Deal with Firefox?

On 11.01.2005 16:16, Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote:

 --- Original Message ---

> CBFalconer wrote:
>> "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T" wrote:
>> 
>> ... snip ...
>> 
>>>Actually, I think that way, I use my Computer every day (including Sat
>>>and Sun). I don't think my computer is slow (G4-500 with 1.5GB system
>>>RAM). (I use think it was slow when I was using ppp on Dialup.) And I
>>>rarely reboot if ever reboot. In fact since switching to OSX3.x I've
>>>rebooted once. and that was the first day I switched, because of an out
>>>of date control panel which was updated as soon as the problem was found
>>>(the same day).
>>>
>>>Most days I turn computer on at about 7-9 in morning and remains on
>>>until 9 at night.
>> 
>> 
>> Please explain how you manage to turn the machine off and avoid
>> rebooting?  It sounds to me as if you reboot daily.  My W98 machine
>> generally remains on, and gets rebooted about once a week on
>> principle, or on any illegal operation failure (rare).
>> 
> 
> No actually that is starting up from a cold boot (ahh haa thought you 
> had one of those newbie's around).
> 
> Reboot means you have a system crash which causes you to have to do a 
> system restart. (on PeeCee machines it ctl-alt-delete). ON OSX I've 
> actually forgotten how to restart. And I haven't used OS9 in so long 
> I've forgotten how to as well there.
> 
> Now when I nstall software the installer automatically does a restart.
> 
> And if use a Mantainence program such a Oynxy. It does an auto Restart 
> after it complete task.
> 
> But day to day its once on and once off. And if a program dies, you just 
> click on it and restart and go on about your business (though I don't 
> see that often.)
> 
> 

A "reboot" is a REBOOT no matter how you accomplish it. However, there
is a "cold" reboot and a "warm" reboot. A "cold" reboot will clear ALL
memory pools, etc. whereas a "warm" reboot doesn't, in some cases.

So, if you turn your computer OFF and ON every day, then you REBOOT
every day.

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