Comments on: How to disable Dashboard (aka ‘the RAM hog’) http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/ Mac stuff that gets you sprung! Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:37:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: markktv http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-9826 markktv Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:45:38 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-9826 I wrote a simple AppleScript app and it does simply this. Drop it on your Dock and Enable/Disable Dashboard with 3 clicks<br><a href="http://www.mark-up.com/apple.stuff/dashboard.enabler/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mark-up.com/apple.stuff/dashboard.en...</a> I wrote a simple AppleScript app and it does simply this. Drop it on your Dock and Enable/Disable Dashboard with 3 clicks
http://www.mark-up.com/apple.stuff/dashboard.en...

]]> By: markktv http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-9621 markktv Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:45:38 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-9621 I wrote a simple AppleScript app and it does simply this. Drop it on your Dock and Enable/Disable Dashboard with 3 clicks<br><a href="http://www.mark-up.com/apple.stuff/dashboard.enabler/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mark-up.com/apple.stuff/dashboard.en...</a> I wrote a simple AppleScript app and it does simply this. Drop it on your Dock and Enable/Disable Dashboard with 3 clicks
http://www.mark-up.com/apple.stuff/dashboard.en...

]]> By: Tech Butter » Blog Archive » My First Mac http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-4534 Tech Butter » Blog Archive » My First Mac Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:06:42 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-4534 [...] updated I disabled the Dashboard (not Expose). Dashboard used quite a bit of memory. I followed this guide to disable [...] [...] updated I disabled the Dashboard (not Expose). Dashboard used quite a bit of memory. I followed this guide to disable [...]

]]> By: AndyMelton.net » Blog Archive » My First Mac http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-232 AndyMelton.net » Blog Archive » My First Mac Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:02:48 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-232 [...] After I had gotten everything updated I disabled the Dashboard (not Expose). Dashboard used quite a bit of memory. I followed this guide to disable it. [...] [...] After I had gotten everything updated I disabled the Dashboard (not Expose). Dashboard used quite a bit of memory. I followed this guide to disable it. [...]

]]> By: Thomas Edwards http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Thomas Edwards Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:12:37 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-29 Alternatively, you could just remove it from the clock so you don't click on it. Then go into System Preferences and stop it from appearing when you press F12. Restart and it won't appear. Just a slightly less geeky of doing it :) Alternatively, you could just remove it from the clock so you don’t click on it. Then go into System Preferences and stop it from appearing when you press F12. Restart and it won’t appear.

Just a slightly less geeky of doing it :)

]]> By: webman2k http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-28 webman2k Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:19:17 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-28 I remember when Tiger came out, and the widgets would take up about 20-30 megs of real memory each. If you had 512 or less memory, this tip was great to improve performance. But recent updates to Tiger have seen new memory optimized widgets. I have a couple of widgets open (calculator, weather, dictionary, sticky, etc.) and all take up around 6-8 megs of real memory each). If you have a widget that's taking up 260 megs of real memory, it's time to get a new widget. I remember when Tiger came out, and the widgets would take up about 20-30 megs of real memory each. If you had 512 or less memory, this tip was great to improve performance.

But recent updates to Tiger have seen new memory optimized widgets. I have a couple of widgets open (calculator, weather, dictionary, sticky, etc.) and all take up around 6-8 megs of real memory each). If you have a widget that’s taking up 260 megs of real memory, it’s time to get a new widget.

]]> By: Thomas Edwards http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-8292 Thomas Edwards Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:12:37 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-8292 Alternatively, you could just remove it from the clock so you don't click on it. Then go into System Preferences and stop it from appearing when you press F12. Restart and it won't appear.<br><br>Just a slightly less geeky of doing it :) Alternatively, you could just remove it from the clock so you don't click on it. Then go into System Preferences and stop it from appearing when you press F12. Restart and it won't appear.

Just a slightly less geeky of doing it :)

]]> By: webman2k http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-8293 webman2k Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:19:17 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-8293 I remember when Tiger came out, and the widgets would take up about 20-30 megs of real memory each. If you had 512 or less memory, this tip was great to improve performance.<br><br>But recent updates to Tiger have seen new memory optimized widgets. I have a couple of widgets open (calculator, weather, dictionary, sticky, etc.) and all take up around 6-8 megs of real memory each). If you have a widget that's taking up 260 megs of real memory, it's time to get a new widget. I remember when Tiger came out, and the widgets would take up about 20-30 megs of real memory each. If you had 512 or less memory, this tip was great to improve performance.

But recent updates to Tiger have seen new memory optimized widgets. I have a couple of widgets open (calculator, weather, dictionary, sticky, etc.) and all take up around 6-8 megs of real memory each). If you have a widget that's taking up 260 megs of real memory, it's time to get a new widget.

]]> By: Kyle Welsh http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Kyle Welsh Sun, 07 Jan 2007 20:23:53 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-13 The Dock is nice but until I get more RAM, I'm going to keep it disabled. Great tip, thanks! The Dock is nice but until I get more RAM, I’m going to keep it disabled. Great tip, thanks!

]]> By: Kyle Welsh http://babygotmac.com/a/how-to-disable-dashboard-aka-the-ram-hog/comment-page-1/#comment-8294 Kyle Welsh Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:23:53 +0000 http://babygotmac.com/a/25#comment-8294 The Dock is nice but until I get more RAM, I'm going to keep it disabled. Great tip, thanks! The Dock is nice but until I get more RAM, I'm going to keep it disabled. Great tip, thanks!

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