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« on: March 30, 2003, 05:11:00 AM »
I just can't seem to help myself, I try to resist but they are so alluring...kexts, pref.panes, and Login Items...

...So in an effort to free myself of their evil influence I am seeking your comments and anecdotal evidence...

1st: (and closest to my heart) Fruit Menu - I detest the stale implementation of the Apple Menu is OS X.  But is Fruit menu rotten?

2nd: (and inextricably linked to Fruit Menu) APE Application Enhancer Module - A shared library and interface for programs extending functionality, should it be caged?

3rd: (my oldest friend) Keyboard Maestro - This lovely little trinket offer a beautiful interface and loads of features for Application Switching(I believe it's first incarnation was Program Switcher in the OS 8 & 9 era).  I despise the Command-Tab Dock interface for switching Apps, but is it really worth endangering my system for aesthetics?

4th: Spy: (the little engine that could) - Spy simply reports CPU load in the most compact method I've ever seen(entirely within the menu bar) while providing useful feedback by distinguishing between System Resources and User Resources.  But might Spy be a double agent?

What has made we question the use of all the wonderfull extras is that graphics intensive games seem to "Unexpectedly Quit" or even Crash my entire machine(Age of Empires II and Ghost Recon being the worst offenders).

Anyone want to weigh in?
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« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2003, 09:38:00 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2003, 10:58:00 AM »
Hyperion, have you downloaded the updates to Age of Empires II? It's not all that recent (December) but addresses various crashes, so I wondered...

Also, some of the haxies you have installed have recent updates (go to VersionTracker.com) - one as recent as March 19. All of them get high ratings at VersionTracker (4.3-4.4 out of 5) so I'm inclined to think that the problem may be the games -especially since AofE has already had problems with crashes, as has Ghost Recon - even with its most recent patch. The problems noted seem to be mostly with the multi-player versions - is that where you're having problems or is it in the single-player mode too?

http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/comment...?ArticleID=6974
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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2003, 04:49:00 PM »
I've update all the software listed above to the newest version listed by VersionTracker, including AoE 2.

AoE 2 is the first application that has actually managed to completely crash OS X in many, many months.

So sad.
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