Faster alternative to python-vpython

I started writing a simple python script for specific 3D visualization needs, using python-vpython. I would like to switch to something more efficient, especially at start-up, as importing visual requires already >2s. Having programming experience only with simple langages (Python, C, Oberon) and no experience at all in graphics, I wonder if someone could give me advice, as I just need something very simple. Thanks.

You should be able to use Java to handle this, either through
a custom tag or you might be able to call the Java classes directly
in Coldfusion. I don't know much about Java, but I found this
example on the Web and got it to work for uploading files. Here's
an example of the code. Hope it gives you some direction:

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Faster alternative to cfcontent for large file downloads?

I am using cfcontent to securely download files so the user
can not see the path the file is stored in. With small files this
is fine, but with large 100mb+ files, it is much, much slower than
a straight html anchor tag. Does anyone have a fast alternative to
using cfheader/cfcontent for large files?
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You should be able to use Java to handle this, either through
a custom tag or you might be able to call the Java classes directly
in Coldfusion. I don't know much about Java, but I found this
example on the Web and got it to work for uploading files. Here's
an example of the code. Hope it gives you some direction:

Faster Alternatives to Bridge CC

I only use Bridge as a photo browser--I use Lightroom/Photoshop for any real work.
But sometimes I just want to browse a folder and be able to zoom and/or open in Photoshop.
So I do use Bridge in this very limited way.
But CC is so slow as to be non-functional. [running Mountain Lion on Core i7 with 16GB RAM]
I use a lot of CC software--Lightroom, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audition--none of it crawls like this.
So, my question is--is there a faster, professional [i.e. NOT Picassa] photo browser that I can replace Bridge with?
[I have a lot of photos on archived on several drives]
Obviously, there's Photo Mechanic...which I may go to if I have to, especially on location. But for now I was hoping for something a little less expensive. Plus it duplicates a lot of Lightroom does, which is my main workhorse.
I just want a photo browser.
Thanks,
Margot

This is a late reply but hopefully it might help you or someone else.
For those who don't want to read my mammoth post this is the condensed version:
Bridge/Lightroom = good but painfully slow.
Alternatives for PC:
ACDSee Pro ( I use Pro 6.0)
Faststone - Free and fast.
Alternatives for Mac:
ACDSee Pro ( I use 2.0)
Xee - Free and fast, but few features
On to the full version.
First, my experience with Bridge/Lightroom then further down my solution:
Bridge/lightroom both have good file management tools and lots of other features but as you've discovered they are slow.
I've used Lightroom (sparingly) since 3.0 up to 5.0. Only reason I have the latest version now is because i'm subscribing to Adobe CC and I hoped for some improvements regarding speed and workflow but was disappointed. Still slow image to image rendering and still no way to simply browse files without importing them. (or have I missed something?)
Main thing is still that it's slow.
Bridge has been around for a long time now and I've tried using it since my first version which shipped with Adobe Master Collection CS3. I've jumped on every single update Adobe has thrown at it but it is still painfully slow when browsing/viewing images and forget about selecting images based on sharpness as it simply cannot handle proper scaling to screen size on the fly. It has to create preview files first, which I have still not managed to set up in spite of an excess of 100 hours research/re-install/cache purging/mucking with settings etc..
My experience tells me that the only way to accurately gauge focus in Bridge is to zoom in 100%, something that also takes extra time especially with raw files.
I really want to love Bridge since that would mean my Adobe CC subscription would handle everything I need, but no, I simply cannot get around the fact that Bridge is too slow to be efficient.
For the record my systems are not slow, the specs are:
PC:
QuadCore i7 2.8GHz
12GB RAM
120GB SSD system drive
Seagate 3TB 7200rpm photo drives
Eizo 24" flat monitor (don't have the model nr right now but it's a S-PVA panel with good colors)
Mac:
Macbook Pro Retina 15"
2.6 GHz i7
16 GB Ram
256GB SSD
3:rd party solutions I use/used that you might give a try:
My first choice is ACDSEE - I currently own ACDSEE Pro 6.0 for PC and 2.0 for Mac. I mainly use it to go through my memory cards during import and for that it is MILES AHEAD Lightroom/Bridge.
There is a decent Categories feature that I sometimes use to keep track of where certain types of images are. For example I've created sets of categories for different clients to keep track of my best images for each client.
I usually go through my memory cards and simply hit CTRL+B to save to save selected photos into the image basket, this gives me a virtual selection that I can choose to copy elsewhere or perhaps open in Photoshop straight from the memory card.
It also serves as a blazing fast image viewer, it handles most image formats including jpg/png/gif/psd etc. Best of all, it's REALLY FAST compared to Lightroom and Bridge. It even handles quite big .PSD's however the bigger they get the longer it takes obviously.
There are key differences between the PC version and Mac version with the PC version being better according to me. One example: The PC version uses two different keyboard shortcuts for the virtual "Image Basket", CTRL+B to add images, ALT+X to remove them from the basket. The Mac version(2.0) only has a "Tag" function where adding/removing images from the tagged list is done with the same shortcut which means you have to exit fullscreen in order to be 100% sure you have added/removed the tag. Also I had to reassign the shortcut because the standard one did nothing.
I've used ACDSee on the PC about 7 years, it's been really buggy at times, most notably known for "ragequitting" on you while browsing images but the last 3 versions or so have behaved really well. I have still experienced errors forcing me to shut it down but it is now a rare problem and I prefer that risk over the inexcusable slow Bridge/Lightroom. Pro 2.0 is my first experience with it on Mac and it still needs some tweaks but some of my gripes are partly related to getting used to the Mac interface.
Free alternatives that I've used and recommend:
For PC I would say Faststone is a really good option, it's fast, reads most image formats, has a tagging function which gives a graphic que wether or not the image is tagged (small pink square appears in the upper left corner if I remember correctly). It has lots of features easily accessed in fullscreen by simply moving the cursor to either side of the screen. Oh and it displays the images way sharper than Bridge/Lightroom without the need to zoom in 100%. Just as with ACDSee it's often possible to determine the sharpness of an image with the image fitted to the screen size, without going 100%.
For Mac I initially wanted a Faststone alternative since ACDSee wasn't available at first. My research led me to "Xee", a free image viewer that works well although lacks thumbnail view and has nothing equivalent of the Image Basket or tag function for ACDSee.
Ok, I think I've done my share of typing today, I hope someone finds this information useful.
If you read this Adobe; C'mon... shape up Bridge and Lightroom already, you've had many years to get it right but alot of users still see poor performance in those otherwise great programs.

Faster alternative to Math.random()?

hi,
i have profiled a mini-game i've written and found that calls to Math.random are taking up a good proportion of the time (5%). The source for Math.random() is     public static double random() {
   if (randomNumberGenerator == null) initRNG();
   return randomNumberGenerator.nextDouble();
}which is exactly as expected.
I don't need any statistical guarantees about the randomness (just need to add some noise to some moving entities paths), so was wondering if there are any neat tricks to do this faster..
thanks,
asjf

Another alternative is to pregenerate several 1000 random numbers,
stick them in an array, and just cycle through the array. actually, might do that! (do need doubles half the time, but will convert the others to ints)
otherwise have found this which looks v. promising:
http://www.honeylocust.com/RngPack/

Better and faster alternative for count(*)

I want to check whether empno=1234 exists in emp table
Currently I am using in proc
      select count(*) into cnt from emp
                     where empno=1234
    if cnt>1 then exists otherwise no exists.
    Is there any better way to do the same.?

user11253970 wrote:
I want to check whether empno=1234 exists in emp table
Is there any better way to do the same.?http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:1525380674899
select count(*)
from dual
where exists ( select NULL
                  from emp
                 where sal = 5000 );Faster still is to not count at all
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:1525380674899#34907832120350
Just process the data and take appropriate action if nothing was processed.

Faster alternatives to iPhoto?

Hey all,
My iPhoto is really, really slow.
Can anyone recommend some alternative photo management software?
Thanks!
Alec

Alec:
A couple of questions. Are you operating iPhoto with all of the rolls open and how much free space do you have on your HD?
As for other alternatives I use iView MediaPro, a professional media management application, which can handle not only image files but audio, movie, pdf, html and fonts. This page describes its features.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

Faster alternative to vectors?

I have a file with 25'000 lines of text. I read in line by line, placing each line as a String Element into a Vector. Later I read out again all or parts of those Vector Elements.
I found that Vector.add() is too slow to process such a hughe number of lines; it's lasting some minutes.
So my question; Is there a faster alternativ to vector i could use? any ideas?

Here's why setting initial capacity/increment helps. What's stored in the Vector internally is an array of references to each Object contained within the list. Let's say the initial capacity is 10. To add the 11th element, it's got a have an internal array big enough, so it has to allocate a new array with a bigger size, copy the original references over, then add number 11 to the array. The increment determines the number of extra slots it adds with each reallocation.
Also, Vector is thread safe, with slows it down.
Either use ArrayList, which is not thread safe, and use a high initial capacity and step increment. Another option is to use LinkedList, which doesn't have the allocation problem. The catch to using it, though, is that if you wish to access an element by index, it's much slower. If you want to iterate though the whole list, get an Iterator object off the list.

A faster alternative to an AT MIO 16 DE10?

I am currently using an AT MIO 16 DE 10 DAQ card I am using 24 digital and 8
analog channels and the two GPCTRs. This card will go up to 100ksamples/s.
This sample rate is divided between the number of channels I use for an
acquisition. I want to use all 16 analog inputs in this card. Is there a
functionally equivalent card that will give faster sample rates?
If the events I am sampling have a frequency of 5kHz am I right to assume I
need at least to sample at 10kHz per channel? This means I need a card that
will sample at least at 160ksamples/s? Would I be better of oversampling 4
times? Is there a formula to determine optimum sampling rate?
Does multiplexing mean that if I sample each channel at 1000 samples
per
second by the time I read channel 15 I will be reading it 16 ms after I read
channel 0? Is there a way around this delay?
Thanks
Luis

Nyquist theorem says that you have to sample at least 2x the frequency of the incoming signal to prevent aliasing. However, if you aren't just trying to avoid aliasing, but also want an accurate representation of the waveform, you must sample at MUCH higher than that. There isn't an equation for that, it just depends on the input signal and what shape it is. Usually for normal waveforms like sinusoidal, 10 times over sampling is recommended.
As for multiplexing, it depends on your board. For the one you have, yes, if you read 15 channels at 1000 S/s then the board is running at 15 kHz and channel 15 is read roughly 1 ms away in time fom channel 1. If you need simultaneous sampling, NI provides simultaneous sampling DAQ boards(6110E, 6111E) and a connector bl
ock to do simultaneous sample & hold (SC-2040).
As for recommending hardware, it sounds like you will need to go to two cards. NI doesn't have a faster MIO board that has 24 digital lines. You can get a 24 line DIO board (6503) really cheap though. Then for your MIO board, it will depend on if you need simultaneous sampling. The 6110E has simultaneous sampling and is really fast (5MS/s), so it would probably be best.
In the future, you should submit your questions like this to the Measurement Devices->Multifunction I/O section of Developer's Exchange instead, or call National Instruments so our sales representatives can help you with your hardware selection.
Best Regards,
Chris Matthews
Measurement Studio Support Manager

Better alternative to header lines, use of logical database, field-symbols

Hello experts,
I am wondering if theres a better and faster alternative than declaring a header line for an itab. are work areas faster?
What is the use of logical database? can you please give me an example on how to use it in reports.
how do I use field-symbols? I am confused on how it works.
P.S. I recently installed SAP netweaver preview abap edition
in my home PC and I am wondering if I could practice BDC, user exits, etc. If so, how?
Again, thanks for all your help since I'm kinda new to ABAP.

I always use this...It uses header lines, but at least is smaller -:)
<b>DATA: BEGIN OF MY_TAB TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF BKPF WITH HEADER LINE.</b>
For logical databases, you can check my blog...I always use LDB for HR programs -:)
<a href="/people/alvaro.tejadagalindo/blog/2006/02/19/how-to-deal-with-hr-payroll-reports:///people/alvaro.tejadagalindo/blog/2006/02/19/how-to-deal-with-hr-payroll-reports
LDB's provides a lot of information, because they gather it from a lot of different tables...
A Field-Symbols is like a pointer in C++, like an alias for a variable...Here's a small example...
REPORT Z_ATG_DUMMY.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <F1>, <F2> TYPE I.
DATA: TEXT(20) TYPE C VALUE 'Hello, how are you?',
      NUM TYPE I VALUE 5,
      BEGIN OF LINE1,
      COL1 TYPE F VALUE '1.1e+10',
      COL2 TYPE I VALUE '1234',
      END OF LINE1,
      LINE2 LIKE LINE1.
ASSIGN TEXT TO <F1>.
ASSIGN NUM TO <F2>.
DESCRIBE FIELD <F1> LENGTH <F2>.
TEXT = 'CHAU'.
WRITE: / <F1>, 'has length', NUM.
WRITE: / TEXT, 'has length', NUM.
ASSIGN LINE1 TO <F1>.
ASSIGN LINE2-COL2 TO <F2>.
MOVE <F1> TO LINE2.
ASSIGN 'LINE2-COL2 =' TO <F1>.
I just can't install SAPNWSP...I only got MiniSap...But I got all the development enviorment...Don't know about the User-Exits...Actually I don't think so...Because those "mini" systems doesn't come with any functional module.
Greetings,
Blag.

How to accurately test code in Python?

I am trying to compare some custom C modules with the standard Python modules. For instance, I wanted to test if a random function in C could out-perform Pythons randint method.
I have tried using the timeit module, but I am curious if I am skewing my own results in any way.
import timeit
import ctypes
import random
my_test_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary('/home/name/workspace/Testing/test.so')
crand_timer = timeit.Timer("crand()", "from __main__ import crand")
prand_timer = timeit.Timer("prand()", "from __main__ import prand")
def crand():
for i in range(10):
my_test_lib.get_random(1, 10)
def prand():
for i in range(10):
random.randint(1,10)
if __name__ == '__main__':
print crand_timer.timeit()
print prand_timer.timeit()
Just for kicks, here is the C code:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#define TRUE 1
#define FALSE 0
static int randomized = FALSE;
void randomize(void)
srand(time(NULL));
randomized = TRUE;
/* returns a random number between base and max, inclusive */
int get_random(int base, int max)
if (randomized == FALSE){
randomize();
return rand() % (max - base + 1) + base;
I compiled the C code with O3. The results seem to indicated the C code is about 2.3 times faster than the Python randint method.
Am I skewing the results in any way? I have a large amount of C code to test. I will be integrating a bunch of low level C modules into a Python program I am going to build. I want to learn how to test efficiently before I start.
edit:
If anyone needs/wants/interested in knowing-- I plan to build a tile based game with multi-threaded procedural dungeon generator. I want to build the generator in C and make it as fast as possible.
Last edited by Google (2011-10-27 07:21:54)

Hi,
If you increase the samples (say loop 5000 times instead of 10), the answers will be better, but accurate benchmarking is really hard.
Have you seen The Computer Language Benchmarks Game. I find it interesting.
When it comes to compilation flags, -O2 vs -O3 is seldom the problem. It's hard to choose the best algorithm and it's hard to make it scale as intented.
Do you know of Big O notation? That could be helpful.
Good luck with the game and dungeon generator.

Dwb is dead - What's your alternative?

According to the wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dwb
As of this October 2014, dwb is no longer being maintained. Does anyone have any suggestions on a fast alternative minimal browser that navigates through keybindings?
Last edited by cynicalpsycho (2014-11-02 15:09:49)

I just switched to surf
I really like the way you can extend the browser through simple shell scripts that manipulate dmenu (bookmarking, smart-searching...).
Plus its super small and fast.
On the other hand, its ultra-minimal. It follows links and displays web-pages. Thats it. Everything else is hacked on.
Last edited by captaincurrie (2014-11-02 18:00:35)

What programming language should i learn?

Hey! Im new to Archlinux, and linux aswell. I have a friend, which make lots of cool stuff in Archlinux. He says he use c++ etc. I havent readed so much about Archlinux, so i wonder, where should i start? What is the easiest and coolest? Anyone want to tell me?
BTW: What language does "terminal" use?
Could you add a tutorial link too, which YOU mean is a good tutorial?
I really hope for an answer, aswell this is my first post on this forum.
Have a good day.
Kim

Don't start with programming. Move that to your medium-term to long-term goals. If you've just switched to Linux, you have a lot of learning you need to do. UNIX is a hugely flexible OS, but with that comes responsibility, so you need to know how to wield your sword well before you wield it.
Head to the Arch Wiki (http://wiki.archlinux.org/) and read the beginner's guide. Read this. Read that. If you don't know something or it looks interesting, read it. If you don't understand something, google it. Wikipedia is typically a good source of info; head there for your best bet at a definitive answer to/for something.
And about the terminal... it doesn't use a language. Things just print to it. And read stuff from it. That's it. Read about escape sequences to learn about how programs control (almost) all available aspects of the terminal.
AFTER you've read the wiki, played with (and even maybe broken/fixed) your system a little... take a look at the various languages out there, and pick the one you like the most. There are too many to count, really.
In the end you're going to have to use something like C because C is the UNIX language and you can't escape it, so getting used to the C syntax will benefit you in the end. Try reading about pointers (head to wikipedia for that one for sure but NOT wikibooks, the wikibooks article is really bad even though I tried to help it a bit) and if you can get your head around those, try skipping all the other languages out there and going straight to C.
Regardless of whether you use C at first, just know this: C is very low-level and is highly expressionistic. You have to input a lot of code to get what you want done with C, but not so much with other languages. C is, however, the second-fastest language out there, following assembly language. So, when you need speed, use C. However, for quick one-time executions or various system tools or utilities, you can usually get by with the shell or something like that.
In my opinion, here are a list of languages sorted in order of simplicity:
Shell scripting - built into your shell. Very simple to use but follows a rather interesting and highly loose structure.
PHP - many people will call you a wuss for using this, but I used it for months and it was great. Its support for graphical programs is very poor, so it's best kept to web- and shell-oriented scripting.
Ruby - this follows an almost English grammar, so is very readable and learnable. On the other hand, it's known to be amazingly, amazingly slow.
Perl - from how I've seen this used, I'd say that people would agree with me calling this UNIX's scripted, interpreted alternative to C. Perl is also written in Perl itself, which is quite a nice feature. You can write almost absolutely anything in this, but don't expect it to be too fast - Perl is quite a bit faster than Ruby, but not nearly as fast as C.
Python - Google use this for their help center thingy, and so do a lot of other projects. It requires you use indentation for formatting, however, so you can't make one-liners with this. It's HIGHLY structured, and from my perspective best for apps that need to be extended over time.
C++ - not much I can say for this one, except that it's like C, but OOP.
C - this is THE definitive, de facto UNIX language. If you ever write something remotely successful on a large scale that's small, fast and stable, it will almost likely be in C, and will most likely have taken a huge number of hours off of your hands before it was completed.
Assembly - this is more complex than C. I won't discourage you from having a look at the Wikipedia article on this, but don't worry if it takes you a long time to "get" it
Just my two cents.
-dav7
Last edited by dav7 (2008-10-16 19:15:28)

What is WRONG with my MAC G5?

Hi all,
I've posted several times in various forums about a number of problems I've been having that remain unresolved, and would like to appeal once more for help. I have a 6 year old 2GHz PowerPC G5 (2004) with 4GB of RAM, running FCS 6.0.6 and OS 10.5.8. I must reiterate that, despite the computer's age, it was working just fine until a kernel panic in December that has since left the computer feeling sluggish. I've performed a clean install (twice) of both the OS and FCS. I've bought new RAM and reseated in every possible way. I bought a new external harddrive (used to store my media) in case that was the culprit. I even took the computer and display into an Apple Store where they tested it for 2 days finding "nothing wrong with it". Yet even they couldn't get the "High" quality setting back in FCP. It defaults to medium now (unlike before) - which is my biggest concern. The computer's internal drive has 30% free space. The external more than 15%. And naturally, I've repaired permissions and trashed pref files, etc., with no results. Oh! And I've run the Hardware Diagnostics disk, three times, and everything keeps passing. I also just cloned the internal Maxtor drive onto an external Lacie drive and booted up from that - with no obvious improvement. Trying to eliminate the hard drive as a factor.
One more symptom -- perhaps related, perhaps not -- is that I can no longer put the computer to sleep without it crashing, followed by jet engine fans coming on. This happens every single time. Unfortunately it wasn't happening (as frequently) when I took the computer to the Apple geniuses.
And last week, when I turned the computer on, the screen remained black. The LED flashed in what I think was a series of three fast flashes. I rebooted and everything has been fine since (with the display).
I think I've found some suspicious items in the console logs. But I don't have a clue how to accurately read them or fix the problem. Can someone please help me?
The windowserver_last.log is full of the following:
May 21 10:57:47 52 kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGXGetWindowWorkspace: invalid window id: a2
May 21 10:58:33 52 kCGErrorFailure: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Final Cut Pro" for over 1 second. Server has re-enabled them.
May 21 10:59:42 52 kCGErrorFailure: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Final Cut Pro" for over 1 second. Server has re-enabled them.
May 21 11:03:52 52 kCGErrorFailure: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Final Cut Pro" for over 1 second. Server has re-enabled them.
Then there's these ones that keep popping up in the console or system logs:
24/05/10 1:47:43 PM /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro115 _RemoveTimeTask(), the current time manager task 0x416c943c being removed is also currently executing its tmAddr routine, so unexpected things may result ( Radar #4555679 ).
24/05/10 1:48:39 PM Final Cut Pro115 startDelayedNoDataDetection
(the startdelayed... is probably due to dropped frames during capture with stop/start detection on)
These ones are less frequent, but still showing up:
22/05/10 6:30:17 PM Dock104 QL ERROR Generator database update takes too long... we will use what we currently have
May 17 16:22:07 macdaddys-power-mac-g5 Finder100: QL ERROR Generator database update takes too long... we will use what we currently have
May 18 08:56:18 macdaddys-power-mac-g5 Finder96: QL ERROR Generator database update takes too long... we will use what we currently have
May 18 13:03:07 macdaddys-power-mac-g5 Finder101: QL ERROR Generator database update takes too long... we will use what we currently have
May 19 11:47:56 macdaddys-power-mac-g5 Finder112: QL ERROR Generator database update takes too long... we will use what we currently have
May 19 14:31:15 macdaddys-power-mac-g5 /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder118: StatusMonitor::volumesChangedCallBack returned -47
May 19 15:23:14 macdaddys-power-mac-g5 Finder102: QL ERROR Generator database update takes too long... we will use what we currently have
May 21 09:54:32 macdaddys-power-mac-g5 Finder102: QL ERROR Generator database update takes too long... we will use what we currently have
May 21 14:28:45 macdaddys-power-mac-g5 Finder111: QL ERROR Generator database update takes too long... we will use what we currently have
22/05/10 6:30:31 PM quicklookd123 QL ERROR 'Creating thumbnail' timed out for ''
23/05/10 2:27:25 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.aslmanager) Throttling respawn: Will start in 3 seconds
23/05/10 2:27:28 PM com.apple.quicklook109 invalid #-escape sequence.
23/05/10 2:27:28 PM com.apple.quicklook109 encountered unexpected object type: 7.
23/05/10 2:27:29 PM com.apple.launchd78 (0x0-0xd00d.com.apple.AddressBook.abd112) Check-in of Mach service failed. PID 112 is not privileged: com.apple.AddressBook.abd
23/05/10 2:27:29 PM com.apple.quicklook109 xref table size mismatch: calculated 462; /Size = 463.
===============
If I had the money, of course I'd buy another computer. But I don't. And deep inside, I still believe there's a fix. Am I right or wrong???
Chris
P.S.
I don't have a clue how to read Power Fractal (suggested to someone else in another post), but here's my score:
Elapsed time: 1.6 seconds
Achieving 6261.1 Megaflops
Color Speed: 10
Maximum Count: 4096
One more thing I gleaned from another post are similar istat readings that seemed unusual to that person. Backside fans: 51rpm. ???

First thing I would do is make your post clear(-er) (I find it easier to break things down into one item per paragraph or into lists); and what HARDWARE tests and steps you have tried - that we tend to repeat over and over with system failures.
I've posted several times in various forums about a number of problems I've been having that remain unresolved,
*I have a 6 year old 2GHz PowerPC G5 (2004) with 4GB of RAM, running FCS 6.0.6 and OS 10.5.8.*
I must reiterate that, despite the computer's age...
+*it was working just fine until a kernel panic in December that has since left the computer feeling sluggish.*+
+I've performed a clean install (twice) of both the OS and FCS.+
+I've bought new RAM and reseated in every possible way.+
+I bought a new external hard drive (used to store my media) in case that was the culprit.+
+I even took the computer and display into an Apple Store where they tested it for 2 days finding "nothing wrong with it". Yet even they couldn't get the "High" quality setting back in FCP. It defaults to medium now (unlike before) - which is my biggest concern.+
+The computer's internal drive has 30% free space.+
+The external more than 15%.+ 15% is still low and can be highly fragmented, but not germaine to hardware problems.
+I've run the Hardware Diagnostics disk, three times, and everything keeps passing.+
+I also just cloned the internal Maxtor drive onto an external Lacie drive and booted up from that - with no obvious improvement.+
+Trying to eliminate the hard drive as a factor.+
I'd even say LaCie might just be one more layer of possible problems.
There are FAQs on kernel panics which:
A/ Been there, done that?
B/ Do they need to be listed (again)? revisited?
C/ panics are hardware almost always, RAM, controllers, sometimes drivers, even corrupt NVRAM
Does it boot into Open Firmware?
If yes, redo reset-nvram
If no, DOA
G5 Logicboards:
http://www.dvwarehouse.com/Power-Mac-G5-Logic-Boards-c-24553701074.html
Power Mac G5 PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz M9032LL/A, A1047 1969C
NOTE: Power Mac G5 Thermal Calibration Service It is vital for all Power Mac G5 to run thermal calibration after fitting a new logic board or processors, without it, Temperature Control will not be able to detect the system temperture correctly. As a result, it could cause the cooling fans to run at high speed, eventually damgaging the logic board or processors.
Lastly, I would never run a Mac w/o UPS, which can lengthen life and protect equipment and even the PSU.
And for $1500 the iMac Apple Store Specials can be a good fast alternative to G5.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/imac

I need to transfer files from a PowerMac G4 to a PowerMac G5, how do I get both computers to read MY Passport drive?

I have formatted the My Passport drive as a MS-DOS (FAT) but the G4 which is running on Mac OS 10.2.8 can not see the drive on the desktop. The G5 (Mac OS 10.6.8) has no problem reading the drive. I have about 7 GB of data that I need to transfer from the G4 to the G5. How do I format the My Passport drive so that both computers can read the drive? Is it possible?

A faster alternative is to connect the macs with a firewire cable and use Target Disk Mode. No external drive needed.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661

Adobe AIR installation fails

Scenario
Attempting to install the Adobe AIR runtime (or any AIR apps requiring it) on Snow Leopard (possibly earlier versions of OS X also).
Symptom
AIR installation will hang prior to completion on primary user account, however, AIR will successfully install on a newly created OS X admin user. AIR applications will not install on primary user account either. Disk has no errors, filesystem is healthy. All file/folder owners and permissions are as expected. Adobe troubleshooting knowledgebase article does not resolve issue, Adobe recommends reinstallation of OS X(!). All '.plist' files appear to be uncorrupt (e.g., by running Preferential Treatment).
Cause
There is an unidentified conflict between a preference file in your primary user account Preferences folder and the files installed by the AIR runtime. The resolution below involves less inconvenience than an OS reinstallation.
Resolution
1. Logon to the primary user account and create a new folder on your desktop named (for example) 'Library-Preferences'.
2. Open Terminal.app and enable hidden folder visibility by entering 'defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE'
3. Restart Finder by pressing Command-Option-Escape then selecting Finder and clicking 'Relaunch.'
4. In Finder, browse to User>Library>Preferences folder.
5. Select all files in the Preferences folder (a couple hundred or more files is typical).
6. Move (Command-Drag) all the .plist and other files to 'Library-Preferences' that you created on your desktop. If the move fails because some hidden files will not move, deselect just those files and move the rest. Don't worry about the few that want to stay put, as they are not suspect for the conflict causing the AIR installer issue.)
NOTE: It is VERY important that 'Library-Preferences' NOT be deleted.
7. Try reinstalling AIR. It should succeed this time.
8. If it succeeds, try installing an AIR app (e.g., Tweetdeck). If it installs successfully, the conflicting file now exists in your 'Library-Preferences' folder and will not conflict with AIR.
9. Hide the hidden files again by entering 'defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE' in Terminal and relaunch Finder (see step 3).
10. Move your .plist and other property files as needed back to your /'User/Library/Preferences/' folder as needed (you know you will need them because your Mac will have 'forgotten' your application settings and preferences when you run an application.
Tip: if your application is 'Acme UltraWidgets 2') do a search on 'acme' and 'ultrawidgets' in the Finder and drag all the found files back to 'Preferences'.)
11. When prompted, overwrite any .plist (or other) files in the 'Preferences' folder when moving these files back to their original location to replace the default .plist files recreated by OS X or your applications.
Over time, you will drag back many of your Preferences files to their proper spot, but you will also have many files remaining. These will be from applications that you seldom use or orphan files left over from deleted applications. If any application, tool or utility seems to not be functioning right, don't forget to search for its associated .plist (and other) files in the 'Library-Preferences' folder.
A faster alternative is to move all non-Adobe .plist (and other) files back to 'Preferences' and try reinstalling AIR. If it fails, that proves a conflict with another Adobe application on the system. I have not tested this.
If anyone happens to find *+specific files+* that conflict with AIR by a refinement of this method, please post back to this forum.

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