Memory Question - is this normal?

I just got my new MacBook yesterday. Built week 24. I got 1 GB of RAM on it.
I just restarted it and it is charging the battery (after calibrating it). I have not run anything on it since it restarted only the dashboard because I have installed a winglet called "IStatPro" which shows the following:
Memory:
Wired = 136MB
Inactive = 138MB
Free = 650MB
Active = 77MB
My question is: What is this big chunk of Inactive Memory? it seems to grow after I start running apps... and stays there. Is there a way to clear it?
I am thinking of upgrading to 2GB of RAM soon, but I want to get this issue taken care of first.
Thanks!

"Man! I was blind before."
...but now you can see - LOL!
We all went through the learning curve. Funny thing is that once you are more familiar with the way Macs do things, you will see the Windows way as being wrong.
It is all a matter of perspective.
Be sure to stick around here Omar. You have discovered one of the best things about being a Mac user here in these forums and we'd love to see you posting often. You'll be answering questions before you know it.

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