Op vrijdag 2 augustus 2013 18:17:17 UTC+2 schreef Cheryl H:This old mac mini has outlived it's usefulness. I am going to have to start using my Kindle Fire for internet stuff, I guess. Buying a new computer right now is not an option. Thanks for the info.
Of course, it depends how much patience you have with your "old Mac mini", but I think it's not that old at alll! Cameron posted a very good link to this TenFourFox FAQ, which is really worth quoting in here in full, and then I'll put in my two cents' worth: ---- As sites become larger and use more complex JavaScript, even with the special acceleration in 10.4Fx, execution will be slow particularly on G3 and early G4 systems. When script runtime exceeds a certain threshold, this error appears. You can improve the browser's script performance in a few ways. Try some or all: - Remove unnecessary browser add-ons. These sometimes will interfere with some sites. - Use the NoScript<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript>add-on and allow JavaScript only to run on certain necessary sites. - Disable the unresponsive script warning entirely. Instructions are on this support ticket<http://tenfourfox.tenderapp.com/discussions/problems/174-unresponsive-script-warning>. ---------- 1. If it were my Mac mini, I would install Tiger, not Leopard. It's a bit faster, and uses less RAM. That means you have to give up on Time Machine, but there is CCC to make backups, and most programs that need Leopard also need an Intel processor. 2. If you have not maxed out the RAM, that would actually be the first thing to do. 3. Do you have the original harddisk in there? Upgrading that to a newer one would also speed up things, and they're really not expensive anymore. 4. I don't have a Kindle, so you can hit me if I'm wrong, but I can't understand what's the big deal with them. I would prefer an Android tablet ten times over a Kindle Fire, unless I had loads of cash of course to buy both. I bought a Chinese tablet-like thing for 50$ that has poor software but works rather well as an epub reader, and it plays (some) videos as well. No Wifi of course, and it doesn't mount on a Mac, so I have to take out the micro SD to load stuff onto it, but still. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
