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MDworker bogging Mac

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Like Windows, the Mac has lots of processes running. My current nemesis is something called mdworker which stands for metadata worker. That means nothing to me. But, apparently, this is the process that indexes files for Spotlight. So you can get it to go crazy after bad shutdowns where the Spotlight data indexes are screwed [...]

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USB Flash Drives

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

It’s shopping day for miscellaneous stuff, so going through flash drives. I’d recommend the PQI i810 or the i220 if you really want small. 2GB is a good size for these little guys to do quick transfers and they fit on a key chain. USB Flash Drive Reviews I just lose these all the time. It [...]

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