Apps which feature many and frequent changes in pointer type, such as browsers, therefore leak memory more quickly than those that change the pointer type less often. What is most likely is that, when the pointer has been customised using the settings in that pane, the memory used by the previous pointer isn’t freed following a change in pointer type. The leak appears to occur when the pointer type changes, for example from a standard arrow to an I-beam for the insertion of text. (Note that this interface device is termed a pointer, not a cursor, a common error.) The latter two items are one of the new features in Monterey, and have proved popular with users. All Macs which appear to suffer this leak are using custom pointer controls in the Pointer tab of the Display, specifically a larger than normal Pointer size and custom outline and fill colours. The cause has now been isolated to a single group of settings in one preference pane, Accessibility. Neither was there any evidence of kernel or Mach zone memory leaks. What was perhaps most surprising was that some users were severely affected, but most users weren’t affected at all and could use the same apps for days without any significant change occurring in their memory use. At first this appeared confined to certain apps, including Firefox, Microsoft Word, and even Safari. Soon after the release of macOS 12.0.1, reports appeared that some apps, notably Firefox, could suffer large and progressive memory leaks until they took 70 GB or more of app memory, and the Mac simply ran out. This article explains how it occurs, and how you can prevent it from happening on your Mac. Thanks to the work of the engineers at Mozilla, its cause has now been identified, and I’m very grateful to fujimidai1 who has pointed this out to me.
It supports ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and Jabber.You will no doubt have heard of the claimed memory leak in macOS Monterey 12.0.1.
Is a new multi-service instant message application for Mac OS X 10.1.
SweetDock also allows you to Restart (Quit) the Dock without using ProcessViewer or the Terminal. FontVista can scan your font folders, load and print them out."Īllows you to access hidden features of the Dock in Mac OS X, including more effects for the Minimize Effect, more options for orientation, and pinning, and also allows you to see what applications are hidden. Users can print an entire font spec catalog of their library, even if the fonts are not loaded in the System.
"is a professional level font catalog and inspection utility. This could be useful for those times when you have Classic running and want to access the Classic Apple menu but have no Classic applications open. Clicking the icon bring up the Classic Menu bar for instant access to the old Apple menu. Provides a graphical display of your RAM usage under Mac OS X.
The update fixes a problem that would prevent some users from receiving auto-updated tools, and cause a crash in rare instances.
Is an extendable application for Mac OS X that gives an "Aqua" user interface to a number of Internet-based services such as stock quotes, telephone lookup, and movie schedules. This program makes it easy to share any folder. In Mac OS X, by default, you are limited to sharing only what is in your public folder in your home directory. Is an application or a preference pane that makes it easy to add and delete share points like in the old Finder. It includes a Clipboard Extender (lets you see/use 10 clipboards), Clipboard Recorder (acts a stack and keeps a record of your last 10 copies) and Clipboard Editor (allows editing any clipboard with styled text). This is a Mac OS X version of the popular multiple clipboard utility.