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Free system memory for better application performance. A quick and easy alternative to either a reboot or RAM upgrade to get defragmented free memory.
Why would you use iFreeMem?
If you are in the middle of using an application and the system becomes unresponsive for several seconds it could be the memory manager working and claiming back some of the Inactive memory for your application to use, if you wish to avoid this then iFreeMem may be for you.
Some scenarios where iFreeMem can be useful:
* You have been busy on your laptop preparing for a presentation meeting and you would rather not have the system become unresponsive in the middle of your demo, might be worth running iFreeMem shortly before the meeting.
* You are a musician or DJ, about to do a live performance or session using your Mac, you want to ensure everything will run smoothly and on cue.
* You have just closed down a whole load of applications as you are just about to start a new task with different applications, you might want to use iFreeMem here.
* You are about to run some memory hungry applications, such as graphic design software packages (Photoshop, Flash etc)
* Your CPU is not working hard at all, yet you are convinced your Mac used to run a little quicker when you first got it, could it be that the activity of your startup items cause Inactive memory to fill-up when you log-in, and your memory hungry applications are having to grab Inactive memory back fairly soon, making them appear to run much slower?
* You have low 'Free' memory and high 'Inactive' memory and you want to test if your applications performs better with more 'Free' memory.
* You just have a specific application you wish to run as fast as possible without memory manager interruptions.
* Ideally, you would like to buy more memory, but its too expensive. This app might be a solution for a performance degradation you could have been experiencing when Free memory gets very low?
iFreeMem can improve your Mac's performance by maximizing Free memory and reducing Inactive memory!?
How can this bold statement be so?
Well, firstly lets look at Apple's official description of four types of random-access memory (RAM)
Wired memory
This information can't be cached to disk, so it must stay in RAM. The amount depends on what applications you are using.
Active memory
This information is currently in RAM and actively being used.
Inactive memory
This information is no longer being used and has been cached to disk, but it will remain in RAM until another application needs the space. Leaving this information in RAM is to your advantage if you (or a client of your computer) come back to it later.
Free memory
This memory is not being used.
What does all this mean?
This means you shouldn't worry when the Free memory is low. The only time Free memory should be high is right after the computer starts up. As you use applications or services, memory is used and transitions to Inactive. Applications that need more memory will take from the Inactive, but the Inactive is there just in case you need it again. If the combination of Free and Inactive is very low, then you might need more memory.
Source: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107918
However.....
There can be a performance hit when applications need to take from Inactive memory.
This can cause a very noticeable delay where the applications appear to have become temporarily unresponsive and this performance hit may not always be desirable for you, especially when you are in the middle of working with a memory hungry application or doing a presentation or even working with audio in a live recording session.
iFreeMem was created to avoid this particular performance hit happening mid-application by clearing out inactive memory in favor of maximum free memory.
This is a fully working copy of iFreeMem that you can try for 15 days. If you purchase this product you will receive free lifetime updates for future versions of iFreeMem, nobody gets left behind!
Especially useful for users of memory hungry applications, i.e:
• Musicians
• DJŐs
• Graphic Designers
• Final Cut Pro users
• Photographers
• Scientists
• Parallels Desktop users
Rejuvenates old Machines and optimizes new machines.
New in version Version 1.6:
Now working as a status bar item.
New in version 1.5.1:
Improved German localization.
New in version 1.5:
Improved Localization.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later
System support:
PPC/Intel
$8.00 Shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.activata.co.uk/products/ifreemem.html
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