iFreeMem 2.0 - The Memory Optimizer for Mac OS X Now Supports OS X 10.5
If you are in the middle of using an application and the system becomes unresponsive for several seconds it could be the memory manager recovering cache memory for your application.
iFreeMem optimise feature is a quick and easy alternative to either a reboot or RAM upgrade to get defragmented free memory.
iFreeMem free's memory from the in-memory cache that accumulates with every file or application read from hard-disk.
The cache is good, but it can become cluttered with files you don't even need cached anymore that take up precious RAM.
Maximum free memory can sometimes be better than half your memory filled with old cached files.
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?
Here's 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
Especially useful for users of memory hungry applications, i.e:
• Musicians
• DJs
• Graphic Designers
• Final Cut Pro users
• Photographers
• Scientists
• Parallels Desktop users
Rejuvenates old Machines and optimizes new machines.
New in version 2.0:
• Support for Mac OS X 10.5
System Requirements
• Mac OSX 10.3.9 (Panther) or
• Mac OSX 10.4.x (Tiger) or
• Mac OSX 10.5.x (Leopard)
System support:
PPC/Intel
$18.90 (Ł10)Shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.activata.co.uk/products/ifreemem.html
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