ArchAngel21x
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| [OS X] Odd Bugs Now Gone
When I was still running Tiger, I noticed that apps like VLC and browsers would crash somewhat frequently. I also noticed a bug that would not let opera minimize after visiting a page that used certain java code no matter what version of Opera I used. Since upgrading to Leopard I have not had these problems with the exception of Yahoo IM occasionally thinking it crashed when I just closed it. I haven't had even 1 kernel panic since upgrading to Leopard. Anyone else notice an improvement in stability with the OS and applications since upgrading?
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Thinkdiff
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Bronx, NY
| VLC is still an unstable mess for me. Works great for awhile, then it just craps out all of a sudden for no reason. That's more VLC's fault than anything else though.
Safari also randomly crashes when I open too many pages.
Otherwise, everything else has been stable. |
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decx
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| About VLC, I have to agree, it has to be one of, if not the most unstable program I've used. I haven't used an app this bad since Netscape Communicator 4.
That said Google Earth is quickly getting to that same level of unstableness. I've had quite a bit of problems from it ranging from display corruption to just plain locking up the machine. |
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HiVolt
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VLC is an unstable beastie, especially when seeking thru high definition .MKV files... Craps out often. And when it does, and if the movie I was playing happened to have 5.1 sound, I have to reboot because there is no more system sound.
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MikeL
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Miami, FL | reply to decx
Google Earth opens at about 400 megs of real memory for me, the problem is it KEEPS growing... it'll eat every last bit of available RAM I have, and then not return all of it upon exit- behavior seems to exist on every Mac I've tried it on. |
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