In the last post, I said that having a quiet machine was an objective of mine. Measuring acoustic levels is tricky if you want valid comparisons across manufacturers and models. Fortunately, there is an internationally standardized test procedure for computers and workstations, ISO 9296. Unfortunately, it’s difficult for prospective computer buyers to get the numbers…. [Read More]
Archives for March 2011
Getting more RAM, part 1
In 1955, C. Northcote Parkinson proclaimed an adage, which is now stated: work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Parkinson ’s Law has many corollaries. I have recently run into one: computer memory usage expands to fill the available RAM. Two years ago, I upgraded my computer hardware to gain more memory,… [Read More]