Hibernation? You actually DO that? It's better for the hardware to be constantly running, it lasts longer. For example, spinning down the disk after 30 minutes of non-access. When you want to use the computer again, the disk has to spin back up, which takes not only more power than just keeping it running, but puts more stress on the servos (due to increased power). It's quite common to find disk arrays that work fine, until you shut them down and they refuse to spin back up. The servos have enough power to keep the disk going, but not to spin it up. Also, I always leave my computers on because, when you continually power them off and on, the traces in the boards heat up and expand, contract and cool down, over and over again and they wear (and break) faster. Simply leaving the computer on avoids this issue.
Sorry, but the OS has nothing to do with how loud the machine is. The disks and fans determine that. Typically louder disks are faster because they have higher rotational speeds. My 10 and 15K SCSI drives, for example, sound like jet engines, but are fast as hell. You can't knock the OS because your hardware is loud.
Actually, MS more or less hit the nail on the head with the Windows Registry IDEA. Not the implementation, per se, but the idea. Most modern Operating Systems are now incorporating a database (which the Windows Registry is) into the kernel. The Linux kernel, for example, has a database built in. I don't know if OSX does or not.
I'm partial to AT&T style UNIX over BSD, but I guess that's moot:-P
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Originally Posted by Sapporo Guy
fanobi here!
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My XP boxes are:
noisy, start up like bears after hibernation, and you have to wait for virus software to scan this that and those other places.
OSX does not have a registry! :P
OK, I admit it. Macs are lame because you can't change the mother boards... oh well, I just instead play with a BSD system and enjoy being a geek  in a different way
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