Javascript - Still Object-Oriented

I got a small performance boost on my main machine and decided to load Aptana to see if I could tell the difference. Although eventually I’ll just have to get more RAM, Aptana now feels responsive enough for regular use. I’m also now after two weeks pretty comfortable with the AIR environment so I’m taking Aptana off the back burner. It’s also been updated to support ExtJS directly. If you’re a Mac person and are interested in a free performance boost read on.

For reasons unrelated to Aptana, I happened to be looking at my OS/X Activity Monitor and noticed something called Universal Access. After googling, I found that turning it off could improve performance. I used the PropertyList Editor to change com.apple.universalaccess.plist but later found out that you can do it from System Preferences. The following article was very helpful and I downloaded some of the tools which also improved things.

11 Ways to Optimize Your Mac’s Performance

On windows,  you’re forced to do regular  system maintenance lest you  come grinding to a halt, but Macs are so stable, it’s easy to forget that  clean-up does help performance.