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battery eater too

February 17, 2005 1:15:55 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
i think objectdock is eating my memory (or cpu)
(especially it slows down some of my games...dammit i have to close it everytime)
and draining my laptop's time much faster
i used to have more than 3 hours of battery life
now it's just 3
i added systats(system), battery meter, and mail checker
does it make any different?

thanks,
soda

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soda97
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Reply #1 February 17, 2005 1:55:41 PM
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Of course it is going to make a difference. Anything you run is going to change the amount of power you use. If you lower your color depth and resolution you can increase battery life. Any program that requires memory and CPU cycles (so, um, anything) is going to increase your power draw. Especially docklets, that are updating constantly, are going to increase power consumption. It isn't the program's fault, it is just a fact of life as far as I know.
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Reply #2 February 17, 2005 2:26:37 PM
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Batteries tend to wear down over time as well.
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Reply #3 February 17, 2005 3:50:59 PM
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yea true
i mean some use memory more than others
and i think objectdock is one of them

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Reply #4 February 17, 2005 4:11:50 PM
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Yep it is!
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Reply #5 February 17, 2005 4:44:29 PM
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and i think objectdock is one of them


Sure, Object Dock uses some memory, but never anything terrible on my machine. Just a price you have to pay for eye candy.
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Reply #6 February 17, 2005 5:48:08 PM
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Docklets are mini programs...the more you put on your ObjectDock, the more memory you're gonna use.
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Reply #7 February 17, 2005 8:34:24 PM
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i'm not complaining
in fact, i love it a lot
i replaced the original taskbar
but sometimes i suffered from the memory
it will be perfect if it uses a lil less


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