A while ago at work we were confronted with the task of creating a directory listing in a Grails application. We’ve tried a couple of approaches, one the Groovy way and one the Java way. Both delivered only a poor performance. A short search brought forth a Stackoverflow thread addressing the issue of slow Java i/o performance with only one real solution: switch from Java 6 to 7. That’s no option at work but out of personal interest I gave it a try at home.Read More »
Category: Software Engineering
Controlling a Mac’s fans (AppleSMC)
Since the iMac found its way onto my desk I’ve been bothered with the heat generated when playing Diablo 3 (or possibly any other game) – just as with the MacBook Pro. The only difference: The MacBook’s fans were howling to stop the torment, the iMac just swallows the pain it seems. Don’t get me wrong, the system is not overheating and temperature is well within its limits. In fact, the CPU doesn’t even really heat up. It’s more the graphics chip and the power supply. But for me as a former PC user who built all the PCs himself and always had a good (and mostly quiet) cooling this is just a bit unusual.Read More »
The Gameslinger 