Apps and tools I use on my Mac

By Dimitri Steyaert April 29, 2014 Apple, Uncategorized 1 Comment

About 7 years ago I started using Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) after buying a used iMac. It started out as pure personal use for checking my mails and surfing the web. Later on I got a MacBook Pro from my employer and I started using this magnificent piece of hardware on a personal and professional basis. At this moment I’m a Linux System Engineer and consultant for some years now and I have gotten used to working with Mac…

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Mac OSX slow, caused by aslmanager

By Dimitri Steyaert July 15, 2009 Apple, Tech No Comments
Mac OSX slow, caused by aslmanager

For a while I had been experiencing random slowness on my iMac. This slowness could only been solved by a reboot of my iMac but this was just a temporary solution. I didn’t look for a specific cause until it began bothering me for a while and I had the time to look into the issue. I opened my activity monitor (be sure to select “All processes” from the dropdown) and I noticed that a certain process called “aslmanager” was…

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