Simon, Do you get the same choppiness on the MBP as you do on the MBA? I ask because I'm not seeing that at all on my 2017 MBP with similar specs. A little quicker processing speed, but nothing to write home about.
Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 18, 2019, at 03:32, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: MBP mid 2015 16GB ram, 2.9GHz i5 processor And also ahappening on a MBA 2013 Mid, 8GB ram and I7 1.7GHz processor, nothing is a problem when running other services etc. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, 15 March 2019 8:32 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Optimizing SSD drive Hi, That's worth a try. Officially, according to Apple, those units only accept 8 GB of RAM, although EveryMac.com <http://everymac.com/> says that they'll take 16 GB. Since you still have the older RAM, it's an excellent troubleshooting step. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 14, 2019, at 12:06, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: MBP 13 inch 2012. Intel Core i7 2.9GHz 64bit. 16gig ram from Crucial (as is the SSD). I may have someone come over and swap the original 8gigs back in and test. >From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/14/2019 10:56 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, 4 to 10% is nothing. I have things taking 95% and don't have the choppiness issue. Your CPU processes things simultaneously and sequentially sharing the load as tasks are required. You can have a fast processor, but fewer cores, a fast SSD, but slow bus speed between the SSD and the CPU. It's a complicated set of parameters that make things work in an optimal manner. What model of Mac are you running again? What is the CPU speed and RAM? All under About this Mac if you need to know that. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 14, 2019, at 11:26, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>> wrote: No surprise. the top two processes are... com.apple.speech.speechsynthesisd and Voiceover. The top one was taking anywhere from 4 to 10 percent of CPU. Is there a way to optimize this? As noted earlier, I notice this only when I actually execute a VO command. >From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/14/2019 8:36 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Try going into the Activity Monitor and seeing what's at the top of the list. Note which process is using up CPU resources. I wouldn't suggest quitting the process yet, but take a look to see what might be messing with your system. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 14, 2019, at 09:15, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com><mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>> wrote: Simon, I may have spoken too soon. Seems you and I are the only ones. It happened a lot in the Finder, but mostly when I run an app. It almost always happens, at random, when I press a VO command. >From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/12/2019 10:59 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: I don't think it's a specs issue, I was getting the same issue today on a mac book air that wasn't mine and would have had lower than average specifications. I also get it on an imac and my own mac books as well, I think along the lines that it's a voiceover issue -----Original Message----- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>> Sent: Tuesday, 12 March 2019 8:09 AM To: MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>> Subject: Optimizing SSD drive Some time ago I upgraded the 8gigs of ram to 16 on the MBP and swapped the spinning drive for the SSD. I don't recall if the issue with Voiceover existed before then. What happens is often when I am navigating the Mac, VO will sound like its being throttled back then comes back quickly. Its random, I never know when or what may trigger this. So I will have someone help me put the 8gigs back tomorrow and see if the issue clears up. But I am wondering if the SSD is automatically optimized or not. If not, can it be optimized? This happens even when I have done clean installs and have set things up from scratch but I am willing to try anything to run this down. Thoughts? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. 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