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OS X 10.6 : Grand Central Dispatch

By Luke On Jul 14, 2009 Apple | OS 0 No Comments Tags: , ,

For the longest time multicore macs have unfortunately been held back by old and un-optimized code that was designed for single core CPUs. If you have any sort of system monitoring device on your computer you may notice that your mac is often using 100% of one core and 0% of the other. The release of Snow Leopard and the inclusion of GCD (Grand Central Dispatch) hopes to change all of that.

    More cores, not faster clock speeds, drive performance increases in today’s processors. Grand Central Dispatch takes full advantage by making all of Mac OS X multicore aware and optimizing it for allocating tasks across multiple cores and processors. Grand Central Dispatch also makes it much easier for developers to create programs that squeeze every last drop of power from multicore systems.
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    Why Apple?

    By Luke On Oct 28, 2008 Apple | Featured | OS 0 No Comments Tags: , , ,

    What makes you choose Apple? Is it the operating system? Is it their style of product? is it their devotion to excellence in every product? What makes you pick Apple when there are several other choices to choose from?

    Why do I buy Apple?

    I buy Apple because of the operating system. OS X is the perfect mix of flexibility, reliability, style, and power. Technologies like Grand Central will help optimize the operating system to new hardware by making every part of OS X Multi-Processor aware. From the UNIX core to the UI. Every part of 10.6 will be able to take advantage of multi-core processors and all that they have to offer. It’s scheduled to receive the 64 bit streamline in the near future. This streamlining will also accompany a complete re-write of Finder in the Cocoa language as well as general code optimization and other enhancements.

    The second reason I have for buying Apple is because of product design. Laptops made out of aluminum and elegantly simply iMacs are why I buy Apple. The level of thought that goes into every aspect of every Mac makes for an exceptionally pleasing experience regardless of what Mac you are using. They look nice and they feel solid.

    Those are my reasons, what are yours?

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