I'm looking to maybe buy Active Desk since it looks like the mutt's nuts but, having used Dashboard on a slow PocketPC and aware of my 9210's RAM limitations, I want to know how much resource Active Desk takes up in terms of processor power and memory.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.
A lot. On average, between 250 & 300KB, according to Task Manager. But it really is a great program, and introduces some neat shortcuts. For instance, when it is running you don't need to open the Calendar app; and you can send SMS's without needing to lauch the Messaging app (which can't easily be closed). And, anyway, you can always close Active Desk anytime with a simple CTRL/E. As you can tell, I'm a fan.
db
Must say it does eat my memory...
So i normaly have it running when i am not using the phone for anything else...
IE when working i keep it open next to me.
When i need to anything else i jst close AD!
Its a gr8 app and worth it!
My 2 cents!
On my 9210 it uses around 800 ko! It's a lot of memory for such an app, nevertheless i registered because it's very useful (Task manager reports only 246 ko but when I don't load Active Desk I have 800 ko more ram).
Hi,
Memory has been a problem with the development of Active Desk. The application needs to keep connections open to all the subsystems that it uses and this is expensive in resource costs.
However, memory is being addressed in the next release (due early February) and you should see marked improvements with that version. Note that the next release also brings the ability to schedule the unattended download of emails - plus lots more minor enhancements.
Regards,
Active Desk.
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Would it be possible to reduce memory usage by disabling some subsystems in the preferences ? I never use the messaging part for example.
Best Regards,
Phi
Possible yes.
Practical no.
Although many users do not show one or more of the optional components, they still want the functionality (e.g. don't show launcher but still allow the quick number launch keys. So although there are some improvements by not showing particular components, these are not as great as you might initially think.
I am currently going through a review process in an attempt to optimise the code's memory usage. Keep a look out for v1.5 due in about 2 weeks.
Active Desk.