Mac OS X sometimes spawns background processes that consume an inordinate amount of CPU, resulting in a slow computer that may have the fans roaring and be very hot (especially for laptops). There are several known processes that can cause this problem, most notably the various drive indexing utilities such as mds and mdworker. Another of these processes is the "aslmanager" utility, which is Apple's system log file manager for the "ASL data store" and is a relatively new addition to OS X.

Apple Discusions poster Robert Nicholson1-- "So aslmanager is taking 99% and Console.app hangs when started. Why does aslmanager need 99% of CPU and 2+ GB footprint?"

In past versions of Mac OS X, system and process log messages were received and managed by "syslogd" and the "syslog" utility. Under Mac OS X 10.5.6 Apple has included a new set of log functions in the "ASL" logging method and API. These new functions are run by the "aslmanager" process, which is invoked immediately after syslogd runs.

Apple is migrating log management over to using the new ASL logging functions for future versions of OS X, but there appear to be a few bugs in the current versions of the ASL utilities. While the specifics are unknown, it seems that currently the aslmanager utility will get stuck on certain functions.

Users have tried forcing the process to quit using Activity Monitor, but this is only a temporary solution, and also may cause data corruption. Therefore it is recommended to avoid using Activity Monitor to handle these problems, and instead try restarting the log management processes after clearing the log "data store" location. Users have found that after doing this, the process no longer slows the computer down.

Hopefully the bugs in aslmanager will be fixed in future updates.

Fix: Restart log managers after removing asl data Open the Terminal application and enter the following two commands to stop the log managers:

• sudo launchctl stop com.apple.syslogd
• sudo launchctl stop com.apple.aslmanager

Then create a folder on your desktop called "temp" (to store the moved "data store" files), and enter the following command in the Terminal to move the "ASL" data to the new temporary folder:

• sudo mv /var/log/asl/* ~/Desktop/temp/

Finally, restart the "syslogd" process with the following command (the aslmanager will be started when needed by syslogd, so it doesnt need to be manually restarted):

• sudo launchctl start com.apple.syslogd

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The Automator application in OS X 10.4 can be used to create a workflow to mount an AFP share. Try opening /Applications/Automator.app and then do as follows:

(1) From the Library panel on the left, select "Finder". In the "Action" panel you should see an entry named "Get Specified Servers". Drag this into the empty panel on the right. Click the plus sign at the bottom of the panel that appears, and fill in the server details you wish to connect to

(2) From the Action panel, drag the action named "Connect to servers" into the panel on the right, making sure it's placed UNDER the "Get Specified Servers" panel that you just added.

(3) Test this with the big "Run" button at the top right of the Automator window.

(4) Assuming all goes well, from the Automator menu select File -> Save As and make sure you select "Application" as the file format.

You now have a runnable aplication which will mount the AFP you want.

At this point, all we need to so is get iCal to run it automatically for you, and once you get this bit working we'll work on that next.

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Disable the message from appearing warning you that “The Publisher Could Not Be Verified” when you run certain files.
1. Click Start–>Run and type gpedit.msc. Click OK
2. Go to User Configuration–>Administrative Templates–>Windows Components–>Attachment Manager
3. Add “*.exe” to the “Inclusion list for moderate risk file types” setting. You can also add other file types.
This should disable the “Publisher Could Not Be Verified” messages from appearing for that file type in the future.
This tip was based on tips from the link below: http://blog.davestechshop.net/archive/2006/10/30/IE7PublisherCouldNotBeVerified.aspx

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Had some issues syncing this mouse up with the mac (leopard) so after some research i found the solution.

See Forum post: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=670234
From clarifix: "I have used the 8000 since it was released, about 2 years ago.
I bought it because it is a nice looking mouse that fitted my MacBook Pro and my hand, and it has a massive amount of buttons, something I still cannot see with even the most recently released bluetooth mice. Left, right, forward, back, scroll wheel, scroll wheel left, scroll wheel right, scroll wheel click, that's a total of 7 buttons + wheel.
I looked like a mistake when I first tried it, because it uses an Microsoft their "First Connect" flavour of BlueTooth and my Mac was not able to pair with it.
Luckily, a lot of other people had the same problem, and the solution turned out to be pretty simple. To add the mouse using the bluetooth control panel, choose "Any Device" instead of "Mouse" and in the next window, choose "Passkey Options…" and "Do not use a passkey with this device".
Then the mouse connects without pairing.
I use USB Overdrive with it since Montalcini released the bluetooth version of his excellent driver software. If you can afford the mouse, you should also spend the extra 20 because it's worth it.
Bluetooth mice in general aren't as responsive as RF or wired mice, but I do not use my MacBook for games, so it's OK.
Another thing I see with MacBook users ( my collegues ) that have bluetooth mice, they all have a love/hate relationship with the little rodent. Bluetooth mice seem to need that extra little bit of attention...
One more thing. This mouse can be used with a rechargeable battery. I used other mice with a built-in battery, and when the adapter dies, you can throw away everything."

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