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So in an earlier post my MacMini kept locking up every time I left it on for long periods of time.  I have since discovered the issue and while I wish I could say it was a RAM issue or some manufacturing problem it actually came down to a software problem.  I have been slowly whittling down my iPhoto Library of 140000 pics using Duplicate Annihilator, which by the way is awesome.  Anyway, I had been leaving it running overnight so as to finish quicker.  Well for some strange reason my External HD that houses my library kept going to sleep even though I had it check for my HD’s to never sleep.  I went through and unselected and then reselected this setting.  I have since not had one single problem with this whole process, Thanks goodness.  Anyway it is all working well again and I am now down to about 75000 pics thanks to duplicate annihilator.

I have had my MacMini for about a month now, the one I use for my desktop computer.  I have recently upgraded it to 4GB of ram and it was chugging along just fine until a few nights ago.  I woke up in the morning and it was entirely frozen and would not wake up at all.  Not sure what to make of this at all.  I had been running Duplicate Annihilator at night going through my iPhoto library but I am not sure that was the problem.  Last night i did not run any programs but left it on as usual.  After my little experiment it has yet too lock up again so it may be tied to the program and the fact that my iPhoto library is on an external drive.  my fear is that it has something to do with the Ram upgrade which may or may not have voided my warranty depending on who you speak to.  I will keep you updated on any future development.

My pool heater just went out on me this season, now I know this is not a big deal to lost of you but where I live its nice to heat up your hot tub a bit at the start of the season just to deal with those semi cold evenings.  I have been pricing heaters and the best deal I can find is around $700 plus tax for the low end units.  I just ran across this guys site tonight while I was looking for better deals.  Not sure this is the solution for me but you may want to give it a try, especially if you need to save a buck.  DIY Pool Heater