Reduce memory usage in Chrome by suspending tabs

Google Chrome seems to use lots of memory especially when there are lots of tabs open at once. It quite often slows down my machine significantly to the point that I have to restart the browser (with all tabs still open after the restart) and then it gradually slows down again. I'm glad I came across The Great Suspender. This extension allows me to suspend any tab manually, or let it suspend idle tabs for me automatically.

Refs

http://lifehacker.com/5982490/the-great-suspender-suspends-memory+hungry-chrome-tabs-you-havent-used-lately
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

Convert an object array to a string array in Java

• System.arraycopy(Object src, int srcPos, Object dest, int destPos, int length);
• Arrays.asList(Object_Array).toArray(new String[Object_Array.length]);  
• Java 1.6

        String[] stringArray = Arrays.copyOf(objectArray, objectArray.length, String[].class);

Refs

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1018750/how-to-convert-object-array-to-string-array-in-java

Find which process is using a file on Mac

Use this command

lsof | grep <filename>

or

lsof <filepath>

To ignore case, use

lsof | grep -i <filename>

Run it as root if the process is owned by root,

sudo lsof | grep -i <filename>

Refs

• http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20040121001144687
• http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=462257

Getting the error "oasis-text.icns is in use" when installing LibreOffice on Mac

The full error message is

The operation can't be completed because the item "oasis-text.icns" is in use.

To fix it, just quit the SystemUIServer process in the Activity Monitor.

Install Force.com IDE on Eclipse 4.2 (Juno)

• Use this Force.com IDE Update site http://www.adnsandbox.com/tools/ide/install/
• Copy org.eclipse.update.ui_3.2.300.v20100512.jar to the eclipse/plugins directory. Get this file from the old version of Eclipse or from this site http://www.java2s.com/Code/Jar/o/Downloadorgeclipseupdateui32300v20100512jar.htm. If this file is missing, we will get the following error message:-

Cannot complete the install because one or more required items could not be found.
  Software being installed: Force.com IDE 27.0.0.201302151147 (com.salesforce.ide.feature.feature.group 27.0.0.201302151147)
  Missing requirement: Force.com IDE 27.0.0.201302151147 (com.salesforce.ide.feature.feature.group 27.0.0.201302151147) requires 'org.eclipse.update.ui 0.0.0' but it could not be found

Refs

• http://wiki.developerforce.com/page/Force.com_IDE_Installation_for_Eclipse_3.6
• http://boards.developerforce.com/t5/General-Development/Install-Eclipse-Juno-4-2-with-Force-com-IDE/td-p/462323