[11:48] <thafreak> http://www.solid-run.com/products/cubox
[11:48] <thafreak> pretty slick
[11:49] <thafreak> has esata and gigabit ethernet w/ToE
[15:29] <Cheri703> thafreak: would that have enough ram for some of the applications it's talking about?
[15:36] <canthus13> 1 GB would be plenty for a media server or some NAS software.
[15:40] <Cheri703> hmm...ok
[15:41] <Cheri703> I guess I'm at a point of "why the heck is my computer hanging sometimes?" and wondering if it has to do with ram, so...I'm skeptical of low RAM atm
[15:41] <canthus13> Most automation software requires very little in the way of memory or CPU... it'd also make a decent print server.
[15:41] <canthus13> Hmm.. I'd keep htop running in a terminal and see what's going on.
[15:41] <Cheri703> I don't think I have stuff that is *too* intensive running
[15:42] <Cheri703> sometimes it hangs when I have a vm going, which, somewhat understandable, but I have 6gb RAM, quad core 2.4ghz, and the vm is running on like 2-3 depending on the day (I change it), and I'm running like chromium and quassel...and it'll hiccup opening a pdf or something
[15:43] <canthus13> Chromium eats ram like mad.
[15:43] <Cheri703> would switching to 64 bit help at all?
[15:43] <Cheri703> better than FF in my experience
[15:43] <Cheri703> Every so often I close chromium completely
[15:43] <canthus13> Meh. I don't know about that. lately, chromium has been using 3GB after a couple of days.
[15:44] <Cheri703> I shut down my computer every night now that it's in my bedroom...too many LEDs!
[15:44] <canthus13> Heh.
[15:44] <canthus13> It may not be RAM, either.  htop gives you your system load totals.. I'd check the load when it hangs.
[15:45] <Cheri703> I may check it out
[15:45] <Cheri703> OMG GUISE, YOU GUISE, MY HUSBAND IS *PUTTING AWAY DISHES* !!!!!!1!!!!!!
[15:46] <Cheri703> (it's like a few cups and a mixing bowl, but STILL!)