Posts

Showing posts with the label low

Low system memory issue - HTC Wildfire S

Hi, I am new to this forum, but wanted to share something that may be interesting for other users of the Wildfire S. Here's how I seem to have resolved the low memory issue of my Wildfire S (for the time being). I've been quite happy with my Wildfire S (Android 2.3.5), however, I used to have constant issues with low memory. After some research, I thought rooting the phone might be the only solution to free up some space. But I did not want to mess with the phone that much. After some further research, using DiskUsage, I realized that my System Data was more than 90MB - that's a lot if you only have 150MB available. I could not find any sources for normal values, but 90MB just seemed excessive. Doing some further research I found hints that there might be some log-files that use up huge amounts of data. For HTC I identified anr_history.txt as possible culprit. Thing is, without root, I could not figure out whether I have such file on my phone (let alone figure out what...

Extremely Dangerous Airplane Runways

Image
Wellington, New Zealand At this New Zealand airport things can get pretty scary due to the hair-raisingly short runway and the fact that the landing strip sees constant windy conditions. The runway at Wellington is relatively short at 6,647 ft, which is barely enough for larger aircraft, and the strong crosswinds caused by nearby Cook Strait can make landing there a wild experience. Saba Landing Strip, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport  This is a terrifyingly small piece of earth to land a plane. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is the only airport in Saba, an island in the Caribbean, well-known to pilots because of the dangers of landing and taking off there. One side has high hills while all the others drop into the sea. The runway length is a bone-chilling 396 m, only allowing small aircraft and helicopters to land, and without even an air traffic control center. Courchevel Airport, France  A ski area in the French Alps, Courchevel’s airport is infamous for having...