How to find memory usage on android phone

Use the linux “df” command from the root. You can get into a shell session by using “adb shell” from your host computer’s command window.

Sample usage:

# df

df
/dev: 47172K total, 0K used, 47172K available (block size 4096)
/sqlite_stmt_journals: 4096K total, 0K used, 4096K available (block size 4096)
/system: 65536K total, 65364K used, 172K available (block size 4096)
/data: 65536K total, 9000K used, 56536K available (block size 4096)
/cache: 65536K total, 1156K used, 64380K available (block size 4096)

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Sony MDR-NC6 Noise Canceling Head Phones

I have a pair of these that I bought a little over a year ago. They worked great and at a good price (less than 50 bucks new). I got bummed out this past week when I found that only the right speaker is working now. From looking at a few web pages, it looks like having Sony repair it would cost more than a refurbished pair. Fixya has some DIY solutions which require soldering and/or spare parts on hand.

I did locate the manual after a bit of searching. I might just wind up getting a refurbished pair now for 30 bucks from Sony Online.

Windows Update Drives Me Nuts by Default!

It drives me up the wall when Windows Automatic Update downloads and installs new updates after I leave work and then goes ahead and restarts my system. I came in this morning to a new Windows session. I had quite a few programs running when I left the office which I now need to re-open and find my place again. I know that Microsoft is doing this for security reasons, but it still drives me nuts.

Anyway, if you want to change the settings for Automatic Updates then go to the control panel and look for the icon titled "Automatic Updates". You can then choose to have the updates downloaded but not automatically installed or a couple of other options. For my work system, I've chosen to select "Notify me but don't automatically download of install them.".