Need help in solving this problem with slow downs in Entourage. Diane ------ Forwarded Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Rose) Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Newsgroups: microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage Date: 13 Feb 2002 08:08:54 -0800 Subject: Re: Slow sluggish speed in Entourage X
Hi Diane, No indexing going on in the background like Sherlock. The only two third-party programs that I've installed that seem to have any background activity are "Keyboard Maestro" and "FaxSTF X". But there are absolutely NO noticeable slowdowns in any other programs at all. I'm talking about comparing Entourage X 10.0.1 side-by-side with CTM's PowerMail, or comparing Entourage X side-by-side with QuickMail Pro, or comparing Entourage X side-by-side with Eudora, or comparing Entourage X side-by-side with Apple's Mail. As of last week, I had the fastest hardware available (dual 800 MHz G4). I have 1.5 GB RAM. I have 160 GB hard drive space. And Mac OS X 10.1.2. I can't max out this machine anymore, and Entourage is still S-L-O-W as molasses. Slow typers and people who are slow to respond to things will probably not notice this... but as soon as you switch into one of those lighter, faster, more elegant email programs, you realize how much faster your life can be. And the biggest problem is that Microsoft doesn't listen to us. Even if thousands of people complained about this problem, Microsoft still won't do anything about it because they only care about piling on features. They don't care about actually making a FAST & EFFECTIVE user interface. I know several people who have also complained to me about the speed of Entourage X -- they don't even KNOW how to complain to Microsoft. They think it "must be them" or it "must be something wrong with their machines" or that "they need a faster machine". Well, I've got the fastest machine around and have maxed it out with RAM and I'm an Apple Solution Expert with 12 years of Mac consulting experience... and Entourage is STILL slower than all those other programs. Yes, there's a few features of Entourage X that I really like a lot, but I am willing to throw away Entourage X and those few features in return for a program that's actually responsive. This is ALWAYS the case with Microsoft -- they sacrifice speed in exchange for functionality. And I've had just about enough of it. Scott Diane Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > On 2/12/02 10:35 AM, in article > [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Scott Rose" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Even on a Dual 800 MHz QuickSilver G4 machine, that program is > > absolutely S-L-O-W. > > > > What in the world is bogging down Entourage X? > > Not a problem for me at all and I'm on a G3 350. > > Things to check for: > > Do you have TypeIt4Me, Grammarian or some other app that uses the Keyboard > menu? These can cause extreme slowdowns. > > Is it possible there is a background activity like Sherlock indexing going > on? ------ End of Forwarded Message -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
