On Dec 9, 2008, at 12:11 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
> I don't know what to do. I don't think there's anything wrong with my > installation. My CPU usage goes up and down but the machine is often > only doing 50-75%. "Only 50-75%" is a pretty hefty load, but I don't think this is your problem. > I have loads of memory. I am not doing anything > CPU-intensive like compiling code or running big Photoshop filters. > The iMac dual-boots into Tiger and that's not noticeably quicker. You mention 'a dozen plus tabs open in Firefox' as a normal occurrence, plus webkit at the same time. I'll wager if you install a flash blocker in Firefox and Safari it'll help things. Flash is the king of all CPU-suckers. Look in Activity Monitor and see what's hogging the CPU and memory. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
