On Jan 14, 2009, at 11:18 AM, PETE wrote:
> > I'm using the above mentioned software on my Quicksilver. Of late > I've noticed a very annoying development. While browsing, the cursor > turns into a multi-colored circle that keeps turning round and round > and...,infact during one of these episodes I got out bidded on ebay. > What's causing this hiccup and how can I fix it? By the way my Mac > OS 10.3.9 on my other computer is doing the same thing. TIA. That is the 'spinning pinwheel of doom'; and it means that OS X is telling you something is using up system resources, CPU or RAM. 99% of the time when this happens in web browsers it's the %...@#$# flash plugins, mostly ads. Look up Adblock <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865> If it's both systems, with different browsers, it could be your ISP or the web site you're hitting. -- 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 [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
