Oh, thanks for that! It is a skinny iMac, and I didn't realize that the memory in those wasn't upgradable. I'll think about upgrading to the virtual drive, probably will depend on what it costs. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 15, 2015, at 5:07 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Is it a skinny iMac? If so, the memory can’t be upgraded. It would probably > be better to have them switch out the spinning HD for an SSD instead. I > think you’d see a good performance improvement. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jan 15, 2015, at 15:36, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yeah, but I’m not going to give that up. lol. I think I’ll try a repair >> permissions. I also found that I do only have 8 GB of ram, I may see if >> they’ll upgrade me to 16. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Jan 15, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Jeffrey Shockley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> another thing it could also be is using the Vocalizer voices (Samantha, >>> Jill, Tom, etc.) If using these voices, it will cause a slow down >>> potentially, although not always. This is because of the increased CPU >>> usage and maybe RAM usage? Not sure, of VoiceOver and it’s processes. Found >>> this out by looking in Activity Monitor one day. Also, if you go into >>> VoiceOver Utility, it may be trying to download the newer version of the >>> Alex Voice. >>> Hope this helps, >>> Jeffrey >>>> On Jan 15, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Drat! Filevault is turned off, I was really hoping that was the problem. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>>> On Jan 15, 2015, at 1:11 AM, Jeffrey Shockley <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I completely agree here. I’ve had this iMac here for a while now, and >>>>> once everything loads up, it’s pretty fast, and it’s one from a couple >>>>> years ago that only has 4 GB of RAM. One thing that could possibly be >>>>> going on is Spotlight could be indexing everything in the background >>>>> still for the first time, depending on how much stuff is on the drive. >>>>> Also, making sure all updates to OS X and all apps are up-to-date will >>>>> also help. >>>>> Another thing that may also help, is running a Repair Permissions scan on >>>>> the drive using Disc Utility. >>>>> Also, if Filevolt is turned on, which it is by default now after a new >>>>> installation of Yosemite, then that could be the cause of the slowness >>>>> and, after turning Filevolt off, it will work much better. I’ve seen >>>>> stuff like this discussing Filevolt and system slowness at first before. >>>>> You can turn this off by going into the Security and Privacy pane of >>>>> System Preferences, and going to the Filevolt tab and VO spacing on it. >>>>> Once this loads, if you VO right, it will tell you whether Filevolt is >>>>> on, and let you turn it off. It will say it is dimmed until you VO space >>>>> on where it says “Click here to make changes.” Then, you put inn your >>>>> password, and you can make the change. >>>>> Hope this helps, >>>>> Jeffrey >>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:49 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> What are the specs on the iMac? I’m guessing that it probably has a >>>>>> spinning HD as opposed to the MBA’s Flash storage. Flash storage has >>>>>> considerably faster access than any spinning HD, especially if the >>>>>> spinning HD is only 5400 RPM’s. Depending on the model of the iMac, the >>>>>> default RAM could be around 8 GB which should not exhibit choppy speech >>>>>> like you’ve mentioned. I use VO on some older iMacs when setting these >>>>>> machines up at my work, and they are slower at starting, slower at >>>>>> logging in but once everything in the background has finished doing its >>>>>> thing, VO works normally. Make sure that you have the checkbox >>>>>> unchecked to re-open windows/applications when logging back in. This >>>>>> box is visible when you go to logout. Also, make sure you don’t have >>>>>> any apps set to automatically open as this can slow down the startup >>>>>> process as well. There are enough processes going on in the background >>>>>> as it is during startup and login that make it feel slow that adding >>>>>> extra things simply prolong the wait. >>>>>> >>>>>> HTH. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later... >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 20:29, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As some of you may remember, my employer has purchased an iMac for me. >>>>>>> I am sorry to say it, but I've been incredibly disappointed in the >>>>>>> iMac. I had expected it to perform better than my MBA, but the >>>>>>> opposite seems to be the case. It boots very slowly, and voiceover >>>>>>> cuts in and out after the boot process for a couple of minutes. the >>>>>>> wireless connectivity also seems weaker than on my MBA. It also seems >>>>>>> more sluggish overall - apps take longer to open, documents and >>>>>>> websites take longer to load. Long and short, I'd never choose it over >>>>>>> my MBA if it weren't my work computer. I'm wondering if anyone else >>>>>>> has observed similar behavior? If so, any strategies for >>>>>>> troubleshooting? I'm thinking of adding more memory, in the hope that >>>>>>> that will speed up the boot time and get rid of VO dragging. >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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