Hi Adrian,
Thanks for the reminder but I have already done that to no avail. Will
keep trying.
John
On 31/03/2012, at 11:13 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote:
> Hi John!
>
> Reading the hints so far I don't see any mention of deleting the Safari
> preference "com.apple.Safari.plist" from the Library Preference Folder.
> That was once upon a time a cure for a lot of annoying problems.
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Adrian
>
> [email protected]
>
>
>
>
> On 31/03/2012, at 10:52 AM, John Thompson wrote:
>
>> Hi Again,
>> This is still an ongoing problem for me. At the moment I have found an
>> earlier version of Safari (5.1.1) and copied it to my HD. For some of the
>> time this older version appears to work as well as before but after
>> re-starting the computer, it goes back to the same problem encountered with
>> 5.1.5. Firefox does work better but still not as rapidly as it should. I
>> keep going back to my Macbook running SL and all is fine. Something has
>> crept into my setup but as yet, I have not been able to isolate it.
>> I had been away for a week and upon returning last Sunday this problem
>> started.
>> I have followed all the tips given by Ronni and Carlo but the situation
>> has not improved.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> John
>> On 30/03/2012, at 10:00 AM, cm wrote:
>>
>>> Ok. Let us know how things turn out. I would double check the Wifi
>>> strength. Failing that it could be a router setup problem when more than
>>> one Wifi client is attached.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Carlo
>>>
>>> On 30/03/2012, at 9:37 , John Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Carlo,
>>>>
>>>> On 30/03/2012, at 8:59 AM, cm wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ah yes, a Mac mini of course. When I glanced at the email trail I saw
>>>>> Ronni's specs by mistake and not yours. In any case if there is no
>>>>> problem with Snow Leopard then your internet connection is likely not the
>>>>> problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you had OS X Lion installed for long? There are a number of
>>>>> processes, Spotlight indexing in particular, that run for a some hours
>>>>> after the install. These can slow down the response of the whole system.
>>>> Yes, I have had Lion for quite some time so the spotlight indexing would
>>>> not be a problem at this stage.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is your Mac mini connected by Wifi to your router or is it an ethernet
>>>>> cable? Also how is your Macbook connected to the router?
>>>> Both the Mac Mini and the Macbook are connected by wireless to the Router.
>>>> I have tried to connect the mini be ethernet direct to the modem and that
>>>> has not made a difference.
>>>>
>>>> Will preserver for now and use the Macbook when I think the mini is too
>>>> slow.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Carlo
>>>>>
>>>>> On 30/03/2012, at 8:50 , John Thompson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the response Carlo.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30/03/2012, at 8:27 AM, cm wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was a bit suspicious of the solution because you said you had tried
>>>>>>> Firefox and it also had a problem. So it was not clear to me why two
>>>>>>> different browser would have a problem at the same time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If it is a problem with Lion that slows down internet connections you
>>>>>>> would be the first one to find such. So I guess I have a couple of
>>>>>>> questions that may help identify the source (or not).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are, in fact, both Safari and Firefox slow on your Lion installation?
>>>>>> Yes. But Safari is slightly slower that Firefox
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are either slow on a Snow Leopard installation if you still have one?
>>>>>> I have Snow Leopard on my Macbook and both browsers work fine
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Try connecting you MacBook Pro up to someone else's internet / router
>>>>>>> and see if the problem persists.
>>>>>> That could be difficult as I don't have access to another router and my
>>>>>> main computer is a MacMini, not a Macbook Pro.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Carlo
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 30/03/2012, at 8:05 , John Thompson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well, that didn't work for long. Turned the computer on this morning
>>>>>>>> and back to the same old problem. Tried with my Macbook running SL
>>>>>>>> and all worked just fine. Can't help think it is something to do with
>>>>>>>> Lion. Have had no end of little problems since installing same.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>> On 29/03/2012, at 4:33 PM, John Thompson wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sorry Ronni,
>>>>>>>>> That should have read Safari Preferences/Privacy, not Security.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>>> On 29/03/2012, at 12:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I’m a bit concerned what Data did Primus ask you to clear in Safari
>>>>>>>>>> Preferences > Security?
>>>>>>>>>> Safari Preferences > Security has your settings for ‘Fraudulent
>>>>>>>>>> Sites’ & Web content: Enable plug-ins, Java, JavaScript & Block
>>>>>>>>>> pop-up windows.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Empty Cache and Reset Safari are under Safari (in Menu bar).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>> Ronni
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>>>>>>>>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OS X 10.7.3 Lion
>>>>>>>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 29/03/2012, at 12:01 PM, John Thompson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Further to my earlier post. On information from my server (Primus)
>>>>>>>>>>> I have cleared the data stored in Safari Preferences/Security.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> All works fine now
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>>>>> On 29/03/2012, at 10:54 AM, John Thompson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Morning List,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hopefully someone may have an answer. Just recently (in the
>>>>>>>>>>>> last week actually) when clicking on web URL's the spinning sun
>>>>>>>>>>>> goes on in Safari for quite some time. up to three or more minutes
>>>>>>>>>>>> at times, before the site activates. I have also tried Firefox.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> John Thompson
>>>>>>>>>>>> WAMUG #861
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac Mini
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac OS X 10.7.3
>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mail 5.2
>>>>>>>>>>>> Safari 5.1.4
>>>>>>>>>>>> Firefox 11.0
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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