Q: We have an early 2008 imac and we realize it is not long for this world but we would like to get a few more months out of it until ... We have an early 2008 imac and we realize it is not long for this world but we would like to get a few more months out of it until we can afford a newer one. Can we put in a larger hard drive and add some memory? more
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Dec 20, 2014 10:14 PM in response to terrydudeby MichelPM,You have some OS X "garbageware"/"crapware" installed on that MacBook.
You have MacKeeper on your system which is total garbage software.
GET RID OF IT!!
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/
You, also, have the Genieo adware/malware installed and needs to be properly uninstallled.
http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-genieo/
Ditch ALL Googlewares. They are ALL a serious resource hog on the OS X system.
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?hl=en
If you do not like Apple's Safari web browser, download, install and try Mozilla FireFox, instead.
The current, up-to-date version of FireFox is fully compatible with OS X and is regularly updated by the great developers of the Mozilla group.
I have, also, stopped using the Google search engine, regularly and use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine.
Your MacBook has a high memory page out amount.
I suggest installing more RAM into your MacBook, too!
Correct, compatible and reliable Mac RAM can ONLY be purchased from online RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (macsales.com).
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Dec 21, 2014 10:56 AM in response to MichelPMby terrydude,Thanks for that diagnosis, I have been wanting to get away from google for a while. I already have firefox installed, and I switched from them to google chrome, seemed like a good idea at the time. When you say get rid of all googleware, I suppose that means my gmail accounts, as well. I guess I can go back to yahoo or activate my suddenlink account. Your thoughts? Once again, thank you for your patience and I apologize for taking up so much of your time.
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Dec 21, 2014 12:37 PM in response to terrydudeby MichelPM,No Problem. That is why I and many more of us volunteer to be here.
To try and help our fellow Mac/Apple product users.
You can certainly keep Gmail.
I was referring to both Google Chrome and Google Drive and any other Google software that has to be installled directly on a Mac.
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Dec 21, 2014 4:01 PM in response to MichelPMby terrydude,That is a relief about my mail. I want to thank you for your help, once again, and I will certainly implement these suggestions asap. I look forward to posting my progress, as soon as time permits. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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Dec 21, 2014 4:14 PM in response to terrydudeby MichelPM,ThanX!!!
A Merry Christmas to you and your family, too!!
Be well...stay well!
Cheers!
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Dec 21, 2014 4:14 PM in response to terrydudeby Old Toad,You've installed some serious malware on your Mac: MacKeeper. Read this user tip and uninstall it ASAP: Do not install MacKeeper.
You also have some Adware installed, genieo. This article at TheSafeMac.com describes it and provides an app to remove it: Genieo adware causing Safari crashes.
