Safari tends to freeze

You may have already tried this.... but here is what worked for my Safari issues:

Install the latest Safari update then -

Clear Safari Cache: Safari -> Empty Cache
Clear Cookies: Safari -> Preferences -> Security - > show cookies - Clear all
(You can also Reset Safari: Safari -> Reset Safari (this will remove everything and reset)

Clear the Java cache: In Finder, open Applications -> Utilities -> Java

There are normally two Java Apps, (you may have one or both): "Java 1.4.2 Plugin Settings.app" and "Java 1.3.1 Plugin Settings.app" . Quit Safari, and Run each one. In Java 1.4.2 you should see a "Cache" tab and or a "Clear" button, in Java 1.3.1 you will see a Cache tab and a "Clear JAR Cache button. Once you clear the Java Caches, open Safari and see if that helps.

An alternate method is to trash the Java cache directory itself - located in:
~/Library/Caches/Java Applets/cache

Hope this helps...

I turned RSS off, you can do it in the preferences. It got better but still has a lot of problems.

You can try using another browser like Firefox, Camino, Omniweb or my new favorite Opera. I've been using Opera for about a week now and it hasn't crashed once. It also seems much faster than Safari but YMMV of course.

Good luck.

I think this has something to do with the adclick type junk some sites have under their hoods...It seems to happen to me on my home G4 when trying to load a page...spinning beachball forever and the eventually the page will load. Freezes up my whole system...Was fine UNTIL the latest updates to 10.4