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How do I stop the spinning wheel?

Sometimes when trying to load a web page I get the color spinning wheel. It can spin forever. Is there a series of key strokes that I can use to stop my request for that page? Force quitting disrupts my other online activities.

Thanks

Tom

iMac G 5, ibook g3, mac mini, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Dec 2, 2010 3:27 AM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 3:39 AM

If Safari is getting very slow:

(Presumably you regularly empty your Safari cache by deleting the following file:

Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/ cache.db

and clear your History)

Adding Open DNS codes to your Network Preferences, should give good results in terms of speed-up as well as added security:

If you are using a single computer: Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu, and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' add the following two numbers:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

(You can also enter them if you click on Advanced and then DNS)
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Dec 2, 2010 3:39 AM in response to Thomas Manforte

If Safari is getting very slow:

(Presumably you regularly empty your Safari cache by deleting the following file:

Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/ cache.db

and clear your History)

Adding Open DNS codes to your Network Preferences, should give good results in terms of speed-up as well as added security:

If you are using a single computer: Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu, and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' add the following two numbers:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

(You can also enter them if you click on Advanced and then DNS)

Dec 2, 2010 8:07 AM in response to Thomas Manforte

Very Important, how much Free Space is on your Hard Drive first of all? Click on the Macintosh HD on the Desktop, then do a Get Info on it.

For clarity, 10.4.x instructions for entering DNS mumbers...

Try putting these numbers in Network>TCP/IP>DNS Servers, for the Interface you connect with...

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Then Apply

Dec 5, 2010 7:46 AM in response to Thomas Manforte

Thanks for the help. I've cleared the cache and add the Open DNS codes. I'll report back as to how it's running. I know one of the things slowing down this computer is that it's an old iBook dual usb G3 with a 20GB hard drive and only has 2.62 GB available. It needs a major HD purging. Back to my original question, is there a series of keystrokes that will stop my request for for a web page that is slow or unresponsive in loading? Also, will the same DNS codes work with all my Macs?
Thanks again

Tom

How do I stop the spinning wheel?

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