Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Since starting with Facebook my computer is gradually getting slower and slower. Sitting and waiting for the cute little pinwheel to go away is aggravating at the least. I keep getting ads for MacKeeper...... is it safe to use? It is worth the effort?
I clear the cache etc. every couple days and reset Safari every week or two. It will run okay for a couple days and then I'm back to getting the pinwheel.
Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Mamawolf wrote:
…no, my ? was not stuck..... I'm an old woman experienced in typing sarcasm.
LOL ! 😁
But you're obviously not very good at detecting this old man's sarcasm. 😎
Thank you Richard. I printed out and then followed your instructions step by step. Knock wood, so far everything appears to be running faster than it has in a long time and I haven't gotten the pinwheel all morning. I am keeping your instructions close at hand.... just in case.
Not much good at detecting anything when I've got a migraine coming on due to frustration with this stupid machine. Should have "stood my ground" 24 years ago when I said:
"I don't WANT to know how to use a computer and I don't NEED a computer."
Yep, should have stood my ground!!
LOL
Thanks Ramon for pointing that out in your sig block. 🙂 When I first saw that monster block I read "2.5 GHz Power Mac (PPC) G50-Quad andabunchofotherstuffthatIprobablydon'thaveandamjealousabout...
🙂
Richard
I'm glad to hear it. 🙂 A "repair disk permissions" is free and only takes a little bit of time, yet can sometimes solve the strangest of problems. Some folks swear by it as part of a regular maintenance routine...I personally run it whenever I run a software update or install a new program.
Richard
Cool! I hung the print out of your instructions on the side of my desk where I can't help but see them every day. At our ages in this house, we both suffer serious cases of CRS (can't remember sh**) But with it there I can remember to do this stuff now and then to keep this thing going. Thanks so much.
Deb
I also run 10.4.11 (Tiger), and although I have more recent OS's on a G-5 tower, I find Tiger is just more reliable and user friendly, so I stay with what works on my PowerBook G-4. I also have only 1 GB of memory, and have no problems running 2 or 3 programs while on-line. Nobody has mentioned this, but I know for a fact that if you build a new directory with DiskWarrior, you will not only speed up the Mac, but you will love the reliability. If you want to prove it to yourself, take desktop photos of your hard disk graph, (generated by DiskWarrior) before and after. It really is amazing. I also run either MacJanitor, or MacTuneUp, at least once a month. But you have got to get DiskWarrior for 10.4 -10.5. Sooner or later it will be critical to you. I bought mine off e-bay for $40. I also noticed that you are running Safari. I dumped that for FireFox last year and things are a bit faster for it. Hope this helps.
All good points, thanks for posting! 🙂
DW is worth it's weight in gold.
I also find Tiger twice as fast as Leopard on a Qud G5 with 10 B of RAM!
Just wanted to add something else that I found very helpful. It is this link to an article "Optimizing This Mac". It was written for OS 10.4 and the tip about cleaning out the startup files really was helpful. I had no idea that some applications have the ability to add themselves to my startup file without my knowledge. Cleaning this out sped me up about 30%. http://lowendmac.com/eubanks/07/0312.html
Is MacKeeper safe to use?
