I play the game "Word Wipe" which is among games on USA Today website. It has 50 levels. Around level 10 to 15 my Mac slows down so much and the cursor locks up and I cannot play. It is a timed game so I lose because I cannot get the cursor to make the moves I am trying to make.
MacBook Pro with Retina display
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EtreCheck version: 2.6.6 (226)
Report generated 12/14/15, 11:25 AM
Runtime 1:33
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Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
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MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 41 - SN = D863114Q39MF9Y2A9
Video Information: (What does this mean?)
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
Color LCD 2880 x 1800
System Software: (What does this mean?)
OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 (15B42) - Time since boot: about one day
Disk Information: (What does this mean?)
APPLE SSD SD512E disk0 : (500.28 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 499.05 GB (302.27 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.42 GB Online
USB Information: (What does this mean?)
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Fitbit Inc. Fitbit Base Station
Thunderbolt Information: (What does this mean?)
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)
Mac App Store and identified developers
System Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
6 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
System Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
[killed] com.apple.sandboxd.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
6 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)
[loaded] com.adobe.SC.FPFeedbackService-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.sonos.SonosLibraryServer.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: (What does this mean?)
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper Application (/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)
Eyefi Mobi Application (/Applications/Eyefi Mobi.app)
Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Other Apps: (What does this mean?)
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000008.EtreCheck
[running] com.evernote.EvernoteHelper
[running] com.fitbit.GalileoMenubar.72992
[running] com.getdropbox.dropbox.47392
[running] fi.eye.mobi.48032
Internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.5.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 20.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 20.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 66 build 17 Check version
Default Browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11
User internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: (What does this mean?)
Evernote Web Clipper
3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: (What does this mean?)
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)
6% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(8)
5% WindowServer
2% coreaudiod
2% fontd
1% kernel_task
Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)
7.02 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(8)
1.47 GB kernel_task
1.15 GB com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
344 MB Safari
262 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)
558 MB Free RAM
15.00 GB Used RAM (1.77 GB Cached)
110 MB Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)
Dec 13, 2015, 07:38:41 AM Self test - passed
Webkit is Safari.
Based on
Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)
7.02 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(8)
it seems that the game does not play nicely with Safari
I would try another browser like Chrome or FireFox.
"word wipe" locks up my Mac
