Holy crap. That wasn't hard but I couldn't figure it out.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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Stephanie - Sep 27, 2012 6:08:25 pm PDT #21068 of 25505
Trust my rage
meara - Sep 27, 2012 6:09:36 pm PDT #21069 of 25505
Stephanie, I went to look on my phone and couldn't figure it out either!
tiggy - Sep 27, 2012 6:15:11 pm PDT #21070 of 25505
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
glad i could help!
Consuela - Sep 28, 2012 6:08:53 pm PDT #21071 of 25505
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So my Macbook is about four years old, and it's slowing down a lot. I'm getting a lot of spinning wheels, just for simple tasks like opening a static web page or changing to another program.
Are there utilities I should be using to clean it up and speed up performance? Or should I assume it's just beat and start looking at another machine?
le nubian - Sep 28, 2012 8:34:50 pm PDT #21072 of 25505
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I would say start looking. My motherboard went after 2 years and it was still under warranty. I can give you some software tips, but after 4 years, I think you need to cruise by the apple refurb aisles.
javachik - Sep 28, 2012 9:44:37 pm PDT #21073 of 25505
Our wings are not tired.
I hate the rapid and often forced, planned obsolescence of technology, I really, really do.
le nubian - Sep 28, 2012 10:46:36 pm PDT #21074 of 25505
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yep. it is a pain in the ass.
omnis_audis - Sep 29, 2012 12:49:28 am PDT #21075 of 25505
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Tonights Woot.com is a macbook air for $760 + $5 shipping.
Rob - Sep 29, 2012 3:55:50 am PDT #21076 of 25505
How much RAM does the MacBook have? The spinning wheel is usually a sign of paging [link] and can be improved with more RAM.
-t - Sep 29, 2012 4:35:45 am PDT #21077 of 25505
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
This [link] recs OnyX and Disk Inventory X. I think I've tried OnyX with decent results.