Why is my mid 2007 iMac so slow now that I've loaded 10.9.4

Why is my mid 2007 iMac so slow now that I've loaded 10.9.4? Everything seems to be slow. It was quick enough on 10.4. I now have wireless connection issues, and wired keyboard connection issues?
2.4 GHz Intel Core2 Duo, 4GB 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM

Hi there - thanks. No, I haven't run anything like Clean My Mac - what would you suggest?
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 9, 2014 at 8:56:44 PM PDT
Hardware Information: ?
iMac (24-inch Mid 2007) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
ATI,RadeonHD2600 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 14 days 9:40:19
Disk Information: ?
SAMSUNG HD103UJ disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (321.09 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information: ?
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1.5 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
FreeAgent GoFlex Drive (disk1s3) /Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive: 1.5 TB (20.68 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.1.1) Support
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.1.1) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSB (3.0.9) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSBDev (3.0.9) Support
Startup Items: ?
AdobeVersionCueCS2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCueCS2
Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
[failed] com.apple.printtool.daemon.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[running] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[running] com.memeo.Memeod.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
Microsoft AU Daemon
SpeechSynthesisServer
iTunesHelper
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Google Drive
Dropbox
Microsoft Database Daemon
Microsoft Outlook
ExpanderDaemon
VersionCueCS2Status
Internet Plug-ins: ?
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.0 Support
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.6 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions: ?
wpa
html5video
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User iTunes Plug-ins ?
TuneUp Visualizer: Version: (null) Support
User Internet Plug-ins ?
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071303000006 Support
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: (null) Support
WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Adobe Version Cue CS2 Support
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 631.68 GB
Destinations:
FreeAgent GoFlex Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 1 TB
Total number of backups: 100
Oldest backup: 2013-08-22 07:36:47 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-10 03:01:26 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 1 TB < (Disk used 631.68 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      76% Microsoft Outlook
      7% ARM
      4% Google Drive
      1% launchservicesd
      1% Microsoft Database Daemon
Top Processes by Memory: ?
172 MB Finder
135 MB Microsoft Outlook
94 MB Google Chrome
94 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
94 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ?
158 MB Free RAM
866 MB Active RAM
706 MB Inactive RAM
655 MB Wired RAM
93.45 GB Page-ins
3.83 GB Page-outs

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