Finder Slow Down With Mavericks

After upgrading to Mavericks I noticed an immediate slow down in finder scrolling. For example: I have a long row of files. I scroll down on my MBP track pad and when the interia movement stops, I pull down again and the computer seems to be choking on a simple process of moving through the list. No different when using my bluetooth mouse.
I'm crossing my fingers that in the 10.9.31416 version some bloatware will be trimmed out of Mavericks and things will at least be as fast as the last version of the OS. Maybe we could start a new naming convention instead of the new one chosen by Apple: I nominate "Donkey" for this version. It's slow and stubborn acting.
Any suggestions? My MBP already has an SSD boot drive and the max ram it can fit.
Thanks!
Jon

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Macs don't get viruses, so you can rule that out. Do you have any shared drives or network connections? Something there could be slowing things down. If you do have some connections, try disconnecting them and see if that speeds up your access. When was the last time you rebooted the machine? You could always try that.
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I've noticed it with more than 40+ objects in the Queue as well. Now I just save the Queue and stop and exit and re-open if it looks like it's slowing down. Mind you this is a 4Ghz Hex core, 64GB Ram and Quadro 5000 + Tesla C2075 so I know it's not a system issue. CC prior to CC (2014) I never experienced this issue.

IPhone 3G screen response slowing down with OS updates

My iPhone is getting slower with every new update of the OS. Sliding bar, received SMS list...generally every screen presentation now takes 1 or more seconds to display. This has only slowed down after the last couple of OS updates. Not happy...it used to have an instant response. Is the new programming for the new iPhone 4 included slowing down the OS for iPhone 3G?

iOs4x definitely does slow down a 3G. The 3G just doesn't have a powerful enough processor.
One trick that seems to make a big difference is to switch off Spotleight indexing. Go to Settings, General, Spotlight Search amd deselect all items.

Slowing down with Office:mac

ever since installing office:mac (yesterday) my new macbook slowed down a LOT! Is it now handling this software well? I noticed it was VERY slow with PPT especially. I was putting together a presentation with .jpegs and the machine bogged right down...
any body HELP?

Hey, nice to see another user from TO.
I am replying to your question since I feel that my whole Mac is acting strangely since I installed Office. Is it your Mac or just Office for you?
I just set up a second user account and was amazed at how fast things ran on it.
As mentioned in other reply, Rosetta is the reason Office:Mac more slowely since it was written for Power PC and Rosetta must translate in order for Intel Macs to use it but i am curious if it is slowing down your machine too.
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.6) 1GB RAM, 120 GB HD

Scan slows down with each increment of loop

Hi
I am using labview to raster scan a piezo stage and collect fluorescence. To do the scanning, I have an X loop and a Y loop. Each iteration of the loop steps a voltage which is output (using DAQmx assistant) through a PCI 6229. It's very bizarre because the scan rate starts very fast (I monitor by probing the X) but subtly slows down after each iteration. When I stop the application and restart (without exiting labview) it remains slow and even gets slower. When I exit Labview and restart the program, it begins fast again, and then slows down. Any ideas??

A very inefficient programming method is your use of "insert into array" to append new data, especially since you insert a column at a time. The way the data is linearly arranged in memory, replacing a column requires rewriting of the entire array every time because the new elements are not consecutive in memory.
(I would think that appending a row at a time would be slightly more efficient, because they would be written consecutively, and at the end of the array in your case. This would be identical to a simple "built array" node).
Still, all these methods cause a resizing operation of the array, always an expensive condition that should be avoided.
Preallocating a fixed size array, then replacing rowns as you go is the most efficient. The array memory is allocated once.
You should update your graph as little as practical, so definitely not a pixel at a time. A row at a time is probably OK but if the loop rate is very fast, you could even put the graph in a case structure and update only every 10th iteration.
LabVIEW Champion . Do more with less code and in less time .

Slow Mac with Mavericks

Hello--
My MacBook Pro has been extremely slow since the Mavericks install. I was hoping someone could look at my entrecheck report and advise. Thanks in advance!
EtreCheck version: 1.9.13 (49)
Report generated August 12, 2014 at 10:08:59 AM EDT
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 2:18:26
Disk Information: ?
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (14.39 GB free) (Low!)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.8.1 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] com.marvell.kext.USBGenericPrinterClass (1.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.ni.Fantom.nxtfwdl (1.1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.smarttech.iokit.SMARTBoard (11 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] com.tectona.driver.PL2303 (1.3.0) Support
[not loaded] tw.com.Lumens.driver.LumensAudioDriver (2.0.0) Support
[not loaded] tw.com.lumens.driver.DC260MSDC (2.0.0) Support
Startup Items: ?
Fantom: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Fantom
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.shell.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[invalid] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist Support
[invalid] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
[running] com.smarttech.boardservice.plist Support
[not loaded] com.smarttech.floatingtools.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.ink.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.SBWDKService.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.smartnotification.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.systemtrayicon.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.hp.printerAgent.plist Support
[not loaded] com.linotype.FontFolderProtector.plist Support
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
apple-scc-20140624-110821
apple-scc-20140624-111134
TimehopSync
VerizonUpdateCenter
Internet Plug-ins: ?
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.0r150 - SDK 10.6 Support
NPLoaderOSX: Version: (null)
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.4.2f3 - SDK 10.5 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750: Version: Unknown
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.7 - SDK 10.5 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions: ?
Omnibar (Disabled)
Pinterest-2
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 Internet Plug-ins ?
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
SMART Board Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 283.89 GB
Destinations:
NO NAME [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 74.53 GB
Total number of backups: (null)
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 74.53 GB < (Disk used 283.89 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      5% WindowServer
      4% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      2% Safari
      2% Timehop Sync
      1% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
135 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
123 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
119 MB Safari
71 MB WindowServer
70 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ?
1.27 GB Free RAM
1.54 GB Active RAM
344 MB Inactive RAM
738 MB Wired RAM
1.09 GB Page-ins
488 KB Page-outs

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Slow down with update!

I just updated to GB 08 and it has slowed down by a lot, my computer is a 2.33 Macbook Pro with 2 gigs, I don't know why it is doing this, I already optimized the system settings. Is my desktop or hard drive too full or what?

I totally agree.
This is the first update of GB, or, frankly, iLife in general I've been totally bummed about. Aside from iPhoto (barely) I not only feel like I wasted $79+tax, I feel like I wasted $79+tax for 4 programs that are slower, and overall WORSE than their predecessors.
I didnt' say 5 programs because it won't even let me install iMovie '08, even though I run the latest version of every other high-end video, audio and graphics app without even a hiccup.
In my humble opinion I think Apple is getting haughty. I think that after finally getting some much-deserved market success, they're starting to make the same sorts for mistakes the Sonys, and Microsofts of the world make: rushing bloated, glitchy software out the door and not responding to level-headed criticism; placing arbitrary hardware "requirements" designed to force loyal customers to upgrade; etc; etc.
And no, from everything I've read they DO NOT paruse these forums. Which is a huge, huge, huge mistake.

Severe Site Slow-Down with multiple DNS/Sites

Alright.. this is a bit of a strange situation, any help is appreciated because I'm pretty much out of troubleshooting options.
Mac OS X Server hosting a few important sites and then several "redirect" sites.
- A PHP/MySQL system
- 2 normal PHP/MySQL websites
- 8 Redirects (domain.bz, domain.biz, domain.name, etc..)
The redirects are set up like so:
- A DNS entry with a "www" alias pointing to the local machine.
- A site with a .html file containing a meta-refresh to domain.com
The Redirects work just fine when they are enabled, www.domain.biz goes to www.domain.com, etc.. however, the 3 sites that run on the server experience severe slow-down to the point of not even loading.
Normally the sites are blazingly fast..
Anyway, if the redirect site entries are disabled, the slow-down disappears.
As an added oddity.. if Safari is experiencing the slowdown, but I cancel the site load.. the site pulls up missing images/css in varying degrees, depending on when I cancel, so it's like something is "hanging".
There's nothing apparent in the error logs other than a report that 'there is a mismatch between the domain name and reverse DNS' etc.. 'may cause some services to not work properly'.

Nevermind, I found the problem.
The performance cache was enabled for the redirect sites.

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