Full screen graphics corruption

Every few days I am getting full screen corruption like this: http://twitpic.com/48qx4
Multicolored triangles criss-crossing the screen and a reboot is the only way to fix it.
I have all of the latest updates installed, and I can't find anybody who has the same problem.

Adam,
If your profile is correct, you could try updating your system software to 10.5.6.
Try a process of elimination. Try running QT, Dreamweaver, and iTunes, but not the open source WebKit.
See if you can locate a crash log. How to locate a crash log:
1. Open Finder.
2. Click "Go" in the menu, then select "Go to Folder".
3. Copy and paste this path into the Finder dialog: ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/
4. Click the Go button.
5. Finder opens the folder containing the crash log. Look for a the crash file with a date field that looks like the most recent.
I'm still learning how to read these but there are more experienced users here that can.
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