Hi Everyone, my macpro is running slow

EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated May 26, 2014 11:18:42 PM GMT+04:00
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Uptime: 0 days 0:43:40
Disk Information:
          ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (344.39 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Kernel Extensions:
          [not loaded] com.anchorfree.tun (1.1.1 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist Support
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
          [not loaded] com.vsearch.daemon.plist Support
          [running] com.vsearch.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [running] com.vsearch.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          SpeechSynthesisServer
          uTorrent
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
          Skype
          Dropbox
          Google+ Auto Backup
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
          FlashPlayerDebugger-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.111 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.111 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 13.0.0.214
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions:
          Searchme: Version: 1.3
          Vidx: Version: 2.1
          Flipora - Accept Friend Request: Version: 1.0
Audio Plug-ins:
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player  Support
          Flip4Mac WMV  Support
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               8%          Google Chrome
               7%          coreaudiod
               6%          Skype
               2%          WebProcess
               2%          WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory:
          483 MB          WebProcess
          283 MB          Safari
          106 MB          Google Chrome
          102 MB          Skype
          98 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          56 MB          Free RAM
          2.09 GB          Active RAM
          982 MB          Inactive RAM
          919 MB          Wired RAM
          1.59 GB          Page-ins
          39 MB          Page-outs

EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated May 26, 2014 11:18:42 PM GMT+04:00
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Uptime: 0 days 0:43:40
Disk Information:
          ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (344.39 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Kernel Extensions:
          [not loaded] com.anchorfree.tun (1.1.1 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist Support
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
          [not loaded] com.vsearch.daemon.plist Support
          [running] com.vsearch.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [running] com.vsearch.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          SpeechSynthesisServer
          uTorrent
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
          Skype
          Dropbox
          Google+ Auto Backup
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
          FlashPlayerDebugger-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.111 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.111 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 13.0.0.214
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions:
          Searchme: Version: 1.3
          Vidx: Version: 2.1
          Flipora - Accept Friend Request: Version: 1.0
Audio Plug-ins:
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player  Support
          Flip4Mac WMV  Support
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               8%          Google Chrome
               7%          coreaudiod
               6%          Skype
               2%          WebProcess
               2%          WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory:
          483 MB          WebProcess
          283 MB          Safari
          106 MB          Google Chrome
          102 MB          Skype
          98 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          56 MB          Free RAM
          2.09 GB          Active RAM
          982 MB          Inactive RAM
          919 MB          Wired RAM
          1.59 GB          Page-ins
          39 MB          Page-outs

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            BANK 1/DIMM0
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        [killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
        10 processes killed due to memory pressure
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
        [failed]    com.apple.mtrecorder.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
        8 processes killed due to memory pressure
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
        [running]    com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.apple.spirecorder.plist
        [loaded]    com.bombich.ccc.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
        Mail    Application  (/Applications/Mail.app)
        Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
        AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
        iAntiVirus    Application Hidden (/Applications/iAntiVirus/iAntiVirus.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]
        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.3f3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]
        EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Click for support]
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
    Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
        DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.2
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Adobe Version Cue CS2  [Click for support]
        Adobe Version Cue CS3  [Click for support]
        Adobe Version Cue CS4  [Click for support]
        Déjà Vu  [Click for support]
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Growl  [Click for support]
        SixtyFourSwitcher  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Auto backup: YES
        Volumes being backed up:
            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 190.89 GB
        Destinations:
            My Book [Local]
            Total size: 1.00 TB
            Total number of backups: 13
            Oldest backup: 2015-04-21 19:59:59 +0000
            Last backup: 2015-05-02 19:49:37 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Adequate
                Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk used 190.89 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
            12%    iavd
             5%    iAntiVirus
             5%    WindowServer
             5%    diskimages-helper
             1%    mdworker(5)
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        537 MB    kernel_task
        266 MB    Google Chrome Helper(4)
        111 MB    Google Chrome
        74 MB    ocspd
        74 MB    WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        1.45 GB    Free RAM
        2.55 GB    Used RAM
        59 MB    Swap Used
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        May 3, 2015, 11:26:23 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-05-03-112623_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
        May 3, 2015, 11:22:17 AM    Self test - passed

    Thanks for all the replies.
    I've now installed the ad blocker, thrown away the unwanted files, and thrown away a copy of Firefox that Adware said had a problematic extension.
    Things are better, but still slow.
    Activity Monitor shows that with just Mail, Chrome and Excel running, 2.9GB of my 4GB RAM is used. Opening InDesign (always slow) increase that to 3.2GB. But the graph stays green.
    Console shows several potential problems but I don't know if any are significant. In any case I will call my Mac store tomorrow to ask their advice about RAM.
    04/05/2015 18:52:05.309 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3383189 oid:3383189 ino:3383189 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/INBOX.mbox/AB2DA797-EBE4-453E-82BD-8CE588E5D59D/Data/9/6/6/Attachments/669999/5 -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/INBOX.mbox/AB2DA797-EBE4-453E-82BD-8CE588E5D59D/Data/9/6/6/Attachments/669999/5
    04/05/2015 18:52:05.309 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3375445 oid:3375445 ino:3375445 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/INBOX.mbox/AB2DA797-EBE4-453E-82BD-8CE588E5D59D/Data/9/6/6/Messages -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/INBOX.mbox/AB2DA797-EBE4-453E-82BD-8CE588E5D59D/Data/9/6/6/Messages
    04/05/2015 18:52:10.564 com.apple.backupd-helper[66]: Attempt to use XPC with a MachService that has HideUntilCheckIn set. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.backupd.status.xpc
    04/05/2015 18:52:11.090 com.apple.backupd-helper[66]: Attempt to use XPC with a MachService that has HideUntilCheckIn set. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.backupd.status.xpc
    04/05/2015 18:52:12.727 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:52:13.021 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:52:13.022 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:52:14.284 helpd[296]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x7fb412caabe0 </Library/Documentation/Help/iWorkFunctionsHelp.help> (not loaded)
    04/05/2015 18:52:15.085 helpd[296]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x7fb412d1f540 </Library/Documentation/Help/X422MFPHelp.help> (not loaded)
    04/05/2015 18:52:17.455 helpd[296]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 1. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
    04/05/2015 18:52:17.456 helpd[296]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 1. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
    04/05/2015 18:52:21.737 helpd[296]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
    04/05/2015 18:52:21.738 helpd[296]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
    04/05/2015 18:52:23.292 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:52:31.811 AddressBookManager[428]: Validate metadata timed out, cancelling
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.395 accountsd[262]: AIDA Notification plugin running
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.396 accountsd[262]: Enter ShareKitAccountEnabler  - didChangeWithType - type=2 for account [email protected] (A9323757-5224-408D-AE23-0CB83451E046).
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.467 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.573 accountsd[262]: AIDA Notification plugin running
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.574 accountsd[262]: Enter ShareKitAccountEnabler  - didChangeWithType - type=2 for account [email protected] (A9323757-5224-408D-AE23-0CB83451E046).
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.922 accountsd[262]: AIDA Notification plugin running
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.923 accountsd[262]: Enter ShareKitAccountEnabler  - didChangeWithType - type=2 for account [email protected] (D9A0E166-5A9D-4D1B-B82F-E4CA68F064F3).
    04/05/2015 18:52:34.068 accountsd[262]: AIDA Notification plugin running
    04/05/2015 18:52:34.068 accountsd[262]: Enter ShareKitAccountEnabler  - didChangeWithType - type=2 for account [email protected] (D9A0E166-5A9D-4D1B-B82F-E4CA68F064F3).
    04/05/2015 18:52:34.354 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.161 icbaccountsd[430]: Connection error while checking Apple Internalness. Error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application." (The connection to service named com.apple.CrashReporterSupportHelper was invalidated.) UserInfo=0x7fe8584355d0 {NSDebugDescription=The connection to service named com.apple.CrashReporterSupportHelper was invalidated.}
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.597 helpd[296]: Could not find access page in directory /Applications/Carbon Copy Cloner/Carbon Copy Cloner.app/Contents/Resources/Help
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.598 helpd[296]: Could not find access page in directory /Applications/Carbon Copy Cloner/Carbon Copy Cloner.app/Contents/Resources/Help
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.612 helpd[296]: Could not find access page in directory /Applications/Final Cut Pro Studio/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Final Cut Pro Help
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.613 helpd[296]: Could not find access page in directory /Applications/Final Cut Pro Studio/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Final Cut Pro Help
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3111641 oid:3111641 ino:3111641 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@imap.gmail.com -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@imap.gmail.com
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3078032 oid:3078032 ino:3078032 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected] -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3096791 oid:3096791 ino:3096791 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/[Google Mail].mbox/Spam.mbox -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/[Google Mail].mbox/Spam.mbox
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3112877 oid:3112877 ino:3112877 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@imap.gmail.com -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@imap.gmail.com
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3105498 oid:3105498 ino:3105498 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes
    04/05/2015 18:52:39.465 sandboxd[328]: ([430]) icbaccountsd(430) deny mach-lookup com.apple.CrashReporterSupportHelper
    04/05/2015 18:52:42.205 com.apple.backupd[433]: Starting automatic backup
    04/05/2015 18:52:43.308 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:52:50.022 com.apple.backupd[433]: Backing up to /dev/disk1s3: /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb
    04/05/2015 18:53:40.588 mapspushd[322]: 2015-05-04 18:53:40.588, 322, 42c4fc20, [MapsAnnouncements]: server returned error: 404 for URL http://gspe21.ls.apple.com/config/announcements?hardware=iMac10,1&lang=en&os=osx &os_build=14D136&os_version=10.10.3
    04/05/2015 18:53:40.589 mapspushd[322]: 2015-05-04 18:53:40.588, 322, 42c4fc20, [MapsAnnouncements]: Failed to load announcements document: Error Domain=GEOErrorDomain Code=-601 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (GEOErrorDomain error -601.)" UserInfo=0x7fba42c4deb0 {NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=http://gspe21.ls.apple.com/config/announcements?hardware=iMac10,1&lang=en&os=osx &os_build=14D136&os_version=10.10.3, HTTP Status Code=404}
    04/05/2015 18:53:40.989 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook[440]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.quicklook
    04/05/2015 18:53:41.159 nbagent[439]: XPC Activity invoked with state=0
    04/05/2015 18:53:41.160 nbagent[439]: XPC Activity invoked with state=2
    04/05/2015 18:53:41.329 storeaccountd[317]: AccountServiceDelegate: Accepting new connection <NSXPCConnection: 0x7ff9a8580770> connection from pid 439 with interface <AccountServiceInterface: 0x7ff9a8598880> (PID 439)
    04/05/2015 18:53:41.739 periodic-wrapper[441]: Running daily periodic task.
    04/05/2015 18:53:43.613 storeaccountd[317]: ADI: {
        "Accept-Ranges" = bytes;
        "Cache-Control" = "max-age=14400";
        Connection = "Keep-Alive";
        "Content-Encoding" = gzip;
        "Content-Language" = "en-us";
        "Content-Length" = 793;
        "Content-Type" = "application/x-apple-plist";
        Date = "Mon, 04 May 2015 17:53:43 GMT";
        Etag = "\"e20-5071070ddab80\"";
        Expires = "Mon, 04 May 2015 21:53:43 GMT";
        "Keep-Alive" = "timeout=15, max=281";
        "Last-Modified" = "Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:01:18 GMT";
        Server = Apache;
    04/05/2015 18:53:44.006 sandboxd[328]: ([447]) nbstated(447) deny ipc-posix-shm-read-data com.apple.AppleDatabaseChanged
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Recovery HD on device disk0s3
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.472 mdworker[366]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.474 mdworker[435]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.476 mdworker[436]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.476 mdworker[437]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.478 CoreServicesUIAgent[359]: unexpected message <OS_xpc_error: <error: 0x7fff76be0c60> { count = 1, contents =
      "XPCErrorDescription" => <string: 0x7fff76be0f70> { length = 18, contents = "Connection invalid" }
    }>
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.478 mdworker[438]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.558 fseventsd[42]: Logging disabled completely for device:1: /Volumes/Recovery HD
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.565 mds[55]: (Volume.Normal:2464) volume:0x7f96c413b000 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:0 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/Recovery HD
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.000 kernel[0]: hfs: unmount initiated on Recovery HD on device disk0s3
    04/05/2015 18:56:38.724 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:56:39.031 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:39.031 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:40.704 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:56:40.977 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:40.977 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:43.160 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:56:43.428 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:43.428 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:00.920 WindowServer[154]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [729933074334]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake
    04/05/2015 18:57:00.920 WindowServer[154]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.
    04/05/2015 18:57:01.086 identityservicesd[287]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd52247b130>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7fd522414040 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
    04/05/2015 18:57:01.235 identityservicesd[287]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd52247b130>:    NC Disabled: NO
    04/05/2015 18:57:01.241 identityservicesd[287]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd52247b130>:   DND Enabled: NO
    04/05/2015 18:57:01.242 identityservicesd[287]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd52247b130>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
    04/05/2015 18:57:06.630 com.apple.backupd[433]: Will copy (547 KB) from Macintosh HD
    04/05/2015 18:57:06.720 com.apple.backupd[433]: Found 14392 files (112.99 GB) needing backup
    04/05/2015 18:57:06.728 com.apple.backupd[433]: 136.19 GB required (including padding), 118.1 GB available
    04/05/2015 18:57:09.840 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:57:10.119 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:10.119 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:12.387 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:57:12.668 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:12.669 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:14.340 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:57:14.619 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:14.619 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:14.620 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-05-02-204937 containing 782.8 MB; 118.88 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.106 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-05-03-181125 containing 31.6 MB; 118.92 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.108 com.apple.backupd[433]: Removed 2 expired backups so far, more space is needed - deleting oldest backups to make room
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.281 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.562 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.562 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:47.959 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-04-25-125849 containing 2.94 GB; 121.86 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:57:47.960 com.apple.backupd[433]: Removed 3 expired backups so far, more space is needed - deleting oldest backups to make room
    04/05/2015 18:58:01.552 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-04-26-110446 containing 6.31 GB; 128.17 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:58:01.554 com.apple.backupd[433]: Removed 4 expired backups so far, more space is needed - deleting oldest backups to make room
    04/05/2015 18:58:30.290 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-04-27-095120 containing 110.88 GB; 239.05 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:58:30.290 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted 5 backups containing 120.95 GB total; 239.05 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:58:30.290 com.apple.backupd[433]: Backup date range was shortened: oldest backup is now Apr 28, 2015
    04/05/2015 18:59:01.076 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook[533]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.quicklook
    04/05/2015 18:59:09.015 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:59:10.846 nsurlstoraged[308]: purgeEntireFileSystemStore - failed to rename the current cache dir /Users/leopard/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Caches/com.apple. mail/fsCachedData to new cache dir /var/folders/wv/x9z7l4911p33dv8jyv6nby6m0000gn/T/fsCachedData_remove.  Errno=18
    04/05/2015 18:59:14.837 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:59:51.249 spindump[412]: Saved spin report for System Preferences version 14.0 (14.0) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/System Preferences_2015-05-04-185951_Paul-Breedens-imac-5.spin
    04/05/2015 19:00:05.000 kernel[0]: process WindowServer[154] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 157; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 66094
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    A : "JONES Peter"
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