IMac 2008 OSX 10.7.5 cursor jumps types wrong order

Hi everyone,
I have problems with the cursor on my mac.
It jumps backwards when typing so the words end up in the wrong order if I'm not watching it.
Sometimes it simply deletes words without being asked.
Web pages also occasionally jump down the page immediately on loading.
I use a usb keyboard and now a bluetooth trackpad but it behaves the same with pad or mouse.
While I was typing this it put "now a bluetooth track" between "deletes" and "words".
Is it me or gremlins? 
Thank you for any help.
Cheers.

Hi,
One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for jumping problem in Safe Mode...
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.
Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
/private/var/run/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/StartupItems
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