IMac doing lots of work just to use Safari.

For the past few start-ups i have noticed that my mac is having to do lots of work just to run a few simple apps. EG: My computer has been on 5 minutes. I have 2 Safari windows running and iTunes playing. Yet the CPU is at 60 degrees C, and the fans sound like they do when i have multiple apps running.
*nathan

Nathan, check the Activity Monitor ( Utilities folder) and see what is running. I once had an OS 9 app running in the back ground hogging all the cpu. Do you run MacJanitor http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php?mode=basic&action=search&str=macjan itor&plt%5B%5D=macosx&x=20&y=8 ? I run the standard Apple apps frequently to to keep things running smooth. Check X Resource Graph http://www.gauchosoft.com/xrg/ and determine mem and cpu usage and come back with some more data. Do you put the machine to sleep or shut down after each use?
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