IMac - Slowing Down After A Few Hours

After restart, the system is quick.
After a few hours, User Switching and Application launching is very slow.
Lots of spinning red wait time.
Cannot see any process names taking up CPU cycles.
Not sure about the memory situation. 3 hours after restart I'm seeing:
Wired 87
Active 277
Inactive 138
Used 501
Free 16
VM Size 7.6G
Page In 125446
Page Out 60662
Any ideas how to chase this problem?
iMac Intel Mac OS X (10.4.7) 512K, 2G Dual Core

Number one is memory. I can tell you that the new Intel systems absolutely love memory, and judging by your pageouts you're way under what it needs. I've installed 2gb in mine, and on numerous occasions I've checked my Activity Monitor and it's been using nearly 1gb. I'd recommend upgrading the memory asap.
Number 2 is programs. How many are you trying to use at once? 512 won't support many. I don't mean to sound like I'm insulting you or anything... not sure if you've been using Mac long or not... but are you closing out programs after using them or just closing the windows?

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Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
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