Internet really slow on my Mac

Hello, thank you in advance for any help.
My computer slows down to a really slow pace that i can't even check my email. I've checked my connection but it seems to be fine.
My husbands internet works fine - which leads me to think it is the computer.
I've tried rebooting the internet but it then just says it cannot connect.
I do still have tiger - wold upgrading it really help it? I do plan on buying it but, I can't till November. (BOO!)

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Is your husband's internet on a separate account on the same computer, or a separate computer? If it is a separate computer, it is possible you have issues connecting to your router/airport base station/wireless access point.
Do you have a separate box for your internet, and the connecting of multiple machines to the internet? That's the router, airport basetation, or wireless access point. The modem which either hooks into the phone line directly, or the cable line directly, or the satellite dish directly is often able to have a more reliable connection to the computer than the router. To test this, turn off the modem, and connect the computer directly to the modem. If the modem has a LAN and WAN ports, connect it to the same LAN port your husband's computer was hooked up to, and make sure your internet settings are the same as your husband's. If this does not sound like your setup:
1. What is your internet service provider (who do you pay to have internet service)?
2. What modems and/or routers do you have?
3. Is it just one computer hooked up, or multiple?

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REALLY Slow Internet Loading--Is there a way to make it faster?

I bought a new Macbook 3 weeks ago at the Apple store. I am a long-time pc user who took the Apple plunge mostly because I am sick of getting viruses all the time. Unfortunately, I am pretty disappointed with the speed of the Internet and REALLY slow loading of websites--especially business websites (cnn.com, WAMU, Citibank, WSJ, etc.) It's not my wireless internet connection because I did a side-by-side test. I sat on my couch with my 4 year old Dell pc and the new Macbook and went to the same websites at exactly the same time. My old Dell was always faster loading each website and in some business-related or video-related sites, about 35-55 seconds faster. Is there anyway to make the apple load websites faster or is slow internet just the price I have to pay to be virus-free? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,

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Problem description:
mac air running really slow since installing yosemite
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 7 November 2014 14:33:44 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir4,1
1 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 288 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 720
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: one day 23:0:2
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM064C disk0 : (60.67 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 59.46 GB (16.18 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 59.81 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Annual Opt.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist Support
[running] com.kodak.StatisticCollection.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Omnibar
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Trusteer Endpoint Protection Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      11% mds
      6% WindowServer
      1% loginwindow
      0% hidd
      0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
281 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
86 MB Safari
41 MB WindowServer
34 MB rapportd
28 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
51 MB Free RAM
523 MB Active RAM
469 MB Inactive RAM
792 MB Wired RAM
5.75 GB Page-ins
570 MB Page-outs

If push comes to shove, create a bootable flash drive and completely wipe you hard disk and reinstall os x. But that means starting fresh, so save pictures and important files to a flash drive.

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