Java Apps ridiculously slow to load

I have a pro with osx 10.8.2 and 8gb of ram. Over the last few days my java apps are beyond painfully slow to load. Either the icons just sit there and bounce forever and I close it, or it just doesn't open at all. I even updated to java jre 7u11 (the newest release), but it is still doing it. It is occuring with all my java apps, but my web browsers are ok. Is anyone else having problems with java lately? Any ideas?

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Problem description:
I have a MacBook Pro 13 inch, mid 2012 computer. Over the past months it has become increasingly slower during load up, and application loads.
Running OS X Yosemite
Processor: 2.9 GHz, Intel Core i7
Memory 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB
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How to manage intermittent lag in OS X Yosemite | MacIssues
Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
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2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
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3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
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5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:
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Hello there guys ! Sorry for my bad english, i will try to do my best.
The title almost says it all. I have a brand new Intel Core Duo Macbook (White, 2ghz, 512 ram, I haven't added any extra ram or anything).
The machine is blazing fast, I am really loving the experience. But when it comes to using a feature I would love to use everyday, it disappointed me. The movie score feature in Garage Band 3. So, I create a very simple movie in iMovie HD 6, capturing video from my fireware camera.
It is a very simple video, no soundtracks, just the original sound that came with the camcorder footage. No stills, reverse, slow-motion, effects or anything. Plain video with sound, just the way it came from the camcorder.
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Any help ? Does anyone have a macbook just like mine that is able of doing moving scoring ? Because EVERYTHING ELSE is ultra fast, including video and audio editing, but when movie scoring it *****.
Apple Macbook 13inch 2.0ghz Core Duo 512 60GB White SuperDrive Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Ha! It's funny really - you say it all yourself; no extra ram, it doesn't come with enough to run Pro Apps and when you start to use the Scoring feature you are accessing two different functions - playing movies and music tracks - movies are always a stress unless they are very small and the Right Codec - so first up - what format is your movie? Do you have Quicktime Pro? if the answer is No - get it, it's not expensive and it gives your machine many extra abilities - you can then convert your footage to something easy to play.
How many tracks are you working with?
Get more RAM - MacIntel or MacPro needs 4-6 gigs to multi-task happily - with only the base load of RAM it can't.
I have a DP 2 Ghz G5, no where near as fast as yours but I have 4.5 GBs of RAM and a fast graphics card with 512Mbs VRAM - this means Motion and FCP can fly.
We are about to get a MacPro 2.66 Dual with 6 GBs RAM, essential.
Hope this helps.

Application Slow To Load

Hello:
OK - in the first 24 hour period I've been using Mavericks - the following has been slow to load:
Firefox
Thunderbird - also slow to react during use.
Also, the desktop is taking a bit longer to fully load.
I do have some third party software installed: AVG Anti Virus, TotalFinder
Is what I've discribed normal for Mavericks?
Thanks

1. This is a comment on what you should—and should not—do to protect yourself from malicious software ("malware") that circulates on the Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the user's actions. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the computer, or who has been able to log in to it remotely. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it.
If you find this comment too long or too technical, read only sections 5, 6, and 10.
OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user. Internally Apple calls it "XProtect."
The malware recognition database used by XProtect is automatically updated; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.
The following caveats apply to XProtect:
It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
As new versions of OS X are released, it's not clear whether Apple will indefinitely continue to maintain the XProtect database of older versions such as 10.6. The security of obsolete system versions may eventually be degraded. Security updates to the code of obsolete systems will stop being released at some point, and that may leave them open to other kinds of attack besides malware.
   3. Starting with OS X 10.7.5, there has been a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and Installer packages downloaded from the network will only run if they're digitally signed by a developer with a certificate issued by Apple. Software certified in this way hasn't necessarily been tested by Apple, but you can be reasonably sure that it hasn't been modified by anyone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so he could be held legally responsible if he distributed malware. That may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below.)
Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
Apple has so far failed to revoke the codesigning certificates of some known abusers, thereby diluting the value of Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. These failures don't involve App Store products, however.
   For the reasons given, App Store products, and—to a lesser extent—other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. Sandbox security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.
4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against unknown ones. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.
5. The built-in security features of OS X reduce the risk of malware attack, but they are not, and never will be, complete protection. Malware is a problem of human behavior, and a technological fix is not going to solve it. Trusting software to protect you will only make you more vulnerable.
The best defense is always going to be your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "Trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and the scam artists. If you're smarter than they think you are, you'll win. That means, in practice, that you always stay within a safe harbor of computing practices. How do you know when you're leaving the safe harbor? Below are some warning signs of danger.
Software from an untrustworthy source
Software of any kind is distributed via BitTorrent. or Usenet, or on a website that also distributes pirated music or movies.
Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, doesn't come directly from the developer’s website. Do not trust an alert from any website to update Flash, your browser, or anything else.
Rogue websites such as Softonic and CNET Download distribute free applications that have been packaged in a superfluous "installer."
The software is advertised by means of spam or intrusive web ads. Any ad, on any site, that includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.
Software that is plainly illegal or does something illegal
High-priced commercial software such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."
An application helps you to infringe copyright, for instance by circumventing the copy protection on commercial software, or saving streamed media for reuse without permission.
Conditional or unsolicited offers from strangers
A telephone caller or a web page tells you that you have a “virus” and offers to help you remove it. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
A web site offers free content such as video or music, but to use it you must install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "downloader," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one.
You win a prize in a contest you never entered.
Someone on a message board such as this one is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of his choosing.
A "FREE WI-FI !!!" network advertises itself in a public place such as an airport, but is not provided by the management.
Anything online that you would expect to pay for is "free."
Unexpected events
You open what you think is a document and get an alert that it's "an application downloaded from the Internet." Click Cancel and delete the file. Even if you don't get the alert, you should still delete any file that isn't what you expected it to be.
An application does something you don't expect, such as asking for permission to access your contacts, your location, or the Internet for no obvious reason.
Software is attached to email that you didn't request, even if it comes (or seems to come) from someone you trust.
I don't say that leaving the safe harbor just once will necessarily result in disaster, but making a habit of it will weaken your defenses against malware attack. Any of the above scenarios should, at the very least, make you uncomfortable.
   6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it's not related, despite the similarity of the names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform for running complex applications in a web page, on the client. That was always a bad idea, and Java's developers have proven themselves incapable of implementing it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been to a Windows-style virus affecting OS X. Merely loading a page with malicious Java content could be harmful.
Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is obsolete and mostly extinct. Only a few outmoded sites still use it. Try to hasten the process of extinction by avoiding those sites, if you have a choice. Forget about playing games or other non-essential uses of Java.
Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and by Oracle (the developer of Java.) Don't use either one unless you need it. Most people don't. If Java is installed, disable it—not JavaScript—in your browsers.
Regardless of version, experience has shown that Java on the Web can't be trusted. If you must use a Java applet for a task on a specific site, enable Java only for that site in Safari. Never enable Java for a public website that carries third-party advertising. Use it only on well-known, login-protected, secure websites without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you'll see a lock icon in the address bar with the abbreviation "https" when visiting a secure site.
Stay within the safe harbor, and you’ll be as safe from malware as you can practically be. The rest of this comment concerns what you should not do to protect yourself.
7. Never install any commercial "anti-virus" (AV) or "Internet security" products for the Mac, as they are all worse than useless. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use one of the free security apps in the Mac App Store—nothing else.
Why shouldn't you use commercial AV products?
To recognize malware, the software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least a day out of date. This technique is a proven failure, as a major AV software vendor has admitted. Most attacks are "zero-day"—that is, previously unknown. Recognition-based AV does not defend against such attacks, and the enterprise IT industry is coming to the realization that traditional AV software is worthless.
Its design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere. In order to meet that nonexistent threat, commercial AV software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
By modifying the operating system, the software may also create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.
Most importantly, a false sense of security is dangerous.
8. An AV product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," has the same drawback as the commercial suites of being always out of date, but it does not inject low-level code into the operating system. That doesn't mean it's entirely harmless. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.
An AV app is not needed, and cannot be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful, if at all, only for detecting Windows malware, and even for that use it's not really effective, because new Windows malware is emerging much faster than OS X malware.
Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else. A malicious attachment in email is usually easy to recognize by the name alone. An actual example:
London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe
You don't need software to tell you that's a Windows trojan. Software may be able to tell you which trojan it is, but who cares? In practice, there's no reason to use recognition software unless an institutional policy requires it. Windows malware is so widespread that you should assume it's in every email attachment until proven otherwise. Nevertheless, ClamXav or a similar product from the App Store may serve a purpose if it satisfies an ill-informed network administrator who says you must run some kind of AV application. It's free and it won't handicap the system.
The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have all the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.
9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.
10. As a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected every time you install software, read email, or visit a web page. But neither can you assume that you will always be safe from exploitation, no matter what you do. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices.

How do I run multiple java apps in one JVM to reduce memory use?

Hi all,
I saw an article either on the web or in a magazine not too long ago about how to "detect" if the app is already running, and if so, it hands off the new instance to the already running JVM, which then creates a thread to run the Java app in. As it turns out, my app will be used in an ASP environment, through Citrix. We may have as many as 50 to 100 users running the same app, each with their own unique user ID, but all using the same one server to run it on. Each instance eats up 25MB of memory right now. So the question is if anybody knows of a URL or an app like this that can handle the process of running the same (or even different Java) apps in one JVM as separate threads, instead of requring several instances of the JVM to run? I know this article presented a fully working example, and I believe I know enough to do it but I wanted ot use the article as a reference to make sure it is done right. I know that each app basically would use the same one "launcher" program that would on first launch "listen" to a port, as well as send a message through the port to see if an existing launcher was running. If it does, it hands off the Java app to be run to the existing luancher application and shuts down the 2nd launching app. By using this method, the JVM eats up its normal memory, but each Java app only consumes its necessary memory as well and doesn't use up more JVM instance memory.
Thanks.

<pre>
import java.util.Properties;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
public class RunProg implements Runnable, Cloneable
private String iProg;
private String iArgs[];
public static void main(String args[])
new RunProg().main();
// first step is to start main program itself
private void main()
Properties properties = System.getProperties();
try
properties.load(new FileInputStream("RunProg.properties"));
catch(IOException e)
System.setProperties(properties);
int i = 0;
System.out.println("enter main, activeCount=" + Thread.activeCount());
while(true)
String program = properties.getProperty("Prog" + i);
if(program == null)
break;
StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(program);
String[] args = new String[st.countTokens() - 1];
try
RunProg rp = (RunProg)this.clone();
rp.iProg = st.nextToken();
for(int j = 0; st.hasMoreTokens(); j++)
     args[j] = st.nextToken();
rp.iArgs = args;
Thread th = new Thread(rp);
th.setName("prog" + i + "=" + program);
th.start();
System.out.println("prog" + i + "=" + program + ", started");
catch(CloneNotSupportedException e)
System.out.println("prog" + i + "=" + program + ", can't start");
i++;
     System.out.println("end of main, activeCount=" + Thread.activeCount());
// next step is to start all others one by one
public void run()
try
Class c = Class.forName(iProg);
Class p[] = new Class[1];
p[0] = String[].class;
Method m = c.getMethod("main", p);
Object o[] = new Object[1];
o[0] = iArgs;
m.invoke(null, o);
catch(ClassNotFoundException e)
System.out.println(iProg + "ClassNotFoundException");
catch(NoSuchMethodException e)
System.out.println(iProg + "NoSuchMethodException");
catch(InvocationTargetException e)
System.out.println(iProg + "NoSuchMethodException");
catch(IllegalAccessException e)
System.out.println(iProg + "NoSuchMethodException");
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName() + ", ended");
System.out.println("exit run, activeCount=" + Thread.activeCount());
// setup SecurityManager to disable method System.exit()
public RunProg()
     SecurityManager sm = new mySecurityManager();
     System.setSecurityManager(sm);
// inner-class to disable method System.exit()
protected class mySecurityManager extends SecurityManager
     public void checkExit(int status)
          super.checkExit(status);
          Thread.currentThread().stop();
          throw new SecurityException();
* inner-class to analyze StringTokenizer. This class is enhanced to check double Quotation marks
protected class StringTokenizer implements Enumeration
private int currentPosition;
private int maxPosition;
private String str;
private String delimiters;
private boolean retTokens;
* Constructs a string tokenizer for the specified string. All
* characters in the <code>delim</code> argument are the delimiters
* for separating tokens.
* <p>
* If the <code>returnTokens</code> flag is <code>true</code>, then
* the delimiter characters are also returned as tokens. Each
* delimiter is returned as a string of length one. If the flag is
* <code>false</code>, the delimiter characters are skipped and only
* serve as separators between tokens.
* @param str a string to be parsed.
* @param delim the delimiters.
* @param returnTokens flag indicating whether to return the delimiters
* as tokens.
public StringTokenizer(String str, String delim, boolean returnTokens)
currentPosition = 0;
this.str = str;
maxPosition = str.length();
delimiters = delim;
retTokens = returnTokens;
* Constructs a string tokenizer for the specified string. The
* characters in the <code>delim</code> argument are the delimiters
* for separating tokens. Delimiter characters themselves will not
* be treated as tokens.
* @param str a string to be parsed.
* @param delim the delimiters.
public StringTokenizer(String str, String delim)
this(str, delim, false);
* Constructs a string tokenizer for the specified string. The
* tokenizer uses the default delimiter set, which is
* <code>"\t\n\r\f"</code>: the space character, the tab
* character, the newline character, the carriage-return character,
* and the form-feed character. Delimiter characters themselves will
* not be treated as tokens.
* @param str a string to be parsed.
public StringTokenizer(String str)
this(str, " \t\n\r\f", false);
* Skips delimiters.
protected void skipDelimiters()
while(!retTokens &&
(currentPosition < maxPosition) &&
(delimiters.indexOf(str.charAt(currentPosition)) >= 0))
currentPosition++;
* Tests if there are more tokens available from this tokenizer's string.
* If this method returns <tt>true</tt>, then a subsequent call to
* <tt>nextToken</tt> with no argument will successfully return a token.
* @return <code>true</code> if and only if there is at least one token
* in the string after the current position; <code>false</code>
* otherwise.
public boolean hasMoreTokens()
skipDelimiters();
return(currentPosition < maxPosition);
* Returns the next token from this string tokenizer.
* @return the next token from this string tokenizer.
* @exception NoSuchElementException if there are no more tokens in this
* tokenizer's string.
public String nextToken()
skipDelimiters();
if(currentPosition >= maxPosition)
throw new NoSuchElementException();
int start = currentPosition;
boolean inQuotation = false;
while((currentPosition < maxPosition) &&
(delimiters.indexOf(str.charAt(currentPosition)) < 0 || inQuotation))
if(str.charAt(currentPosition) == '"')
inQuotation = !inQuotation;
currentPosition++;
if(retTokens && (start == currentPosition) &&
(delimiters.indexOf(str.charAt(currentPosition)) >= 0))
currentPosition++;
String s = str.substring(start, currentPosition);
if(s.charAt(0) == '"')
s = s.substring(1);
if(s.charAt(s.length() - 1) == '"')
s = s.substring(0, s.length() - 1);
return s;
* Returns the next token in this string tokenizer's string. First,
* the set of characters considered to be delimiters by this
* <tt>StringTokenizer</tt> object is changed to be the characters in
* the string <tt>delim</tt>. Then the next token in the string
* after the current position is returned. The current position is
* advanced beyond the recognized token. The new delimiter set
* remains the default after this call.
* @param delim the new delimiters.
* @return the next token, after switching to the new delimiter set.
* @exception NoSuchElementException if there are no more tokens in this
* tokenizer's string.
public String nextToken(String delim)
delimiters = delim;
return nextToken();
* Returns the same value as the <code>hasMoreTokens</code>
* method. It exists so that this class can implement the
* <code>Enumeration</code> interface.
* @return <code>true</code> if there are more tokens;
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
* @see java.util.Enumeration
* @see java.util.StringTokenizer#hasMoreTokens()
public boolean hasMoreElements()
return hasMoreTokens();
* Returns the same value as the <code>nextToken</code> method,
* except that its declared return value is <code>Object</code> rather than
* <code>String</code>. It exists so that this class can implement the
* <code>Enumeration</code> interface.
* @return the next token in the string.
* @exception NoSuchElementException if there are no more tokens in this
* tokenizer's string.
* @see java.util.Enumeration
* @see java.util.StringTokenizer#nextToken()
public Object nextElement()
return nextToken();
* Calculates the number of times that this tokenizer's
* <code>nextToken</code> method can be called before it generates an
* exception. The current position is not advanced.
* @return the number of tokens remaining in the string using the current
* delimiter set.
* @see java.util.StringTokenizer#nextToken()
public int countTokens()
int count = 0;
int currpos = currentPosition;
while(currpos < maxPosition)
* This is just skipDelimiters(); but it does not affect
* currentPosition.
while(!retTokens &&
(currpos < maxPosition) &&
(delimiters.indexOf(str.charAt(currpos)) >= 0))
currpos++;
if(currpos >= maxPosition)
break;
int start = currpos;
boolean inQuotation = false;
while((currpos < maxPosition) &&
(delimiters.indexOf(str.charAt(currpos)) < 0 || inQuotation))
if(str.charAt(currpos) == '"')
inQuotation = !inQuotation;
currpos++;
if(retTokens && (start == currpos) &&
(delimiters.indexOf(str.charAt(currpos)) >= 0))
currpos++;
count++;
return count;
</pre>
RunProg.properties like this:
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