Keyboard lag when typing

I don't know if this is a hardware, software or O/S problem. Every couple of days...more if I use Office more frequently...my computer stops registering keystrokes except at a truly glacial pace -- about one character every 2 or 3 seconds. Sometimes resynching the keyboard will help, but usually it takes a cold boot to reclaim my computer. Help!

It's a Microsoft ergonomic wireless KB for Macintosh...model 1078. BTW...the problem also occurred with the Apple extended keyboard, only not as often. It really seems tied to Office use. The more I work with Word in particular, the more quickly the problem surfaces. By way of context, I use Firefox and Safari to browse, and I'm planning on upgrading RAM from 2GB to 3GB as soon as I get around to it (I understand that's the maximum supported in this model).

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