Mac os x 10.6 - still too slow in opening applications

I would like to know why launching application time under mac os x is much slower than in windows XP or vista; in some cases it is frustrating as for example for opening Pages or Keynote applications. Even if under os x 10.6 application launch times are too long.
It seems that some major optimizations could be done by Apple SW eng. in order to improve these tasks and to give more reactivity
I don't want to speak about opening 2008 word or excel that something not presentable. In some cases, for opening word or excel, occur 10 sec

I've also noticed that Snow Leopard would appear to be much slower at launching applications BUT I seem to have cracked it on my iMac and hope the same will work for you.
I basically did two main things:
1. I went into system pref. and removed any/all unnecessary login items under my user account (Such as Real Player or Hp helper etc.)
2. Using a free utility called OnyX (link below) I repaired disk permissions, cleared cache files, verified the hard disk etc - basically executed most of the tasks relating to system performance through the OnyX interface. Of course it's up to you as to which options you tick/untick depending on what you feel is appropriate to you and how you use your computer.
After doing the above, my system, which was an 'upgrade' install from Leopard to Snow Leopard, is considerably faster and opening applications is very snappy now.
Hope this helps as it's a slightly better option than some mentioned above.
Chris.
OnyX (There is currently only a BETA version available for Snow Leopard but I had absolutely no problems with it): http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582

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crontab 'Global login items' 'User login items' Spotlight Memory Listeners Widgets Parental\ Controls Prefetching SATA Descriptors appexes );N3=${#l[@]};for i in 0 1 2;do l[N3+i]=${p[5+i]};done;N4=${#l[@]};for j in 0 1;do l[N4+j]="Current ${p[29+j]}stream data";done;A0() { id -G|grep -qw 80;v[1]=$?;((v[1]==0))&&sudo true;v[2]=$?;v[3]=`date +%s`;clear >&-;date '+Start time: %T %D%n';};for i in 0 1;do eval ' A'$((1+i))'() { v=` eval "${c1[$1]} ${c2[$2]}"|'${c1[30+i]}' "${s[$3]}" `;[[ "$v" ]];};A'$((3+i))'() { v=` while read i;do [[ "$i" ]]&&eval "${c1[$1]} ${c2[$2]}" \"$i\"|'${c1[30+i]}' "${s[$3]}";done<<<"${v[$4]}" `;[[ "$v" ]];};A'$((5+i))'() { v=` while read i;do '${c1[30+i]}' "${s[$1]}" "$i";done<<<"${v[$2]}" `;[[ "$v" ]];};';done;A7(){ v=$((`date +%s`-v[3]));};B2(){ v[$1]="$v";};for i in 0 1;do eval ' B'$i'() { v=;((v['$((i+1))']==0))||{ v=No;false;};};B'$((3+i))'() { v[$2]=`'${c1[30+i]}' "${s[$3]}"<<<"${v[$1]}"`;} ';done;B5(){ v[$1]="${v[$1]}"$'\n'"${v[$2]}";};B6() { v=` paste -d: <(printf "${v[$1]}") <(printf "${v[$2]}")|awk -F: ' {printf("'"${f[$3]}"'",$1,$2)} ' `;};B7(){ v=`grep -Fv "${v[$1]}"<<<"$v"`;};C0() { [[ "$v" ]]&&sed -E "$s"<<<"$v";};C1() { [[ "$v" ]]&&printf "${f[$1]}" "${l[$2]}" "$v"|sed -E "$s";};C2() { v=`echo $v`;[[ "$v" != 0 ]]&&C1 0 $1;};C3() { v=`sed -E "${s[63]}"<<<"$v"`&&C1 1 $1;};for i in 1 2;do for j in 0 2 3;do eval D$i$j'(){ A'$i' $1 $2 $3; C'$j' $4;};';done;done;{ A0;D20 0 $((N1+1)) 2;D10 0 $N1 1;B0;C2 27;B0&&! B1&&C2 28;D12 15 37 25 8;A1 0 $((N1+2)) 3;C0;D13 0 $((N1+3)) 4 3;D23 0 $((N1+4)) 5 4;D13 0 $((N1+9)) 59 50;for i in 0 1 2;do D13 0 $((N1+5+i)) 6 $((N3+i));done;D13 1 10 7 9;D13 1 11 8 10;D22 2 12 9 11;D12 3 13 10 12;D23 4 19 44 13;D23 5 14 12 14;D22 6 36 13 15;D22 7 37 14 16;D23 8 15 38 17;D22 9 16 16 18;B1&&{ D22 35 49 61 51;D22 11 17 17 20;for i in 0 1;do D22 28 $((N2+i)) 45 $((N4+i));done;};D22 12 44 54 45;D22 12 39 15 21;A1 13 40 18;B2 4;B3 4 0 19;A3 14 6 32 0;B4 0 5 11;A1 17 41 20;B7 5;C3 22;B4 4 6 21;A3 14 7 32 6;B4 0 7 11;B3 4 0 22;A3 14 6 32 0;B4 0 8 11;B5 7 8;B1&&{ A2 19 26 23;B7 7;C3 23;};A2 18 26 23;B7 7;C3 24;D13 4 21 24 26;B4 4 12 26;B3 4 13 27;A1 4 22 29;B7 12;B2 14;A4 14 6 52 14;B2 15;B6 14 15 4;B3 0 0 30;C3 29;A1 4 23 27;B7 13;C3 30;B3 4 0 65;A3 14 6 32 0;B4 0 16 11;A1 4 50 64;B7 16;C3 52;D13 24 24 32 31;D13 25 37 32 33;A2 23 18 28;B2 16;A2 16 25 33;B7 16;B3 0 0 34;B2 21;A6 47 21&&C0;B1&&{ D13 21 0 32 19;D13 10 42 32 40;D22 29 35 46 39;};D23 14 1 62 42;D12 34 43 53 44;D12 22 20 32 25;D22 0 $((N1+8)) 51 32;D13 4 8 41 6;D12 26 28 35 34;D13 27 29 36 35;A2 27 32 39&&{ B2 19;A2 33 33 40;B2 20;B6 19 20 3;};C2 36;D23 33 34 42 37;B1&&D23 35 45 55 46;D23 32 31 43 38;D12 36 47 32 48;D13 20 42 32 41;D13 37 2 48 43;D13 4 5 32 1;D13 4 3 60 5;D12 26 48 49 49;B3 4 22 57;A1 26 46 56;B7 22;B3 0 0 58;C3 47;D22 4 4 50 0;D23 22 9 37 7;A7;C2 2;} 2>/dev/null|pbcopy;exit 2>&-
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
8. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter
exec bash
and press return. Then paste the script again.
10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
[Process completed]
to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report what happened. No harm will be done.
12. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

Mac making lots of "thinking" noises and slow in opening apps

My 100G space came up as full last night so I freed up about 15g. space, but now today I notice it is going way slow, taking forever to open or show data in files - eg if I click on the master application folder - the names of indiv. folders show but file content on right doesn't come up until about 30 secs, and the computer itself is making all sorts of whirring/clicking type sounds which i called "thinking" but it's as if the memory is still full and is operating at half it's speed.
I have a 2.16 GHz intel core duo processor, and memory is 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
Get info shows: Capacity of 99.69GB, avail is 14.11 GB
Any tips on what has happened since last night to today? I thought it would be running faster and accessing files really easily.
I just got a pop up saying: Your iDisk is unavailable. Make sure you are logged in to your MObile ME acct, then try again to access your iDisk.
COuld this be the problem? I've never seen this before.    What is my iDisk, and what does it do?

Thank you - is this what you asked me to do?   Excuse my limited computer abilities.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.1 (104)
Report generated December 5, 2014 7:31:15 PM GMT+01:00
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro1,1
1 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g
Video Information: ℹ️
ATY,RadeonX1600 - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 21:21:37
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9100824AS disk0 : (93.16 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Anne's Core Duo HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 99.69 GB (14.09 GB free) (Low!)
USB Information: ℹ️
EPSON EPSON Scanner
Micron Built-in iSight
Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/Toast Titanium 5.2.3.app
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.1) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.lexmark.bmspecificlaunchd.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.lexmark.lxknetlaunchd.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Support]
[failed] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
EEventManager Application (/Applications/EPSON Sc[redacted]r/Creativity Suite/Event Manager/EEventManager)
SCMenu ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Spring Cleaning 8.0/SCMenu.app)
AirPort Base Station Agent Application (/System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app)
Kodak EasyShare Wireless Listener UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
System Events Application (/System/Library/CoreServices/System Events.app)
uTorrent Application (/Applications/uTorrent.app)
Spotify Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Google Software Update Application (/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Reso urces/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 6.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
VLC Plugin: Version: 1.0.5 [Support]
NPVirtools: Version: 4.0 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.9r615 [Support]
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.3.0f4 [Support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 1.0.20.8768 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.0 [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Searchme Adware! [Remove]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.2
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Perian [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      11% DashboardClient
      5% WindowServer
      2% Google Chrome
      1% LaunchCFMApp
      0% EPSON Scanner
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
92 MB Google Chrome
62 MB Google Chrome Helper
52 MB mds
49 MB DashboardClient
47 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
728 MB Free RAM
811 MB Active RAM
350 MB Inactive RAM
258 MB Wired RAM
657 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 4, 2014, 10:39:35 PM iPhoto_2014-12-04-223935_Roll-MacBook-Pro.crash
Dec 4, 2014, 10:38:29 PM iPhoto_2014-12-04-223829_Roll-MacBook-Pro.crash
Dec 4, 2014, 10:37:47 PM Finder_2014-12-04-223747_Roll-MacBook-Pro.crash
Dec 4, 2014, 10:34:42 PM iPhoto_2014-12-04-223442_Roll-MacBook-Pro.crash
Dec 4, 2014, 10:10:12 PM Self test - passed
Dec 4, 2014, 08:29:02 AM Microsoft Word_2014-12-04-082902_Roll-MacBook-Pro.hang

IMac suddenly too slow to open vital apps, web pages

This started sometime in the last week or two. My iMac, which until now has always run smoothly, will now get the rotating beach balls when trying to open my Pro Tools sessions and other apps I need for work. I've tried many of the generally suggested remedies from others with similar problems, i.e. safe mode reboot, repair permissions, verify disk, clear cache files, clear up some HD space, etc. I suspect a third-party app I downloaded somewhere along the line is the culprit but for the life of me I cannot figure this out. Starting to get very frustrating. Here is my etrecheck report:
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 18, 2015 at 7:21:19 PM PST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac14,3
1 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 0:17:9
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (283.26 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc Portable Super Multi Drive
M-Audio M-Track Plus
LaCie Rugged USB3-FW 1 TB
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
Benjammun (disk1s3) /Volumes/Benjammun : 1.00 TB (483.01 GB free)
iLok iLok
BurrBrown from Texas Instruments USB AUDIO CODEC
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBMaschineControllerDriver (2.6.0 - SDK 10.8) [Support]
[loaded] com.cyberic.SmoothMouse (9 - SDK 10.8) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.IKMultimedia.driver.StompIO1 (1.0.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBGuitarRigMobileDriver (2.4.23) [Support]
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBHardwareDriver (2.4.23) [Support]
[loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (10.3.9f207 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wibu.codemeter.CmUSBMassStorage (1.0.7) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9.1 - SDK 10.-1) [Support]
[loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.wibu.CodeMeter.Server.plist [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.avid.bsd.shoe.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.avid.bsd.ShoeTool.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.charlessoft.pacifist.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Support]
[running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist [Support]
[loaded] PACESupport.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
NIHardwareAgent Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Hardware/NIHardwareAgent.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Searchme [Cached] Adware! [Remove]
SlickSavings [Cached]
Amazon Shopping Assistant [Cached] Adware! [Remove]
Ebay Shopping Assistant [Cached] Adware! [Remove]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
Avid CoreAudio: Version: 11.1.3.325 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Java [Support]
Native Instruments USB Audio [Support]
SmoothMouse [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      3% WindowServer
      0% fontd
      0% AppleSpell
      0% Google Chrome
      0% dpd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
241 MB Finder
206 MB mds_stores
137 MB Google Chrome
77 MB Google Chrome Helper
60 MB ocspd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
4.82 GB Free RAM
2.13 GB Active RAM
775 MB Inactive RAM
861 MB Wired RAM
2.03 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 18, 2015, 07:04:46 PM Self test - passed
Jan 18, 2015, 06:34:24 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Pro Tools_2015-01-18-183424_[redacted].hang
Jan 18, 2015, 09:28:22 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Pro Tools_2015-01-18-092822_[redacted].hang
Jan 17, 2015, 05:45:34 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/auvaltool_2015-01-17-174534_[redacted].hang
Jan 17, 2015, 05:45:06 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/auvaltool_2015-01-17-174506_[redacted].hang
Jan 17, 2015, 05:01:00 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Logic Pro X_2015-01-17-170100_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]
Jan 17, 2015, 04:55:45 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iTunes_2015-01-17-165545_[redacted].hang
Jan 17, 2015, 04:55:44 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Logic Pro X_2015-01-17-165544_[redacted].hang
Jan 17, 2015, 04:47:52 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Logic Pro X_2015-01-17-164752_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]
Jan 17, 2015, 04:44:39 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/auvaltool_2015-01-17-164439_[r edacted].crash
Jan 16, 2015, 10:26:58 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2015-01-16-222658_[redacted].hang
Jan 16, 2015, 10:16:25 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CleanMyMac 2_2015-01-16-221625_[redacted].hang
Jan 16, 2015, 09:56:07 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CleanMyMac 2_2015-01-16-215607_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

Back up your Mac, if you have not already done so. To learn how to do that read Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac.
You inadvertently installed adware. Eradicating it is simple and you don't have to download or install anything to fix it. For an explanation or how this may have occurred, how to avoid it in the future, and for Apple's recommended solution read How to install adware.
OS X's Gatekeeper has been disabled. This basic Mac security feature is an essential defense against malware intrusion. To re-enable it read OS X: About Gatekeeper - Apple Support
That Mac has been affected by MacPaw "CleanMyMac". Read below.
It is not reasonable to expect a Mac to operate normally after using CleanMyMac. Like many ill-conceived "cleaning" utilities, it is capable of corrupting a Mac to the point that erasing it completely is the only practicable means of recovery. CleanMyMac is not the only example; it is merely popular due to marketing strategies that are as effective as they are intrusive.
There is no practicable way to reverse the effects of having used CleanMyMac2 other than to reinstall all affected files from backups or their original sources. Its developer's uninstallation instructions are ineffective despite their recent claims to the contrary. Only MacPaw, its developer, can know the reason for that, but I can think of two possibilities: either they are purposefully leaving components behind for reasons known only to them, or they simply don't know what they're doing. Neither one of those possibilities is particularly comforting for the user.
Reinstalling OS X alone will have no effect on either removing CleanMyMac or reversing the damage it is capable of inflicting upon a system.
Follow the applicable recovery procedure below:
If you have a backup that you created prior to using CleanMyMac, now is the time to use it. For Time Machine, boot OS X Recovery, and at the Mac OS X Utilities screen, choose Restore from Time Machine Backup. Choose a date preceding the installation of CleanMyMac.
If you do not have a backup that predates the use of CleanMyMac, create one now. To do that read Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac.
The recovery procedure will require that you erase the Mac using OS X Recovery, and then create a new user whose contents will be empty. You will then be able to use Setup Assistant to migrate your essential documents including photos, music, work products and other essential files.
When doing so, select only your previous User account and do not select "Applications", "Computer and Network Settings" or "Other files and folders". De-select those choices.
Subsequent to using Setup Assistant, you will need to reinstall the essential software you may require, once again remembering to install software only from their original sources, and omitting all non-essential software.
To erase and install Yosemite read: OS X Yosemite: Erase and reinstall OS X
To migrate your essential documents read: OS X Yosemite: Transfer your info from a computer or storage device and follow the procedure under Transfer info from a Time Machine backup or other storage device.

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What about other non-Adobe programs on the machine - do they also run slowly?
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I have just now updated to 4.1 to see if this issue is solved, but there has been no improvement here.
My Calendar is synced through MobileMe and I have 2 calendars. Before iOS 4 it worked perfectly well and smooth.
Am I the only one with this problem? If yes, could I solve it by a Recovery action and rebuild the iPhone?

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