MBP is lagging.. Help

Could someone please help me out.
All of a sudden my mac is responding very slowly. From microsoft word, to safari, to other apps. Everything takes far longer to get going then normal.
Is there anything I can do, or something I should check.
Thanks

How much RAM have you got? How full is your hard drive? Check your pageouts under the "memory" tab in your Activity Monitor. Also, check your CPU usage in there to see if anything is hogging CPU power.
How To Determine Your Memory Needs >>
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Hello guys!
I have this MBP 13'' Mac OS X 10.7.5 running a 2.4GHz i5, 4GB RAMs and 500GB storage.
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Monitor to connect to MBP 2010? HELP PLEASE!

I have a 15' MBP 2010. I use it for work all day. It's becoming annoying because it's too small for me and I need a larger monitor to connect to it. Preferably a 24inch monitor.
So I purchased a 24inch monitor from Amazon.ca, but the monitor doesn't display text all the well. It's not super crisp and doesn't go very bright. Here's the one I bought: http://www.amazon.ca/Viewsonic-VX245...bs_677246011_4 (I have played around with it and still can't get the text to become crisp, images are fine, just the text *****)
So I'm going to return that one and get another 24inch from Amazon.ca (has to be from Amazon.ca since I have a gift card for them). I would like to keep the price around $200-$250 or so.
What 24inch LED monitor do you guys suggest I get from Amazon.ca to hook up to my MBP?
Some other important questions on my mind:
- Is it best to connect by mini display port to HDMI or mini display port to DVI?
- What brand is best?
- Should I go with a IPS panel?
What I need:
- ability to make the screen very bright, so easy on eyes during day light
- crisp text, easy to read for my work all day
Here are the best selling monitors on Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.ca/Bestsellers-Ele...e_2_2404990011
Here are the monitors I've been looking at:
- http://www.amazon.com/Viewsonic-VX24...s_1292115011_1
- http://www.amazon.ca/ASUS-VH238H-23-...bs_677246011_2
- http://www.amazon.ca/Inch-Class-Pane...1873807&sr=1-2
I really apppreciate your help in advance

Googling shows that a lockdown folder is only avaialbe for jailbrokem iOS Devices. Jailbreaking voids the Apple warranty and you will not get any help from Apple including from the Apple forum.
http://www.redmondpie.com/folderlock-password-protects-your-iphone-folders-setti ngs-spotlight-and-multitasking-jailbreak-tweak/

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I'm totally new on Mac and i just got my MBP few days ago, i've been updating the software and now trying to install bootcamp. when i try to run the assistant it ask me to update firmware which there's nothing left to install or update.. please help..!!

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I recently updated my 2010 MBP, 2.4 GHz, 4GB RAM to 10.6.7 and since I installed the update the performance has dropped massively. Upon booting it takes 7 minutes from when the deskptop appears for the finder and the dock to become available. The only piece of advice I could find on this was to repair permissions which I've done twice to no avail.
Any ideas? Do I need to reinstall OS X from the CD or can I revert back to 10.6.6 some way? Will I need to back-up my hardrive first?
Cheers!

William,
I booted in safe mode and got a 7.5 minute delay from when the login screen apeared until I was able to type in my password. As with the normal start-up (I am the only user therefore there is normally no login screen) I could move the mouse pointer but not click on anything.
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07/06/2011 16:49:32    com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[87]    ([0x0-0x1a01a].com.apple.Console[277]) Exited: Killed
07/06/2011 16:49:32    com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[87]    (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[124]) Exited: Killed
07/06/2011 16:50:10    com.apple.launchd[1]    *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
07/06/2011 16:51:20    com.apple.DumpPanic[30]   2011-06-07 16:51:20.269 DumpPanic[30:107] Error getting a reference to IODeviceTree:/options
07/06/2011 16:51:20    com.apple.launchd[1]    (com.apple.DumpPanic[30]) Exited with exit code: 1
07/06/2011 16:51:33    com.apple.launchd[1]    (com.apple.xprotectupdater[13]) Exited with exit code: 255
07/06/2011 16:52:20    com.apple.coreservicesd[45]    2011-06-07 16:52:20.408 lsregister[75:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
07/06/2011 16:52:23    com.apple.fontd[67]    FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
07/06/2011 16:52:24    com.apple.fontd[67]    FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
07/06/2011 16:52:48    com.apple.coreservicesd[45]    ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
07/06/2011 16:53:20    com.apple.WindowServer[73]    Tue Jun 7 16:53:20 Iain-Irvines-MacBook-Pro.local WindowServer[73] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
07/06/2011 16:53:29    com.apple.launchd[1]    (com.apple.fontd[92]) Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault
07/06/2011 16:53:29    com.apple.launchd[1]    (com.apple.fontd) Throttling respawn: Will start in 8 seconds
07/06/2011 16:53:29    com.apple.ReportCrash.Root[94]    2011-06-07 16:53:29.526 ReportCrash[94:1407] Saved crash report for fontd[92] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/fontd_2011-06-07-165329_localhost.crash
07/06/2011 17:02:22    com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[100]    (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
07/06/2011 17:02:27    fontd[111]    Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
07/06/2011 17:02:30    com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[100]    (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[119]) Exited with exit code: 1
07/06/2011 17:02:39    SystemUIServer[105]    Could not load menu extra NSBundle </System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Volume.menu> (not yet loaded)
07/06/2011 17:02:45    com.apple.coreservicesd[45]    ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
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Can't get sound to tv from MBP. PLEASE HELP.

I am having trouble getting sound to the tv from my MBP. I tried it on two televisions, a sharp and an LG. The only way I could get sound was through a stereo receiver on the sharp, and that took some doing.... So, I tried on the tv I mainly watch - and no sound. Is there possibly a setting within the tv, or should sound be automatic once i connect the rca into the headphone port on MBP.
The tv has the hdmi for video, and ports for audio, I plugged the white and yellow. I know it is probably something really simple - but I have tried all that I know to do. Thanks in advance....

You need an adapter. Mini DisplayPort can not output audio.
Mini Displayport Male and Toslink Audio/USB Male to HDMI Female Adapter
http://www.cablematters.com/pc-56-26-mini-displayport-male-and-toslink-audiousb- male-to-hdmi-female-adapter.aspx
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