Mid 2009 MacBook Air - Most navigation freezes after reboot, fixed after hibernate

On my Mid 2009 MacBook Air, at some point after upgrading to 10.8.2 (not sure if it is directly related), a strange behavior started:
Boots up normally, but then most navigation is frozen.
Mouse cursor moves fine, but can't "click" anything.
Tab and Return keys work, which I can use w/ power button to select restart or shutdown.
Other keys work, somehow got to spotlight window one time and was able to type search term and hit Return
Dash menu won't slide up when I move cursor to bottom, as it normally does
Every once in awhile everything works fine after a restart, maybe 1 out of 25 times
Problem exists even in Safe Boot
Temporary workaround: I have noticed the problem is magically fixed after a hibernate, until the next shutdown. So after restart I close my MacBook to force a hibernate, reopen once I see the white light flashing, and then everthing is fine. So far this workaround consistently works. I rarely shut down by MacBook under normal conditions so I'm certainly not dead in the water, but I would like to get this thing figured out if possible.
Other data, and what I've tried so far:
Searched to find others that might have had this problem and already determined a fix, didn't find any
Logged in as different user (Guest), problem still existed
Nuked all the apps that were automatically loading at startup, didn't help
Tried Safe Boot, problem sitll existed
Used Disk Utility to Verify Disk, no problems found
Reloaded 10.8.2, didn't help
Loaded 10.8.2 supplemental update, didn't help
No new apps loaded within last few months
Not running AV software
Unfortunately I don't have Time Capsule set up
I have about 300 lines from my System Log that captures a Restart after which the problem existed, immediately followed by a Hibernate after which the problem was fixed. Would it be appropriate for me to paste it in here? I'm not knowledgeable enough to troubleshoot through the System Log.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Rob

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This step should be placed between 9-10.
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Hello,
I am experiencing random kernel panics with my Mid 2011 Macbook Air.
I have taken the laptop in to an Apple store where it passed every single test and they could not find anything wrong with it.
However, there clearly is something wrong with it. There have been times where it hasn't kernel paniced for a couple of weeks, but then it starts back up again. I have pasted below the first panic of this evening, which was then followed by 7 more whilst restarting and after logging back in.
I am currently using the laptop in safe mode, I have not used it long enough to know if this stops the kernel panics or not, but it does seem more stable.
I am now unsure what I can now do from here. Apple cannot find anthing wrong with the laptop that I have only had for 18 months, but this is clearly not fit for purpose if it cannot run OSX without crashing, something is wrong.
Where can I go from here? I can't carry on using this laptop for work it's that bad.
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panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff80018b8655): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8001887eec, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000030, CR3: 0x000000012dc70062, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
RAX: 0x0000000000000001, RBX: 0x0000000000000008, RCX: 0xffffff800eff9b58, RDX: 0x0000000000000421
RSP: 0xffffff8008e83d00, RBP: 0xffffff8008e83d20, RSI: 0x000000001954fc40, RDI: 0xffffff80048a6ca0
R8: 0x0000000000000001, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x000000007d585000, R11: 0x00000000ffffffff
R12: 0xffffff80048a6ca0, R13: 0xffffff801260ca40, R14: 0xffffff8011c378e0, R15: 0x0000000000048000
RFL: 0x0000000000210202, RIP: 0xffffff8001887eec, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000030, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x3
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0xffffff8008e839a0 : 0xffffff800181d626
0xffffff8008e83a10 : 0xffffff80018b8655
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0xffffff8008e83d20 : 0xffffff8001875c0f
0xffffff8008e83d90 : 0xffffff80018632da
0xffffff8008e83f20 : 0xffffff80018b8aa0
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System uptime in nanoseconds: 23991642110646
last loaded kext at 14593131193430: com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.5 (addr 0xffffff7f834c3000, size 36864)
last unloaded kext at 15049147349172: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.23 (addr 0xffffff7f834bc000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp          4.2.12
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt          4.2.12
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          4.2.12
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          4.2.12
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8.4
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs          10.0
com.apple.nke.asp_tcp          7.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          75.19
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler          2.0.6d1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          34
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          615.20.17
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine          2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword          1.0
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          235.29
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.3.0d51
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          237.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          530.4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.7.8
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.7
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com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

Hello Kappy,
I do not have anything plugged in to the laptop.
Booting into safe mode does seem more stable, but I am unable to use safe mode for prolonged periods of time to test it.
I have completely uninstall VirtualBox from my my machine since my previous post, and I am still getting kernel panics. Here is the most recent.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 21214 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          9
Anonymous UUID:                    35B92A7D-0252-11F8-7C64-E4B8C71598EC
Wed Aug 7 21:46:28 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff800cab8655): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800ca87eec, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000030, CR3: 0x000000000eaa2000, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
RAX: 0x0000000000000001, RBX: 0x0000000000000008, RCX: 0xffffff80173d4f68, RDX: 0x0000000000000421
RSP: 0xffffff808beab800, RBP: 0xffffff808beab820, RSI: 0x000000001954fc40, RDI: 0xffffff800f88bca0
R8: 0x0000000000000001, R9: 0x0000000000000001, R10: 0xffffff800d0bdc60, R11: 0x0000000000001600
R12: 0xffffff800f88bca0, R13: 0xffffff808beab980, R14: 0xffffff801893b300, R15: 0x0000000000268000
RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff800ca87eec, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000030, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff808beab4a0 : 0xffffff800ca1d626
0xffffff808beab510 : 0xffffff800cab8655
0xffffff808beab6e0 : 0xffffff800cace17d
0xffffff808beab700 : 0xffffff800ca87eec
0xffffff808beab820 : 0xffffff800ca82296
0xffffff808beabb70 : 0xffffff800ca5e9a4
0xffffff808beabbd0 : 0xffffff800ce541bf
0xffffff808beabcc0 : 0xffffff800ce543c2
0xffffff808beabcf0 : 0xffffff7f8e1751dc
0xffffff808beabd60 : 0xffffff7f8e167408
0xffffff808beabd70 : 0xffffff7f8e14bef4
0xffffff808beabdb0 : 0xffffff7f8e14a765
0xffffff808beabde0 : 0xffffff7f8e14d99c
0xffffff808beabe00 : 0xffffff7f8d4622a4
0xffffff808beabe20 : 0xffffff7f8d462237
0xffffff808beabe50 : 0xffffff7f8e161cd1
0xffffff808beabe80 : 0xffffff7f8e14ae28
0xffffff808beabed0 : 0xffffff7f8e1492e9
0xffffff808beabef0 : 0xffffff800ce48588
0xffffff808beabf30 : 0xffffff800ce4708a
0xffffff808beabf80 : 0xffffff800ce471b9
0xffffff808beabfb0 : 0xffffff800cab3137
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics(8.1.2)[2AAECC61-71E4-3226-ACD7-BDA8FE D0185C]@0xffffff7f8e146000->0xffffff7f8e1a7fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f8d046000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f8d565000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f8d522000
         com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(86.0.4)[C1007599-42D0-32FF-9F2F-C63F4E6C1DEB]@0xfffff f7f8d45e000->0xffffff7f8d46ffff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12E55
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May 1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36
Kernel slide:     0x000000000c800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800ca00000
System model name: MacBookAir4,2 (Mac-742912EFDBEE19B3)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 1925370520359
last loaded kext at 10263390705: com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          75.19 (addr 0xffffff7f8e2db000, size 77824)
last unloaded kext at 194797783308: org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          4.2.12 (addr 0xffffff7f8e525000, size 270336)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          75.19
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler          2.0.6d1
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          34
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          615.20.17
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine          2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          235.29
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.4f2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.3.0d51
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          237.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          530.4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.7.8
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
Model: MacBookAir4,2, BootROM MBA41.0077.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 1.7 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.73f66
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 384 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3230554638424353302D444A2D4620
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3230554638424353302D444A2D4620
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xE9), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.4f2 12041, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD TS128C, 121.33 GB
USB Device: FaceTime Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x850a, 0xfa200000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x024d, 0xfa120000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821f, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8404, 0xfd110000 / 3

Which Microphone for New Mid 2011 Macbook Air 13"

Please recommend a few USB condensor microphones for voice/vocal recordings that is sure to work with the New Mid 2011 Macbook Air.
My 3.5mm to USB adapters that work on my 2009 Macbook Pro with Leopard OS, no longer works with Lion OS
Ill be using this with GarageBand, iMovie & Audacity. Previously I'd use my Azden SMX-10 with the adapter. (the Azden is also used with my Canon DSLR).
Thanks in advance.

It is entirely possible, as many have known from day one (as ifixit's first teardown revealed). Unlike the unupgradeable memory, the SSD is a discrete expansion card that is removeable with just one screw, after removing the case cover. It is however debateable as to whether such an expansion is worth the possible risk of making demonstrable changes to the MBA whilst still under warranty. So you may want to stave off consideration for a while.
I made the upgrade recently on my older 2010 MBA, and it was easier than upgrading the HDD on my old MacBook Pro.
Here OWC/Mac Sales has kits and instruction videos.

Thunderbolt update for mid-2011 MacBook Air causes slowdowns and flickering?

So I've experienced not one problem since getting my mid-2011 MacBook Air. After installing the Thunderbolt update that was pushed through Software Update the other day, I've noticed that when I go into Mission Control or App Expose it's more sluggish than it used to be.
Additionally, I saw my screen flicker several times - I have never seen this before.
Has anyone experienced similar problems since installing this update the other day when it came out? I'm most concerned about the sluggishness of the screens.
Thanks,
BJC

I never installed it, it's popped up each time I've checked -- but today it wasn't offered in Software Update. Odd.

How can I export slideshows created in Aperture v3.3.2 from Mid-2009 MacBook Pro-17 to blank DVDs?

(Fifth futile attempt in two hours, before I learned there was a Post webpage – I’m new to ApSuppCom - and after I learned that I am not allowed to update previous content, so I had to back out, make a few changes, and start over.) How can I export slideshows created in Aperture v3.3.2 (complete with superimposed captions and music tracks) from Mid-2009 MacBook Pro-17 to blank DVDs ? (Some other specs: Mac OS Lion 10.7.5; Capacity 499.5 GB; Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo; Memory 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3; Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB)
I cannot do a copy (export) without various error messages appearing and the inevitable stoppage occurring. Always with the DVD Video Player final message reading, “Supported disc not available.” Advisors and Mac Geniuses at local Apple Stores have told me to try Roxio Toast. When I visited the Roxio website, and found numerous other company products, the descriptions all seemed to suggest that most of the apps shown can easily export videos to DVDs, but nothing was said about finished digital slide shows being exported. At future events soon, I hope to be handing out these finished DVDs (free) to the people in them. Any help will be greatly appreciated. A.Z.

How can I export slideshows created in Aperture v3.3.2 (complete with superimposed captions and music tracks) from Mid-2009 MacBook Pro-17 to blank DVDs ?
Aperture cannot burn slideshows to a DVD. It only can export a video of your slideshow.
In Aperture 3 you use the "Export" button in Aperture's slideshow project to render a video to a folder on your disk.
Then you use iDVD or another program to burn a video DVD.
I cannot do a copy (export) without various error messages appearing and the inevitable stoppage occurring. Always with the DVD Video Player final message reading, “Supported disc not available.”
Could you please describe the exact steps that are causing these error messages?
How are you exporting your slideshow from Aperture? Which settings are you using? And how are you importing the video to iDVD or Toast to burn a video DVD?
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