My iPad has started running slow when using YouTube how do I fix it?
When I play vids on YouTube it's started taking forever to buffer! Never had this problem before but tried few things like restoring iPad, turning it on and off and turning my Internet modem off. Can anyone help pleas?
I also have this problem and have search the support boards at apple and other websites. I have tried the suggestions and nothing so far has helped...changed DNS, tried YouTube using safari, rebooted my iPad..killed all apps, etc. I use iPad at my library and Internet here is great. I can't make changes to their routers as some sites have suggested. Funny thing is I end up using my Samsung Galaxy SII to view these same YouTube videos and it's lightening fast at my library...a little slower using my data plan but not by much. Wish I could use my iPad as the screen detail would be better but too slow, lags to the point of not even being fun. This is my 1st apple product and it's leaving a bad taste in my mouth....from what I see posted on the boards this is a BIG problem for many, many users...can't even believe apple doesn't know about it and have an official solution!
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My mac is slow when using autocad how I can fix that
hello friends I have been working on my mac autocad but was slow and it is rare because the Macs are for graphic design
Sorry I took so long to get back to you.
OnyX may help.
Also, make sure there aren't any programs running in the background or launched sitting idle.
Make sure there aren't any startup items in your login that you really do not need running in the background.
Background apps and other apps in your dock sitting idle take up CPU cycles.
Also, 4 GBs of RAM is really, truly not enough RAM
With every new version of OS X, you need more CPU, GPU and RAM power.
4 GBs is fine for running the operating system, alone, but not enough RAMmfor running both the OS and something as CPU, GPU and RAM intensive like most high end CAD and graphics/drawing programs.
Are you running Autocad version for Mac or running a version of Windows on the Mac.
The latter would make your Mac even slower with only 4 GBs of RAM.
You need a lot more RAM!
Consider purchasing another 4 GBs of RAM and/or bite the bullet ( RAM for this iMac is not that expensive) and purchase enough to get you to 16 GBs of RAM.
That will help your issues.
Your running applications that need to have that extra RAM in there.
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My Iphone 4 has started running slower and freezes
My Iphone4 has started running slower and freezes
mishnin wrote:
did that several times but it did not help?
See your other post...
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My iPad is locked and shows that Please connect iTunes since iPad has been stopped to be used. How to unlock it?
Force iPad into Recovery Mode. Follow step 1 to 6 very closely.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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Query runs slower when using variables & faster when using hard coded value
Hi,
My query runs slower when i use variables but it runs faster when i use hard coded values. Why it is behaving like this ?
My query is in cursor definition in a procedure. Procedure runs faster when using hard coded valus and slower when using variables.
Can anybody help me out there?
Thanks in advance.Hi,
Thanks for ur reply.
here is my code with Variables:
Procedure populateCountryTrafficDetails(pWeekStartDate IN Date , pCountry IN d_geography.country_code%TYPE) is
startdate date;
AR_OrgId number(10);
Cursor cTraffic is
Select
l.actual_date, nvl(o.city||o.zipcode,'Undefined') Site,
g.country_code,d.customer_name, d.customer_number,t.contrno bcn,
nvl(r.dest_level3,'Undefined'),
Decode(p.Product_code,'820','821','821','821','801') Product_Code ,
Decode(p.Product_code,'820','Colt Voice Connect','821','Colt Voice Connect','Colt Voice Line') DProduct,
sum(f.duration),
sum(f.debamount_eur)
from d_calendar_date l,
d_geography g,
d_customer d, d_contract t, d_subscriber s,
d_retail_dest r, d_product p,
CPS_ORDER_DETAILS o,
f_retail_revenue f
where
l.date_key = f.call_date_key and
g.geography_key = f.geography_key and
r.dest_key = f.dest_key and
p.product_key = f.product_key and
--c.customer_key = f.customer_key and
d.customer_key = f.customer_key and
t.contract_key = f.contract_key and
s.SUBSCRIBER_KEY = f.SUBSCRIBER_KEY and
o.org_id(+) = AR_OrgId and
g.country_code = pCountry and
l.actual_date >= startdate and
l.actual_date <= (startdate + 90) and
o.cli(+) = s.area_subno and
p.product_code in ('800','801','802','804','820','821')
group by
l.actual_date,
o.city||o.zipcode, g.country_code,d.customer_name, d.customer_number,t.contrno,r.dest_level3, p.product_code;
Type CountryTabType is Table of country_traffic_details.Country%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type CallDateTabType is Table of country_traffic_details.CALL_DATE%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type CustomerNameTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.Customer_name%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type CustomerNumberTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.Customer_number%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type BcnTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.Bcn%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type DestinationTypeTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.DESTINATION_TYPE%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type ProductCodeTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.Product_Code%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type ProductTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.Product%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type DurationTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.Duration%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type DebamounteurTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.DEBAMOUNTEUR%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
Type SiteTabType is Table of Country_traffic_details.Site%Type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
CountryArr CountryTabType;
CallDateArr CallDateTabType;
Customer_NameArr CustomerNameTabType;
CustomerNumberArr CustomerNumberTabType;
BCNArr BCNTabType;
DESTINATION_TYPEArr DESTINATIONTYPETabType;
PRODUCT_CODEArr PRODUCTCODETabType;
PRODUCTArr PRODUCTTabType;
DurationArr DurationTabType;
DebamounteurArr DebamounteurTabType;
SiteArr SiteTabType;
Begin
startdate := (trunc(pWeekStartDate) + 6) - 90;
Exe_Pos := 1;
Execute Immediate 'Truncate table country_traffic_details';
dropIndexes('country_traffic_details');
Exe_Pos := 2;
/* Set org ID's as per AR */
case (pCountry)
when 'FR' then AR_OrgId := 81;
when 'AT' then AR_OrgId := 125;
when 'CH' then AR_OrgId := 126;
when 'DE' then AR_OrgId := 127;
when 'ES' then AR_OrgId := 123;
when 'IT' then AR_OrgId := 122;
when 'PT' then AR_OrgId := 124;
when 'BE' then AR_OrgId := 132;
when 'IE' then AR_OrgId := 128;
when 'DK' then AR_OrgId := 133;
when 'NL' then AR_OrgId := 129;
when 'SE' then AR_OrgId := 130;
when 'UK' then AR_OrgId := 131;
else raise_application_error (-20003, 'No such Country Code Exists.');
end case;
Exe_Pos := 3;
dbms_output.put_line('3: '||to_char(sysdate, 'HH24:MI:SS'));
populateOrderDetails(AR_OrgId);
dbms_output.put_line('4: '||to_char(sysdate, 'HH24:MI:SS'));
Exe_Pos := 4;
Open cTraffic;
Loop
Exe_Pos := 5;
CallDateArr.delete;
FETCH cTraffic BULK COLLECT
INTO CallDateArr, SiteArr, CountryArr, Customer_NameArr,CustomerNumberArr,
BCNArr,DESTINATION_TYPEArr,PRODUCT_CODEArr, PRODUCTArr, DurationArr, DebamounteurArr LIMIT arraySize;
EXIT WHEN CallDateArr.first IS NULL;
Exe_pos := 6;
FORALL i IN 1..callDateArr.last
insert into country_traffic_details
values(CallDateArr(i), CountryArr(i), Customer_NameArr(i),CustomerNumberArr(i),
BCNArr(i),DESTINATION_TYPEArr(i),PRODUCT_CODEArr(i), PRODUCTArr(i), DurationArr(i),
DebamounteurArr(i), SiteArr(i));
Exe_pos := 7;
dbms_output.put_line('7: '||to_char(sysdate, 'HH24:MI:SS'));
EXIT WHEN ctraffic%NOTFOUND;
END LOOP;
commit;
Exe_Pos := 8;
commit;
dbms_output.put_line('8: '||to_char(sysdate, 'HH24:MI:SS'));
lSql := 'CREATE INDEX COUNTRY_TRAFFIC_DETAILS_CUSTNO ON country_traffic_details (CUSTOMER_NUMBER)';
execDDl(lSql);
lSql := 'CREATE INDEX COUNTRY_TRAFFIC_DETAILS_BCN ON country_traffic_details (BCN)';
execDDl(lSql);
lSql := 'CREATE INDEX COUNTRY_TRAFFIC_DETAILS_PRODCD ON country_traffic_details (PRODUCT_CODE)';
execDDl(lSql);
lSql := 'CREATE INDEX COUNTRY_TRAFFIC_DETAILS_SITE ON country_traffic_details (SITE)';
execDDl(lSql);
lSql := 'CREATE INDEX COUNTRY_TRAFFIC_DETAILS_DESTYP ON country_traffic_details (DESTINATION_TYPE)';
execDDl(lSql);
Exe_Pos:= 9;
dbms_output.put_line('9: '||to_char(sysdate, 'HH24:MI:SS'));
Exception
When Others then
raise_application_error(-20003, 'Error in populateCountryTrafficDetails at Position: '||Exe_Pos||' The Error is '||SQLERRM);
End populateCountryTrafficDetails;
In the above procedure if i substitute the values with hard coded values i.e. AR_orgid = 123 & pcountry = 'Austria' then it runs faster.
Please let me know why it is so ?
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My Mac Book has started running slow
Hey guys!
My mac is running so slow, I went online an tried to research the problem, and I condensed my desktop, deleted large programs I no longer needed, try to clean my caches, and I even downloaded all necessary updates.
I just ran Etre
Problem description:
My computer runs slow on both the internet and when pulling up programs. I’m trying to figure out a way to make my programs run fast again.
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Report generated February 10, 2015 at 10:05:18 PM EST
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
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Why does Photoshop CC running slow when using Mixer brush tool
Why does Photoshop CC and Photoshop C6 running SOOO slowly when using Mixer brush tool??
Only to create one stroke it takes several seconds.
I have to wait a long time to do next stroke. I can't work with this. How do I fix this??
I have a new computer, a Mac Book Pro with 16 GB ram, so I have plenty of ram.You really have to keep your brush size small with the Mixer Brush tool. And that necessitates keeping your canvas failry small as well.
Back a few years ago I did a whole painting with the Mixer Brush once and some of the bristle brushes - just to see if I could - and I found I had to really limit the brush size (e.g., to 50 to 75) in order to get enough responsiveness to keep painting. In that case my canvas was 4096 x 5120. It's not impossible to get a good, professional result, but you have to be careful about sizing things right.
-Noel -
RoboHelp 8 runs slow when using network drive...
I have several users at my business that have upgraded from RoboHelp X5 to RoboHelp 8. They are reporting that when they work on projects which are housed on a network drive, RohoHelp performs very slowly (which never seemed to happen before with X5). I have read on several forums that RoboHelp should only be used with projects that are on the local drive, but I cannot find any official recommendation from Adobe about this, nor have I found any explanation as to why the network drive doesn't work well. Has Adobe every officially commented on this, and does anyone know why network drive performance is so lousy? Is there anything that can be done to allow my users to keep on utilizing their network drive without the poor performance? Thanks in advance for any help you folks can provide, I am stumped.
Hi, and welcome, Robo_Newbie
You're about to become Robo_Oldie real quick
Your RoboHelp projects MUST live on a local drive. You can archive them on a network, but NEVER actually open and edit while they are on the network.
The two reasons most people incorrectly assume they should be on the network is because you want to share with other authors and you want to back them up in case your hard drive crashes. Those are valid reasons, but it doesn't work because the .CPD (an Access database cache file) typically becomes corrupted - not to mention the perfomance issues related to LAN latency.
So what most of us do is to either use the free RoboSource Control that comes with RoboHelp or to work out a manual routine of copying your current work to a LAN for safekeeping and establishing a routine with the other authors on who will work on what, when.
Sorry to break the bad news. That's the reality.
John Daigle
Adobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate Instructor
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Query running slow when using case inside when
Hi All,
I am in the process of creating a query as per the following conditions:
select count(*) from Alpha A, Beta B
where
(case
when
A.col1='Pete' and substr(A.col2,1,12)=substr(B.col2,1,12)
then 1
else
-- for all other cases when A.col1 is not equal to 'Pete', substr 1-15 needs to be checked on A and B
when A.col1 != 'Pete' and substr(A.col2,1,15)=substr(B.col2,1,15)
then 1
else 0
end)=1
When i run the whole query together, it continues to run forever and i have to eventually kill it. However, when i run the 2 WHEN clauses seperately, it runs within a second and fetches me the correct data. What goes wrong while merging these two inside 2 WHEN clauses that it causes the query to drag?
Please advise.
Thanks in advance.Not sure,
Are you saying that you need both the counts seperately? or a combined count?
how are you joining alpha and beta tables? what is the join condition?
you need to do something like this,
SELECT COUNT(CASE WHEN
(A.col1 = 'Pete' AND SUBSTR(A.col2,,1,12)=SUBSTR(B.col2,,1,13))
OR ( A.col1 != 'Pete' AND SUBSTR(A.col2,,1,15)=SUBSTR(B.col2,,1,15))
THEN 1 ELSE 0
END)
FROM alpha A, beta b
WHERE alpha.join_cloumn= beta.join_columnG. -
Fans start running noisily on using youtube on chrome/firefox
When i use chrome or firefox to view youtube videos, my macbook pro's fans start making a lot of noise. But when i use them on safari everything seems to work ok. Tha fans remain silent. Why is this happening??
I prefer chrome to safari that's why i am asking
Thanks a lot!Also, do you hear sound in either one of these videos?
HTML5 video - http://bit.ly/ahzL63
Non-HTML5 video - http://bit.ly/cqNb3w
Here's a couple of additional posts that might help fix audio mixer issues if this ends up being more than just a Flash issue.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-pictures/how-to-reset-volume-le vels-in-windows-7/e6359c38-1d2d-411b-b821-40c37dba696b
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My Macbook Pro 2011 runs slower when charger is connected
idk why but my macbook pro runs slower when its charging for example im in windows 7 using bootcamp playing nintendo ds on it it runs perfectly when the charger is not connected but then the emulator starts running slower when i connect the charger and the computer heads up my computer is on a table so i know my computer ventilation is working normally idk why my computer getting so slow and hot when i connect the charger it gets so hot that it turns off by itself well it goes to sleep mode can anyone tell me why is that thanks in advance.
Try resetting the SMC and PRAM:
SMC
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14222
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I am using Mac OS 10.7.5. During the last week, it has started running very slow. Any thoughts?
Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Start with visits to: OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney;
The X Lab: The X-FAQs;
The Safe Mac » Mac Performance Guide;
The Safe Mac » The myth of the dirty Mac;
Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. 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 installer.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilites Menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD disk icon and click on the arrow button below.
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, then 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.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will startup Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier. It cannot start Macs that came with Lion or later pre-installed, however, DW will work on those models.
Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or later and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
See these Apple articles:
Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
About file quarantine in OS X
If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using VirusBarrier Express 1.1.6 or Dr.Web Light both from the App Store. They're both free, and since they're from the App Store, they won't destabilize the system. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for these recommendations.)
Troubleshooting Applications
I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail that you can use for removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache, log, or temporary files can cause application or OS X crashes as well as kernel panics.
If you have Snow Leopard or Leopard, then for similar repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. Applejack does not work with Lion and later.
Basic Backup
For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
drive being backed up.
Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
Referenced software can be found at MacUpdate.
Additional Hints
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Pre-Mavericks
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Mavericks and later
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the View menu. Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file. -
My MacBook is almost two years old and has started running really slow. It gets bogged down when it is running different programs at the same time, like Safari and Pages. It didn't react this way until recently. Any advice would be very welcome.
Launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the internal drive (the drive itself, not the volume icons below it.) Is the SMART status "Verified?" If not, replace the drive immediately. If the status is "Verified," the drive may still be failing. Back up all data, if you haven't already done so. Reinstall Mac OS X, then run Software Update. Test with all wired peripherals disconnected. If it's still slow, you have a hardware problem.
Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Reinstalling Mac OS X -
Hello! My MacBook Pro has suddenly started running slow.
Hello!
I've had my MacBook Pro for since 2011 and it has suddenly started running slow. This has been going on for a month. I've restarted my MacBook several times and even shut it down when I know I will not be using for the remainder of the day. I've tried numerous things to make it run faster including deleting useless files like text documents, pictures, videos, etc. I currently have 92.67GB free of 500GB . I've noticed that when it gets hot it starts running slow or when I play a video game and sometimes when I play videos online.
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 (14B25)
I've already used Etrecheck to hopefully speed up the process of help.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated February 3, 2015 at 5:14:44 AM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 834
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 11:18:56
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (92.64 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 30
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.20) [Click for support]
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.20) [Click for support]
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.20) [Click for support]
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.20) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.8.1 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.PS3Controller (1.0.0d1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSB (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMS (1.0.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMTP (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLAN (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLANMerge (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBSwch (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
FxLicenseManager: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FxLicenseManager
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[running] com.VTech.AgentMonitor.plist [Click for support]
2 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
5 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.motorola.motohelper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.motorola.motohelperUpdater.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.autodesk.backburner_manager.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.autodesk.backburner_server.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.autodesk.backburner_start.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.shell.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.motorola-mobility.mmcfgd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.VTechLLNService.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.codecm.uploader.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
uHD-Agent UNKNOWN (missing value)
PdaNetMac UNKNOWN (missing value)
Monitor Application (/Applications/LeapFrogConnect.app/Contents/Monitor.app)
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
MotoCast UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Launch Nikon Message Center 2 Application (/Applications/Nikon Software/Nikon Message Center 2/Nikon Message Center 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/Launch Nikon Message Center 2.app)
ConnectService Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)
Content Manager Assistant Application (/Applications/CMA.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
GameFacePlugin: Version: GameFacePlugin 1.5.3.0 - SDK 10.5 [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.5f4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.6r636 [Click for support]
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
Twitter for Safari
codec-M
MacVeXe
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
DivX [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
10% systemstats
5% WindowServer
3% AgentMonitor
1% ConnectService
0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
399 MB firefox
107 MB Finder
94 MB loginwindow
86 MB mds_stores
64 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
368 MB Free RAM
1.69 GB Active RAM
794 MB Inactive RAM
1.16 GB Wired RAM
7.15 GB Page-ins
322 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Feb 1, 2015, 04:01:05 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Earth_2015-02-01-160105_[redacted].crash
Jan 31, 2015, 07:00:56 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-01-31-190056_[redacted].cpu_resour ce.diag [Click for details]
Feb 2, 2015, 05:53:21 PM Self test - passedIf your Mac runs slowly:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19031?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Start up in Safe Mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18760
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Repair Disk
Steps 1 through 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836 -
My 2011 MBP has begun running slow with frequent 'spinning beach ball' events. I'm running Yosemite and wondered if I should of use the original install disk for a maintenance reinstall. I presume I'd have to download Yosemite again, though I'd be happy just using Snow Leopard again too.
Thanks for the help.When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console 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 and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
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