My Mac is very slow but I don't know where the problem is. Disk utility says the disk is fine, help!

Hardware Information:
          iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)
          iMac - model: iMac8,1
          1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          2 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 9 days 2:47:17
Disk Information:
          ST3500630AS Q disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (163.92 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          Canon IJ Network Scan Utility
          Safari
Internet Plug-ins:
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45 Outdated! Update
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 3rd-Party support link
          CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6 3rd-Party support link
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 2.0.40115.0 3rd-Party support link
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
Audio Plug-ins:
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Carbonite  3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
          Java  3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          None
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               1%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          activitymonitord
               0%          Activity Monitor
               0%          CarboniteDaemon
Top Processes by Memory:
          238 MB          WebProcess
          119 MB          mds
          94 MB          Safari
          88 MB          Finder
          88 MB          CarboniteDaemon
Virtual Memory Information:
          385 MB          Free RAM
          1.00 GB          Active RAM
          230 MB          Inactive RAM
          402 MB          Wired RAM
          3.94 GB          Page-ins
          1.57 GB          Page-outs

Update Java and then see:
Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
How to Speed up Macs,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
Mac troubleshooting: What to do when your computer is too slow,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X, 
Five Mac maintenance myths and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for information.

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