My Powerbook 1.67 w/ Tiger slow...

So recently, my powerbook seems to be running very slowly...takes more time for websites to load, etc. Now, when I drag the mouse to the dock, it takes a long time for it to pop up (if it does at all).
I wonder if my system is bogging down, is there any way to optimize performance?

HI Spider,
One of the first things I ask when someone posts that their Mac is slowing down is how much hard drive space do you have available??? Open any Finder window. At the bottom of that window you will see available hard drive space.
If you have less then 15% available, it's time to do some maintenance. Move files to an external drive, CD/DVD... any available back up.
Run Disk Utility and Repair Disk Permissions. DU is located in Applications/Utilities.
And, grab your system restore disk or your Tiger disk and Verify the disk for errors. Shut down your PBook. Push the power buttton, hold down the C key, and insert the restore disk all at the same time. Let go of the C key when the Apple logo loads. An Installer window will open, Quit the Installer, instead click Utilites from the Menu then click Disk Utility. When DU opens, select MacintoshHD in the panel of the left. Make sure the First Aid tab is highlighted. Now, click the Verify button. If DU reports errors, click Repair.
If DU can't repair the drive, try DiskWarrior available here: www.alsoft.com.
Get Onyx. It's a free system clean up disk and it's here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/systemdiskutilities/onyx.html
Download and install, do Maintenace and Cleaning.
I hope this helps....
Carolyn

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