Screenshot Pimp 6 causing browser slowdowns Just an FYI...

Just an FYI for anyone whose experiencing page freezes when loading images and has Screenshot Pimp installed.
OK... to start im using w2k pro... believe it or not!! Never liked XP much and vista...FORGET IT! Now testing the w8 developers preview. SOOOO...this problem MAY only affect W2000 which is why I bring up the OS. If you're using an OS newer than 11 years...u not experience this... ;-) !!
Recently experiencing slowdowns with images loading. Specifically GOOG or BING "images". While trying to use the scroll bar pulldown in windows ...so many photos will load...then the scroller just stops...and the page is frozen till more photos load. The entire browser freezes up. I just figured it was my OS build getting old (no viruses or spyware present).
I disabled all my addons in FFOX and re-enabled them one at a time. Screenshot pimp 6 was the problem.
Ive switched to PIXLR Grabber 2.1 and it works without issue. Only thing about PXLR ...I cant say I like the addtl entry in my right click bcus Ive accidentally gone for the GRAB instead of COPY since it appears at the top of my right click menu when I try to copy text. ALSO PIXLR asks every time where u want to save the image and once that was set using screenshot pimp...u didnt have to tell it every time. But... at least PIXLR works without freezing the browser.
YMMV
Happy thanksgiving to all! - Dave

TYPO....was trying to say you MAY or MAY NOT experience the problem if your OS is newer than 11 years. WHERES THE EDIT BUTTON PPL?!!!
Also... forgot to add... I was having the page freeze issues in FFOX 6 7 and 8. I finally decided to track it down and found it was screenshot pimp...just to clarify.
Dave

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'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* On Windows you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* On Mac you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''option''' key while starting Firefox.
* On Linux you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by quitting Firefox and then going to your Terminal and running: firefox -safe-mode (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)
* Or open the Help menu and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
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''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
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'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
''When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.''
Thank you.

Slow browsing - not just Safari -WHY?

I have been experiencing slow loading of pages in both Safari and Chrome - sometimes one is slow and the other OK, sometimes both are slow. When I say slow, I mean my home page takes 30 seconds to load and subsequent pages can be anywhere from 2 seconds to a minute or even hang up and won't load. In Safari I often get the "Localized string not found"... in Chrome I just get slowness with no error messages. So I guess you would probably say my Internet connection is to blame.
HERE'S THE WEIRD PART. I only have this problem on my iMac (purchased a month ago), not on my MacBook (purchased earlier this year). They are both running the same OS, the same apps, and are on the same network. Yet the desktop machine is slow and the laptop is fast. Apple phone support tried to explain to me that because the iMac can connect either through wifi or ethernet it is slower than the macbook which connects through wifi only. This seems *completely counterintuitive* to me. Anyway, their solution was to recommend buying a gigabit router--meaning Airport Extreme I guess--but if my current Netgear router can serve up fast Internet to my macbook why can't it do so to my iMac??

Ok...
David... system updates such as Snow Leopard's v10.6.3 to v10.6.4 / and software updates from say Safari 4.0.5 to 5... those updates do not necessarily include fixes that will increase the speed at which Safari loads pages.
Before updating your software, always read the detail first.
About the v10.6.4 update here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4150
When it comes to Safari, if you had any Safari third party plugins installed prior to the Safari 5 update, they may not be compatible with Safari 5. Go here for help with that.
Safari: Add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 7 buttons and click Reset.
Your Safari preferences could be corrupted.
Go to the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari/Preferences. Make note of all the preferences under each tab. Quit Safari. Now go to ~/Library/Preferences and move this file com.apple.safari.plist to the Desktop.
Relaunch Safari and see if that makes a difference. If not, move the .plist file back to the Preferences folder. If Safari functions as it should, move that .plist file to the Trash.
And always repair disk permissions after all software updates are installed. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.

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