Why is it taking forever for my pages to load and then if I search the rainbow wheel come up and goes on forever?

The rainbow wheel pops up and goes on and on everytime I try to type in a search or if I'm on a page and move around it, it starts up and goes on and on.

How did you get 10.6.8 on a MacBook Pro Retina?  
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steelec wrote:
The rainbow wheel pops up and goes on and on everytime I try to type in a search or if I'm on a page and move around it, it starts up and goes on and on.
Does this only occur while the computer is connected to the Internet or also while it's offline?
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